Financial Analyst

 

Analyst, FinancialLocation: PSI approved US State or any country in which PSI operatesLocation type: Remote Eligible – Location subject to manager approvalReports to: Finance Manager*If you are unsure if you are in an eligible location, please visit our Career page for more details.

Welcome to PSI!PSI is a network of locally rooted, globally connected organizations working to achieve consumer-powered healthcare — people-centered health systems that ensure quality, affordable care wherever and whenever it is needed. Our origins in sexual and reproductive health have grown into a broader mission. Today, we work with the public and private sectors as well as local communities, prioritizing people’s voice and choice and developing solutions to meet their essential health needs. Over the past five decades, we have helped push boundaries, break taboos, set trends, and develop innovative solutions to complex global health challenges.

 

Do you want to join PSI to help make it easier for all people to lead healthier lives and plan the families they desire? Read on!

Join us!

The Finance department supports the Global operations of PSI.  This includes operations in 60+ countries.  Donors including the United States Government, other foreign governments, international organizations, corporations, and private philanthropists come together to support PSI’s mission.  The Financial Analyst will provide project financial oversight for a portfolio of countries and donor projects.

 

PSI seeks a Analyst, Financial who is an Excel expert, who has finance acumen and strong business and analytical abilities. The Analyst, Financial will monitor and analyze financial data to inform risk mitigation and provide timely, thoughtful financial insight to aid program management decisions.

 

What You'll Do

• Collaborate with project and program managers, as part of the program management team, to perform the Monthly Project Financial Review (MPFR) process and analyze project budgets, actual expenses, commitments, obligations, and burn rates and leads financial analysis to identify trends, flag potential issues, and recommend actions to senior management. 
• Review financial reports prior to submission to funders; in some cases provide detailed input for preparation of financial reports. 
• Provide quality control for financial management of subawards, including reviewing and processing subrecipient invoices and cash requests, with more in-depth monitoring when required. 
• Support development of the department’s piece of the annual operating budget (corporate budget), including re-forecasting, and the quarterly reviews of annual operating budget progress for senior management (surplus/deficit meetings). 
• Support in developing project budgets and realignment in collaboration with the program management team. 
• Maintain a dashboard to monitor the financial health of the region, including surplus/deficit, program income, and overhead. 
• Review and process Operating Advance Requests (monthly cash request) from field offices or provide inputs as needed. 
• Other duties as required.
• Embody PSI’s values: Measurement, Pragmatism, Honesty, Trust, Collaboration, and Commitment.
• Less than 10% international travel

Time 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 a related field
• At least 5 years of related experience in Finance, Accounting, or similar analytical field. Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted.
• Expert Excel user, including pivot tables and advanced functions; familiarity with data query tools is helpful.
• Fluent in English required. Fluent in French, Spanish, Portuguese or regional languages desired.
•  Familiarity with USAID and international donors rules and regulations.
•  Experience living or working outside the U.S. preferred.

 

We know that a long list of requirements may be discouraging, but don’t let imposter syndrome or the confidence gap get in the way of you applying — we’d love to hear from you.

Why Work at PSI?PSI's work is about enabling families to live happy and healthy lives—we think this should ap