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.
In India, CHAI works in partnership with its India registered affiliate William J Clinton Foundation (WJCF) under the guidance of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) at the Central and States' levels on an array of high priority initiatives aimed at improving health outcomes. Currently, WJCF supports government partners across projects to expand access to quality care and treatment for HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, tuberculosis, COVID-19, common cancers, sexual and reproductive health, immunization, and essential medicines.
Learn more about our exciting work: http://www.clintonhealthaccess.org
Position Summary
Based in New Delhi, the Manager, Finance will be an integral member of the WJCFโs enabling team and a partner to programme teams. Reporting to the Director Finance & Administration (DF&A), the incumbent will actively contribute to overall strategy management and help as a key pillar of the Finance to align finance operations with organizational values, strategy, and objectives. The Manager, Finance will be responsible for tracking the organizationโs financial health and growth and related processes for the organization. In partnership with programme teams, the Manager, Finance will lead grant finances and program budgeting and reporting to internal and external stakeholders for all offices in country, ensure the highest standards of integrity and compliance, and support the DF&A on structure and strategy. The incumbent will also be responsible for aiding the creation of a strong resource, regulatory, and operations enabling environment for programme teams to achieve goals and implementing relevant best practices for organizational and programme process improvements. Finally, the Manager, Finance will support the DF&A to nurture, own, and manage key internal relationships within the finance and regulatory and compliance ecosystem of WJCF for effectively driving towards goals and strategy.
We are seeking a highly qualified and motivated individual with strong analytical, quantitative, and strategy development skills and an exemplary record of leadership and management. The successful candidate will have excellent communications skills, be able to function independently with flexibility in a dynamic and often uncertain situation, be self-motivated, thrive in a challenging environment, and have a strong commitment to excellence. The successful candidate will also bring a meticulous attention to detail and have a strong commitment to excellence. We place great value on relevant personal qualities: resourcefulness, responsibility, tenacity, independence, energy, work ethic, transparency, accountability, service and partnership orientation.
Responsibilities
Organizational Financial Planning and Management
Under guidance of DF&A, ensure proper budget monitoring, reporting, and communicating; internally within the organization and externally with donors and government authorities as required by statutes/regulationsDrive annual, quarterly, and monthly planning and monitoring of organizational finances though reports, analyses, and insightsSupport DF&A in ensuring that financial policies and procedures setup are managed and updated in close coordination with donor controllers Support the DF&A in strategic financial planning and management, strategic risk management, business process management and systems, and compliances Support DF&A in effectively managing sound financial practices in country in coordination with donors and programme teamGrant Financial Management
Act as a business partner to programme managers 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 With programme managers, co-develop planning, budgeting, and resource allocation as the subject matter expert on financial planningWith programme managers, co-own and drive periodic financial reporting including month-end and year-end closing processes and donor reports while ensuring accurate and timely submissions Ensure rigorous oversight of partners through periodic assessments of financial and administrative ability and reviews of accounts and ledgers, and in collaboration with program teams assist in building their capacity to develop strong financial systems/controlsCo-ordinate and oversee the analysis of partner monitoring reports and implement appropriate measures Prepare quarterly financial reports as per the norms defined by individual program donors and ensure timely submission of donor reports for reviewPersonnel Accounts Management
In close partnership with the HR and other Accounts colleagues, co-develop payrolls based on budgeting drive related processes from grant financials perspectivesInternal Policy Compliance and Risk Management
Support the DF&A in building and implementing a comprehensive organizational risk management plan covering identifying, assessing, responding, mitigating, and monitoring of various types of riskEnsure compliance with organizational fiscal policies by supporting the DF&A to conduct periodic and thorough reviewsStatuory and Regulatory Compliances
Support statutory audits, donor audits, and undertaking of appropriate measures to ensure compliance and remediation Support the development and execution of action plans based on both external and internal audit recommendations and monitor progress on achievementsEnsure compliance with FCRA, FEMA and other regulatory provisions for registered and non-profit entities in budgeting and grant reportingQualifications
MBA / MCom / MBE / MS with specialization in Finance, CFA, or CMA from a reputed institute with minimum 8 years of experience out of which minimum two years of experience at mid- level in a reputed company or international development agencyExcellent knowledge of MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word and other Office Suite applicationsExcellent Knowledge of Tally ERP Accounting Software (9.3), QuickBooks, and AgressoDemonstrated high degree of competence with advanced dashboards, reports, and models through Excel, Power BI, and PowerPoint to aid decision making Highly sound theoretical and practical understanding of Indian GAAP and laws governing Non-Governmental Organizations in IndiaExperience of having worked in large, international development sector organizations.Skills and Traits
Excellent interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills enabling sound engagement with external stakeholders such as donors and partners in our ecosystemHighly adept team building and team management competencies with experience of managing large, geographically spread teamsHigh level of integrity, dependability and accountability with leadership qualities of a high orderService orientation with a partnership bent of mind to collaborate with programme teamsProactive and responsive to urgent needs of programsAbility to work under pressure without compromising on quality of processes and procedural requirementsSelf-motivated and firm in providing opinion to support effective decision makingDedicated, respectful, punctual, and well disciplinedFluency with English and HindiCA or CPA will be an added advantage#jobreference2 #region2