Partners In Health (PIH) is recruiting for Financial Analyst.

Sierra Leone has long struggled with some of the world’s worst health outcomes—including a maternal mortality epidemic in which a woman’s lifetime risk of dying in pregnancy or childbirth is 1 in 20. Extreme poverty prevents most families from accessing health care. And often the care they need isn’t available, given the country’s severe shortage of trained clinicians, health infrastructure, and medical supplies. West Africa’s historic Ebola outbreak intensified all of these problems, and further eroded Sierra Leone’s already weak health system. So when the government requested PIH’s help to end the outbreak, we agreed—and committed to staying long past Ebola, to build and strengthen a health system founded on every Sierra Leonean’s right to health. Today, in partnership with the government, PIH supports six health facilities across three districts in an effort to build a health system that protects every Sierra Leonean’s right to health, especially those most vulnerable to sickness and injustice.

Financial Analyst - Job Description

Overview of the Role: Reporting to the Finance Director , the Financial Analyst is responsible for producing or supporting the Grants & Finance team in producing various financial analyses for budget planning and analysis, general accounting entries, restricted revenue accounts, and other ad-hoc financial planning needs . He/she is primarily involved in regularly providing the Director of Finance with the relevant information to facilitate decision-making, supporting the use of routine financial management processes and software, and building the capacity of the Finance & Grants teams in all PIH financial planning and management processes.

J ob duties and responsibilities: The Financial Analyst's duties and responsibilities will include : Financial Planning and A nalysis (50 %)

• Play a technical role under the Director of Finance in compiling the annual budget and supporting mid-year rebudgeting by preparing advanced analyses, summarizing changes and synthesizing key information to inform decision points, and working with the Director of Finance, Financial Controller, & Grants team to ensure proper and timely reflectio n in accounting systems (Vena, Serenic , etc.)
• Support the Director of Finance in preparing regular financial analyses, including the Quarterly Senior Management Team financial health update, Monthly Financial Update to Level3 Approvers, and ad-hoc scenario analyses for financial decisions (i.e. COLA, performance-based raises, budget shortfalls, etc.)
• Producing a thorough variance analysis each month using the consolidated monthly financial report s (Power B I, Programs activities reports ) and Serenic when more detail s are required
• Participating in m onth- end accounting processes including reconciliations and journals reviews and adjustment , including targeted support for triaging issues with Vena, Serenic , PBI, etc. as required
• Works with grant managers to ensur e timely posting/ recording review s for accura cy and comp leteness of funds' pe rformance and timely reporting
• Other support with routine financial accounting & management and restricted funds processes as required by the Director of Finance

• Proactively identify opportunities to strengthen financial management, planning, and analysis processes within PIH-SL and work with the Director of Finance and appointed PIH-SL finance and grants team members to scope new changes, build/improve processes, and implement
• Work with the Director of Finance to identify and prioritize key process improvements to reduce financial risk and strengthen financial controls, develop a year-long improvement plan, and remain accountable to implementing program improvements alongside co-collaborators identified by the Director of Finance
• Work with Director of Finance, Finance Managers, and Financial Controller on improving t he financial literacy of the budget managers around budget management processes to help strengthen controls and budget oversight practices
• Taking part in systems' and process improvement initiatives initiated by others
• Build the capacity of the PIH-SL Grants & Finance team in key priority areas, including use of PowerBI , Vena, Serenic , Excel and other needs identified by the Director of Finance. Commit to at least 3-5 hours/week spent on coaching, training, or mentoring of the team.

Ad-Hoc Financial Analysis & Long-Term Planning (15%)

• Conduct ad-hoc financial analyses as requested by the Director of Finance, or as request by the Senior Management Team (through the Director of Finance)

• Support in the development or use of modelling to forecast future costs, financial need, or plan programming
• Identify opportunities to run cost comparators, benchmarking, or other cost analyses to identify if PIH-SL's costs are consistent with other PIH sites and identify opportunities to improve cost efficiency
• Perform other duties that may be assigned from time to time by the Director of Finance or Executive Director

Skills and attributes:

• Experience with forecasting and budgeting , including building financial models
• Knowledge of accounting principles and relevant standards
• Ability to analyze complex reports with minimal direction
• Ability to effectively communicate accounting concepts to non-finance staff
• Organized and structured in daily duties , able to manage tasks with minimal oversight and consistently deliver
• Excellent attention to detail - this person must be relentlessly and consistently exceptional in being detail oriented
• Team player and ability to establish strong relationships , including co-creating work with others and be flexible to changing needs
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to facilitate business partnering
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple deadlines simultaneously with minimal oversight
• Intermediate to advanced computer software skills, including Excel and other accounting packages
• Strong knowledge of Vena, Serenic , PowerBI , and PIH budgeting and accounting practices and processes

How to Apply

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