Jobs at Population Services International, United States

Position: Finance Analyst (French-speaking)

About Population Services International

Population Services International (PSI), the world’s leading non-profit social marketing organization, works to make it easier for people in the developing world to lead healthier lives and plan the families they desire by marketing affordable products and services that range from mosquito nets to contraceptives. The Family Planning (FP) and Reproductive Health (RH) Department supports programs in 37 countries (and counting) to deliver high-quality family planning and services to women and girls.

Roles and responsibilities

• Lead financial analysis to identify trends, flag potential issues, and recommend actions to senior management.
• Collaborate with the program management team to perform the Monthly Project Financial Review (MPFR) as well as analyze project budgets, actual expenses, commitments, obligations, and burn rates.
• Coordinate the creation of quarterly and annual forecasts, monitor the pipeline of bids and proposals, and perform a gap analysis.
• Likewise, maintain a dashboard to monitor the financial health of the region, including surplus/deficit, program income, and overhead.
• Lead development of the department’s piece of the annual operating budget (corporate budget). Similarly, lead the quarterly reviews of annual operating budget progress for senior management (surplus/deficit meetings).
• Review financial reports prior to submission to funders and also review and process Operating Advance Requests (monthly cash request) from field offices.
• Coordinate with other members of the HQ Finance team to resolve errors on transactions that prevent them from being imported into the main accounting system.
• Provide quality control for the financial management of sub-wards including reviewing and processing sub-recipient invoices and cash requests, with more in-depth monitoring when required. Also, assist in developing project budgets in collaboration with the program management team.
• Similarly, build and maintain strong relationships with country teams and HQ departments.
• Ensure and provide financial expertise, critical thinking, and customer service.
• Travel to field offices up to 15% to assist in training or hands-on finance support, as needed.
• Furthermore, perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum requirements

In order to be eligible for the position, the candidate must have the following qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree. In addition to that, at least 5 years of professional work experience
• Excellent communication and presentation skills in French.
• Demonstrated analytical skills and financial expertise.
• Expert Excel user, including pivot tables and advanced functions as well as familiarity with data query tools, is helpful (Access, SQL).
• Must be authorized to work in the US.
• The successful candidate will be required to pass a background check.
• Furthermore, candidates must provide references.