Job Summary:

The Associate Director, Finance develops and maintains sound financial management systems in line with USAID and other donor rules and regulations and the local laws; accounting for best practices and FHI 360 policies and procedures. Provide leadership in comprehensive management of financial support and compliance functions in organizations funded via government, contracts and grants, foundation, and commercial sources. Provides leadership and technical guidance for compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures (GAAP), GAS (Government Auditing Standards), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) and Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). Develops financial risk management and control strategies. Reviews and approves recommendations for financial planning and control, providing relevant fiscal information to the executive management team. Develop and manage financial analysis models. Develops and manages internal financial audits. Develops formal reporting system to communicate results of audit activities to management and regulatory compliance agencies. Manages the activities of the finance staff.

Accountabilities:

• Provides strategic leadership to the financial analyst staff in a local, regional and/or HQ office.

• Able to work with multiple country finance departments and across projects.

• Prepares financial guidance to field offices through memos, updates to policies, and procedure manuals.

• Assigns and audits the work of the finance department, while providing guidance to staff.

• Monitors and updates project budgets in line with donor award(s).

• Engages in the more critical and confidential aspects of financial analysis.

• Responsible for the development of policies, systems, special financial studies, etc. of major importance.

• Works with confidential data, which if disclosed, might have significant internal and / or external effect.

• Manages the strategic functions for the finance department to ensure compliance and efficiency.

• Provides recommendations and consults with management on financial performance and financial risk management.

• Develops and implements process improvement plans for project(s) to ensure financial controls and relevant procedures.

• Provides leadership in financial reporting for annual budget planning, audit reviews, and assessments processes.

• Keeps abreast with the latest trends in financial accounting and mentor’s financial staff.

• Develops capacity of team performance and drive for excellence.

Applied Knowledge & Skills:

• Comprehensive knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures with accounting, financial controls, and financial information systems.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Excellent and demonstrated organizational and presentation skills.

• Excellent and demonstrated project management skills.

• Must have excellent organizational, supervisory, leadership and managerial skills.

• Possesses a full understanding of the organizational structure, policies and practices, and the impact on own area and the entire organization.

• Ability to influence, motivates, and negotiates and work will with others.

• Has significant experience with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and experience with automated financial reporting, government accounting practices, Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), and Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) systems.

• Full knowledge and past experience with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) practices and reporting guidelines.

Problem Solving & Impact:

• Works on problems of highly complex scope that require in depth evaluation of data and various factors.

• Failure to provide timely financial reports and accurate advice could negatively impact cross- functional business segments.

Supervision Given/Received:

• Manages staff holding jobs in the same or similar job families or functions.

• Manages and develop staff to meet project and organizational strategic goals.

• Accounts for the budget, procedures, and training of staff to achieve results.

• Develops and recommends solutions to management meet internal and external needs of the company.

• Typically reports to a Director.

Education:

• Bachelor's Deg