Finance and Compliance Business Partner

About GSMA Mobile for Development Foundation

The GSMA Mobile for Development Foundation is a 501 (c) 3 non for profit organization that brings together our mobile operator members, the wider mobile industry and the development community to drive commercial mobile services for underserved people in emerging markets. We identify opportunities for social, economic and environmental impact and stimulate the development of scalable, life-enhancing mobile services.

Mobile is the predominant infrastructure in emerging markets. We believe it is the transformative technology that enables us to put relevant, impactful services into the hands of underserved people. Since the creation of GSMA Mobile for Development, we have partnered with 50 mobile operators, rolling out initiatives, impacting tens of millions of people across 49 countries.

The GSMA Foundation provides resources and support to GSMA Mobile for Development (M4D), a dedicated unit at the GSMA focused on harnessing the power of mobile to achieve major societal impact. M4D’s strategy has four foundational programmes on connectivity, mobile money and digital identity and an accelerator to stimulate mobile based innovation, on which many life-enhancing services can be delivered to the underserved. Additionally, we have initiatives that demonstrate the value of mobile technology on utilities (water, sanitation and energy), gender inclusion, disaster preparedness, agriculture and health.

About the Team

The Foundation has grown significantly in the past 10 years and the Finance and Compliance team, based in Atlanta, has similarly developed to keep pace with that growth. Our team of 8 is a very dynamic and diverse group of people that works closely to ensure we provide the best service to our internal and external Donor stakeholders. The delivery of best-in-class finance and compliance is critical to ensuring Donor confidence in GSMA as a partner to deliver significant impact in developing markets.

What the hiring manager says

This is an exciting opportunity for a detailed, organized, and collaborative individual to join GSMA M4D Foundation as the Finance and Compliance Business Partner (FCBP). After the significant growth of the Foundation the FCBP will provide management of grants received from a variety of local and international donors (FCDO, SIDA, NORAD, GIZ, Gates Foundation, USAID etc). The role is seen as a subject matter expert to interpret and advise on compliance matters to ensure all grants are following properly donor rules and regulations. The FCBP will be responsible of managing all aspects of the grant administration pre and post award including financial reporting and grants close out .

About the Role

The successful candidate will be hands on, detail-oriented professional, with strong financial management experience, within the Non-for profit industry. The FCBP will support Mobile for Development programmes in areas of financial planning and donor compliance.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Prepare and submit financial Donor reporting as required including US Federal grants, Private Foundations and European Donors.
• Leading RFPs, approving contracts, advising on compliance related to Grant restrictions on Procurements .
• Work with program leads to develop program budgets and forecasts .
• Ensure compliance with all the donor restrictions on contracts, purchase orders, and any other transaction charge to grants.
• Monitoring grant activity and assessing potential areas of risk. Working with the compliance and programme teams to develop risk mitigation plans.
• Monthly and quarterly forecast review and analysis .
• Other activities as assigned by the supervisor from time to time .

About You

• You will have progressive experience in non for profit
• You will have notable experience managing grants (Financial and compliance) from different donors including international ones
• You will be proficient in Microsoft Excel (complex formulas, Pivot tables, VLOOKUP etc.)
• You will be Comfortable working in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet time sensitive deadlines
• You are a very strong attention to detail person with a focus on high-quality delivery
• You are a Proactivity, strong drive and initiative
• You have Strong interpersonal skills and a demonstrated ability to successfully build relationships globally
• You are a team player, being able to effectively connect together a wide group of internal GSMA interests and resources, to lead on work and support others in theirs
• You have excellent cultural awareness and a desire to work with teams around the world.