Budgeting And Reporting Officer

• 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.
  

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.
  

• 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.
  

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.
  

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.