Director, Finance and Administration

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Overview/Responsibilities:

FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Our staff includes experts in Health, Education, Nutrition, Environment, Economic Development, Civil Society, Gender, Youth, Research and Technology– creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today's interrelated development challenges. FHI 360 serves more than 60 countries, all 50 U.S. states and all U.S. territories.   FHI 360 is currently seeking qualified candidates for the position of Director, Finance & Administration in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

 

Additional Responsibilities:

The individual shall be responsible for overall financial management and administration of an USAID-funded, 5-year, multi-million dollar HSS project in Tanzania. Availability of position is contingent upon funder approval.

 

Key Responsibilities:

 

Grants responsibilities:

 

• Provide lead administration for the management of contracts, grants and cooperative agreements and in the monitoring and development of systems to provide sound management control
• Ensure that contract and sub-agreement documents and procedures are completed in a timely and correct manner and comply with FHI and donor policies.
• Ensure that implementing partners (IPs) comply with terms and conditions, and procedures established in the contracting and granting documents.
• Oversee the pre-award review of new implementation agencies and other new partners and guide subproject development with country office staff responsible for sub-agreement development.
• Develop the award documents (sub-agreements or contracts) in coordination with the technical programmatic and budgetary elements of the documents to ensure compliance with FHI 360 regulations.

 

Finance responsibilities:

• Review annual budgets and track expenditures against budgetary line items;
• Review project invoices for accuracy and allocate expenditures according to accounting systems;
• Approve payment of monthly expenditures within signature authority guidelines;
• Prepare and update reports on a daily basis and submit month-end reports to HQ according to financial procedures;
• Review and reconcile monthly expenditures of the bank accounts;
• Assist  in the preparation of financial reports;
• Liaise with Finance/Business Managers in HQ regarding budget realignments, specific budget issues, and status of wire transfers;
• Develop procurement solicitations and recommendations for potential providers of needed goods and services in accordance with USAID and FHI 360 rules and regulations;
• Maintain liability, workman’s compensations, and other insurance policies on behalf of the office;

Qualifications:

Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or other relevant field, or a Bachelor’s or certified accounting degree with 10 years’ experience. Eight years’ experience in accounting, operations and financial management of large-scale, complex, international development assistance programs. Demonstrated supervisory experience, interpersonal skills and team building experience. Familiarity with USG financial reporting and compliance requirements. Demonstrated experience and skills in developing and managing large budgets. Three to five years of relevant grants and contract management experience. Prior experience building or enhancing financial management capacity of civil society organizations. Relevant experience working in or with the Tanzanian civil society sector; Experience with QuickBooks or other accounting software strongly preferred; Excellent communication and organizational skills; Fluency in English required, proficiency in Swahili preferred; and Tanzanian nationals are strongly encouraged to apply   FHI 360 has a competitive compensation package. Interested candidates may register online through FHI 360's Career Center at http://www.fhi360.org/careers or through the Employment section at www.fhi360.org. Please submit CV/resume and cover letter including salary requirements. Please specify source in your application.

FHI 360 is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. FHI 360 is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or status as a veteran with respect to policies, programs, or activities.