Description:
PSI seeks a Director, Finance & Operations that will provide strategic leadership and oversight, maintaining sound PSI accounting systems and compliance with global finance policies and procedures for a USAID-funded project in Pakistan. Lead on financial reporting, technical support on budget development and management, audits, legal, operational management and administration, sub-award management for developing and overseeing project teams for finance, administration, and operations.
What You'll Do
- Maintain sound financial policies/procedures, systems, and practices for effective management on procurement and disbursement. Account for all financial resources to keep in compliance with PSI Global accounting policies, funder requirements and local law where required. Work closely with the Finance Managers to prepare submission of monthly financial packages to PSI Washington (PSI/W) and to ensure complete, accurate and timely recording and reporting of transactions; Coordinate with Programs to achieve objectives for donor reporting.
- Ensure finance operations, IT, procurement, warehouse, Subaward and fleet management activities are delivered efficiently; Establish and support suitable accounting, asset management and general administrative systems and personnel. Ensure adherence to PSI Global Responsibilities Matrix Conduct review the quality of business operations systems and activities and provide support, where necessary; Ensure oversight and quarterly supervisory visits to field offices / warehouse to review the quality of business operations systems and activities and provide support, where necessary.
- Work closely with Finance team to prepare submission of monthly financial packages to PSI/W and to ensure complete, accurate and timely recording and reporting of transactions; Coordinate with Programs and co-lead monthly review and analysis of financial reports and reconciliations with attention to how resources can be better allocated to achieve program objectives, Budgeting, Financial Analysis, Modifications and Activity realignments and Donor compliance; Validate monthly common cost analysis and update cost ratios to ensure compliance with PSI’s global policy;
- Coordinate monthly reporting process from sub-awardees and joint programmatic and financial reports reviews, ensuring that costs are in line with the progress on delivery and implementation and that budget variances explanations are provided.
- Support preparation and successful conclusion of internal and external auditing activities including annual donor audit reporting; Successful implementation of Audit recommendations; Engage any legal issues confronting the organization and minimize risk; Review and test controls to ensure Office systems are compliant with PSI Global Services Finance, Grants and Contracts policies, donor requirements, as well as Country laws.
- Embody PSI’s values: Measurement, Pragmatism, Honesty, Trust, Collaboration, and Commitment.
- Less than 10% international travel
- 10-20% domestic travel
Percentages listed above are not exact. They are estimates and may change. This is also not an exhaustive list of all tasks that an incumbent is expected to perform but is instead a summary of the primary responsibilities and requirements of the job. The incumbent may be asked to perform duties not included above. PSI reserves the right to revise job profiles at any time based on changes to the required job responsibilities.
What You'll Bring
- Bachelor's Degree (or international equivalent) in Finance, Accounting or a related field or a professional qualification in accounting (eg, CPA/ ACCA or equivalent).
- At least 10 years of related work experience in finance/accounting positions in a country office or headquarters environment. Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted.
- At least 3 years of supervisory experience.
- Working knowledge of ERP systems such as QBE or Lawson.
- Expert Excel user.
- Familiarity with donor funding regulations (i.e. USAID, Global Fund, DfID) and foreign country statutory requirments.
- Significant experience managing large and complex US government-funded budgets (USAID preferred), minimum 3 years, 5 preferred.
- Experience living and working in Pakistan.
- Chartered Accountant/CPA equivalent preferred.