Budgeting and Reporting Officer

Summary of Role:  

Supports and leads cost proposals for new business opportunities, analyzes and prepares financial reports, manages financial aspects of a project. Analyzes figures and implements recommendations based on findings. Guides regional project offices and project staff regarding management of financial, budgetary, and contractual issues.

Key Responsibilities:

New Business Cost Proposal: 

• Assists to develop cost proposals including budgets, narratives, and any other necessary cost forms. Leads local country staff on the cost proposal process.
• Ensures compliance with donor and Pathfinder requirements.
• Liaises with partner organizations.

Financial Management:

• Works with teams to track financial performance against approved budgets, key performance indicators and milestones
• Reviews status projects and budgets and prepares required reports
• Guides project managers in preparing and monitoring expenses and projections.

Award Administration:

• Tracks key indicators and project spending for Pathfinder awards.
• Prepares donor required invoices and financial reports in accordance with award terms and condition.
• Maintains award data in Pathfinder’s award management system.
• Works with country office teams to develop budget revisions for existing awards.
• Provides budgetary review for sub-awards and project related procurement.
• Assists in the response of program specific financial audits.

Budgeting:

• Works with and supports country teams on any necessary budget revisions. Assists in the preparation of country office annual budgets.

Project forecast tracking: 

• Maintains and updates project forecasts in databases and tracks budget vs actuals monthly and quarterly.

Capacity Building: 

• Works with GB&R Manager to provide training to country office staff to improve financial management capacity of staff.
• Works with GB&R Manager to train and inform non-finance staff on financial procedures

Compliance: 

• Ensures financial management of Pathfinder award complies with Pathfinder policies and procedures and applicable donor rules and regulations.

Required Education and Work Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Management, or related field, or equivalent, or a combination of education and experience that yields the required competencies
• 4 years’ professional experience working in finance, financial monitoring, policies, and administration

• Work experience with a multinational organization
• Cost Proposals: signification experience preparing, leading, and submitting cost proposals from a variety of donors.
• Budgeting: ability to prepare and guide others in preparing budgets for projects
• Risk analysis and forecasting: proven ability to identify areas of risk, build cost assumptions and forecast financial performance
• Financial reporting: ability to develop and deliver required financial reports in a timely manner
• USAID: Experience with USAID rules and regulations, and other governmental and non-governmental donor agencies
• Strategic Planning: Proven ability to forecast issues in advance to prevent potential impact, both internally and externally.
• Systems and Tools: Knowledge of finance and accounting software.
• Training and Development: Ability to train and coach others on financial related topics

Preferred Competence and Work Experience:

• Finance and Accounting Principles and Practices: Advanced knowledge of and ability to use finance and accounting principles and methods, techniques, and systems of financial management and be able to guide and implement best administrative and financial
• Management and Leadership: Ability to lead and direct the work of others.
• Advanced knowledge of Serenic/Microsoft Dynamics NAV experience. Advanced knowledge of third-party software for reporting and analytics (JET).
• Work experience in international Finance and Accounting in an organization of at least $50M in revenue with multiple international offices
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Work experience with US government grants and contracts
• Ability to work on tight deadlines
• Ability to work and collaborate in teams
• Ability to multitask and prioritize
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong communication skills

Other Information: 

Technology to be Used:

• Uses cellular and office phone, laptop, or desktop computer.

Travel Requirements:

• Less than 10%

Application procedure / How to apply:

• Interested applicants are requested to include the contact details for at least 3 references in their resume.
• Please submit your application via this website no later than May 12^th, 2023