The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to our mission of saving lives and reducing the burden of disease in low-and middle-income countries. We work at the invitation of governments to support them and the private sector to create and sustain high-quality health systems.
CHAI was founded in 2002 in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic with the goal of dramatically reducing the price of life-saving drugs and increasing access to these medicines in the countries with the highest burden of the disease. Over the following two decades, CHAI has expanded its focus. Today, along with HIV, we work in conjunction with our partners to prevent and treat infectious diseases such as COVID-19, malaria, tuberculosis, and hepatitis. Our work has also expanded into cancer, diabetes, hypertension, and other non-communicable diseases, and we work to accelerate the rollout of lifesaving vaccines, reduce maternal and child mortality, combat chronic malnutrition, and increase access to assistive technology. We are investing in horizontal approaches to strengthen health systems through programs in human resources for health, digital health, and health financing. With each new and innovative program, our strategy is grounded in maximizing sustainable impact at scale, ensuring that governments lead the solutions, that programs are designed to scale nationally, and learnings are shared globally.
At CHAI, our people are our greatest asset, and none of this work would be possible without their talent, time, dedication and passion for our mission and values. We are a highly diverse team of enthusiastic individuals across 40 countries with a broad range of skillsets and life experiences. CHAI is deeply grounded in the countries we work in, with majority of our staff based in program countries. Learn more about our exciting work: http://www.clintonhealthaccess.org
CHAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and is committed to providing an environment of fairness, and mutual respect where all applicants have access to equal employment opportunities. CHAI values diversity and inclusion, and recognizes that our mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people with diverse experience, backgrounds, and culture.
Overview of Team and Position:
CHAI has launched an ambitious effort to scale-up access to treatment for diarrhea and pneumonia, which combined, kill over 1.5 million children every year. Working with the governments of five high-burden countries and leading global institutions, CHAIโs Essential Medicines team is supporting intensified efforts at both global and country levels to plan, resource, and implement effective interventions for scaling-up access to treatment for these conditions โ specifically zinc and ORS for diarrhea, and amoxicillin and oxygen for pneumonia. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Essential Medicines team has expanded its oxygen work to over 20 countries, supporting pandemic response efforts while strengthening long-term oxygen systems planning.
Specifically, this Finance Manager will lead budgeting, financial analysis, reporting and overall grant financial management for the Essential Medicines program, as well as be imbedded on the Budgeting & Reporting Finance team. Key measures of success in this role include: timely and accurate reporting on project costs; detailed understanding of variances to budget and forecast and communication of that information to non-finance partners; effective and proactive partnering with our internal clients and external partners; a demonstrated command of the underlying operational and financial content of the projects supported; and proactive identification and resolution of the accounting, financial planning, and financial compliance issues.
Responsibilities
Grant Management:
Advise Senior Program Director and VP in creating comprehensive budgets for new grant proposals (or re-budgeting of existing grants) that meet both internal CHAI requirements and external donor requirements.Generate financial reports and invoices for donors, working directly with the Senior Program Director and VP of Essential Medicines as well as with the Senior Director of Budgeting and Reporting and the Program Team(s) to validate the reports.Support audit reports and liaise with sub-grantees and subcontractors to assist with relevant budget and financial management components within the scope of the grant.Oversee compliance with donor financial requirements.Lead financial close-out of grants coming to an end.Act as a business partner to country program and finance leads working on Essential Medicines programs and provide timely financial advice that promotes appropriate decision making by proactively generating insights and undertaking advance planning and close monitoring for financial problem solving.Review donor contracts, amendments, and no-cost extensions with regards to anticipated cash flows, reporting requirements, approved budget, etc.Ensure compliance with donor financial requirements.Monthly Financial Review and Annual Budgeting:
Review G/L entries and work collaboratively with program managers and directors on G/L adjustments.Prepare monthly analyses of operational expenses against the budget; work with program managers and directors to provide variance explanations and to make ongoing adjustments to programmatic plans.Lead the annual budgeting and semi-annual reforecasting for the Essential Medicines Program to ensure consistency and accurate reflection of programmatic goals given the financial resources available.Work with appropriate program managers and directors to allocate and track funding from Essential Medicines programs to other CHAI programs, including country teams.Operations Evaluation and Financial Planning:
Lead in the creation and maintenance of financial models to track expenditure and generate forecasts to help drive programmatic decisions.Collaborate with the procurement team to develop and manage procurement budgets, forecasts, and financial projections, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and to optimize budget utilization.Develop alternative scenario analyses to facilitate decision making by senior management, lead in financial risk management.Identify, investigate, and implement potential operational improvement.Perform other programmatic/operational duties as requested.Create tools and reports for budgeting and planning purposes.Whenever possible, act as an organization-wide resource for CHAI operations.Qualifications
Advanced degree; Master of Business Administration (MBA) or Master of Public Administration (MPA) preferred. Bachelorโs degree and relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of an Advanced degree.5+ years of prior experience in a related field with progressively increasing responsibility (experience with an international non-profit/NGO is preferred).Strong familiarity with financial systems, budgeting, accounting best-practices, expense recording and reporting.Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, and advanced financial analysis and modeling skills; strong familiarity with financial systems, budgeting, compliance, accounting best-practices, expense recording and reporting.Dynamic individual with strong leadership, interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving abilities; strong attention to detail.Excellent written and verbal communication skills to deliver high quality, actionable feedback on a variety of complex issues to management, donors, and partners.Ability to prioritize tasks while working in a fast-paced, limited-structured environment.Self-motivated and capable of working independently as well as within a team.Highest ethical standards, a deep sense of collegiality, as well as a strong desire to create positive change on a big scale and to see their work in budgeting and financial reporting as directly linked to, and supportive of, the organization's impact and vision.#jobreference3 #region1