Sr. Finance Officer (OSRA Project)

Project Description:
The OSRA program is five-year USAID-funded project. The goal of the OSRA
program is to improve family health outcomes by reinforcing the national
family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) program in partnership with
the Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP). The OSRA program will achieve
this purpose through the three pivotal results: ‎1) Women 's and men's uptake
and continuation of voluntary family planning services increased; ‎2) Youth
equipped with knowledge and skills necessary to make healthy life choices; and
‎3) Gender dynamics improved for enhanced voluntary family planning and
reproductive health outcomes. The OSRA program will closely collaborate with
different local stakeholders and other Government of Egypt (GOE) entities to
attain its results.
Summary : Serves as the primary support for the finance functions of
Pathfinder country offices. Ensures that all field financial activities are
managed and administered according to Pathfinder and donor regulations and
policies. Assists with financial capacity building and development provided to
field offices. Focuses on accounting, financial reporting, and compliance with
Pathfinder policies and donor regulations. Strives for operational excellence
that enables Pathfinder to continue to grow; evaluate, develop and implement
operational best practices in areas including budgeting, financial reporting
and compliance, and training. Builds constructive and effective relationships
with team members and clients.
Key Job Responsibilities:
‎1. Monitoring, Tracking and Reporting: Tracks key indicators and the
processing of monthly country office reporting, including the receipt, review,
recording, reconciliation, and consolidation of all income, expenses, and
balance sheet items. Reviews monthly project spending performance for
accuracy, allowability, availability of project funds, adequate supporting
documentation, and proper authorization. Assists with monitoring all matters
that may affect the financial integrity of Pathfinder programs or the
organization and assists in investigations in response to allegations of
improper conduct.
‎2. Compliance: Assists with ensuring standard financial systems and controls
are established and maintained to provide appropriate level of controls over
the organization's resources. Assists with the development and implementation
of effective tools, systems, policies, and procedures that ensure consistent
compliance. Ensures compliance with GAAP, Pathfinder, and donor policies.
Reviews monthly spending performance of country offices to ensure compliance
with Pathfinder and donor policies.
‎3. Process and Tools Continuous Improvement: Assists with the development and
implementation of financial policies and procedures in a continuous effort to
improve field financial reporting and compliance.
‎4. Audit Preparation: Collects and organizes information from countries in
preparation for the annual external audit and/or program specific audit.
‎5. Award Administration: Records award and account numbers and availability
of project funds. Prepares donor required invoices and financial reports in
accordance with award terms and conditions. Supports the design,
implementation, management and monitoring of award and sub-award systems and
workflow processes and procedures.
‎6. Budgeting: Assists in the preparation and monitoring of the annual budget,
financial forecasts and cash flow projections. Prepares budgets and
modifications for cost proposals in compliance with the requirements of RFPs,
RFAs or other solicitations. Serves as a budgetary liaison with partners and
provides guidance and technical assistance to assist partners to complete
necessary budget forms in a timely manner.
‎7. Financial Capacity Building and Development: Assists with training country
finance staff on all Pathfinder financial policies and procedures.
‎8. Project Management and Participation: Leads, manages or participates on
cross-functional project teams
Minimally Required Job-Specific Competencies:
* Agency and Donor Rules and Regulations: Foundational knowledge of USAID, and other governmental and nongovernmental agencies' rules and regulations.
* Financial Accounting Systems Implementation: Foundational knowledge of financial accounting systems implementation at a project or program management level.
* Financial Systems: Foundational knowledge of operations, financial management, organization and planning, as well as operational knowledge of major accounting, reporting and finance functions. Proven ability to work with others to prepare budgets.
* Financial Reporting: Ability to prepare and develop required financial reports.
* PC Tools: Foundational knowledge of finance and accounting software applications to include systems, data and spreadsheets.
* Audit Process: Foundational knowledge of the audit system, process and tools.
* Compliance: Foundational knowledge of compliance standards and guidelines.
* Communication: Advanced oral and written communication skills using different forms of media. Ability to translate complex financial concepts to individuals at all levels including finance and non-finance managers.
Minimally Required Education, Training and 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.
* Prefer: Work experience in international Finance and Accounting in an organization of at least $50M in revenue with multiple international offices
* Prefer: Work experience with Serenic/Microsoft Dyanamics NAV financial systems
* Prefer: Work experience with government grants and contracts
Effort, Reporting and Other Administrative Requirements:
The Sr. Finance Officer is a full-time position that reports to the Finance
Manager who will coordinate all aspects of his/her employment, including but
not limited to job description, duties, qualifications, working environment,
and performance.
Important Notice:
* This position is based in Egypt
* Deadline for Submitting Applications: September 22nd, ‎2022
Additional Information:
* Pathfinder International is an equal opportunity employer committed to company diversity.
* This job description summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment.
* Pathfinder International reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time. Furthermore, the employee will review the Job Description annually with their supervisor/s to include additional or revised responsibilities and tasks as deemed necessary.
Pathfinder is committed to the safeguarding and protection of the people we
serve and our staff. We have zero tolerance for any type of behavior that
inflicts harm on children, young people, adults, our staff and partners
including sexual abuse, harassment, bullying, and exploitation. We do
everything possible to ensure that we recruit only those who are suitable to
work with for us and expect that everyone we hire will abide by our
safeguarding and related policies and will report any suspected or known
violations. This job is subject to a range of vetting checks as legally
permitted in the country where they are being hired. By submitting an
application, the job applicant acknowledges they understand our intent to
verify suitability to work with us.