Financial Analyst

Overview

Financial Analyst

Based in Washington, DC or Remote

Up to 10 % international travel

Reports to Deputy Director, Field Finance

Who we are

With over 50 years of experience, working in over 40 countries, Population Services International (PSI) is the world’s leading non-profit social marketing organization. PSI is reimagining healthcare, by putting the consumer at the center, and wherever possible – bringing care to the front door. We are working to fix market failures, shape future health markets and shift policy and funding to better support consumer powered healthcare.

There are over 5,000 “PSI’ers” around the world. We are a diverse group of entrepreneurial development professionals with a wide range of backgrounds and experience. All with unique skills that we bring to the critically important work that we do.

Join us!

PSI seeks a Financial Analyst to join our dynamic Field Finance Department which provides financial leadership and support to PSI’s programs and country offices. We are looking for an Excel expert, who has finance acumen and strong business and analytical abilities. The Financial Analyst plays a critical role in connecting financial data to program data to “tell the story” of the country’s projects. The Financial Analyst will monitor and analyze financial data to inform risk mitigation and provide timely, thoughtful financial insight to aid program management decisions.

Sound like you? Read on.

Responsibilities

Your contribution

• 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) and 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.
• Maintain a dashboard to monitor the financial health of the region, including surplus/deficit, program income, and overhead.
• Support development of the department’s piece of the annual operating budget (corporate budget). Support the quarterly reviews of annual operating budget progress for senior management (surplus/deficit meetings).
• Review financial reports prior to submission to funders.
• 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 financial management of subawards including reviewing and processing subrecipient invoices and cash requests, with more in-depth monitoring when required
• Assist in developing project budgets in collaboration with the program management team.
• 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 10% to assist in training or hands-on finance support, as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What are we looking for?

The basics:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent)
• At least 5 years of related work experience in Finance, Accounting, or similar analytical field
• Expert Excel user, including pivot tables and advanced functions
• Fluency in English required; Fluency in French, Portuguese or regional languages desired
• Familiarity with USAID and international donors’ rules and regulations
• Experience living or working outside the US preferred
• References will be required.
• The successful candidate will be required to pass a background check.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States. PSI will not consider work visa sponsorship for this position

The candidate we hire will embody PSI’s corporate values:

Measurement: You use hard evidence to make decisions and guide your work. You set clear goalposts in advance and explain clearly if you need to move them.

Pragmatism: You’ll strive to deliver the best possible result with the resources available. You won’t be paralyzed by a need to make things perfect.

Honesty: You own your mistakes and are open about your shortcomings – it’s the only way you’ll learn and improve.

Collaboration: You’ll quickly establish a mental map of whom you can rely on for what, on your team, at headquarters, and in our country offices – if you try to do it all yourself, you won’t succeed.

Trust: You accept limits to your sphere of control and give colleagues the benefit of the doubt.

Commitment: You are in it for the long-haul and want to grow with the organization, just like PSI serves its consumers and partners with host-country governments through thick and thin.

STATUS

• Exempt

*Due to high volume of applications, only finalists will be contacted. Curious about your status? Please log into your iCIMS account to find out.

PSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of actual or perceived race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, personal appearance, matriculation, political affiliation, family status or responsibilities, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions or breastfeeding, genetic information, amnesty, veteran, special disabled veteran or uniform service member status or employment status.

ACCESSIBILITY NOTICE: If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process due to a physical or mental disability, please send an email to: [email protected] or call (202)785-0072.

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