Director of Finance and Administration, Global Health Supply Chain (GHSC)

Company Profile

Palladium is a global leader in the design, development, and delivery of Positive Impact - the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities, and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits.

For the past 50 years, we have been making Positive Impact possible. With a team of more than 2,500 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of more than 35,000 technical experts, Palladium has improved - and is committed to continuing to improve - economies, societies and most importantly, people's lives.

Position Overview

The Director of Finance will oversee all finance, administrative, human resource, and operational activities of the project and a team of support personnel. This includes developing and overseeing finance and accounting systems that comply with USAID requirements and Palladium practices. In coordination with the Project Director, s/he will develop annual budgets that are aligned with the project work plan. S/he will also ensure compliance with contractual and USAID/USG requirements for reporting, finance, and administration. S/he will also ensure payroll processes and adherence to USAID/USG guidelines and procedures.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Provide overall management of administrative operations, including, logistics, budgeting, finances, human resources, information technology, property, and security.
  
• Oversees sound and effective systems for project administration and operations, including grants, subcontracts, procurement, and compliance.
  
• Support Project Director to maintain effective working relationships with donors and key government officials related to finance and operations.
  
• Support the annual work plan process and other strategic planning processes
  
• Coordinate budgeting processes for program activities and conduct continual analysis and planning of operating, staff, and external project expenditures.
  
• Manage the procurement process, collaborating closely with Finance Specialist, includes negotiating competitive prices and documenting decision-making processes in accordance with the operations manual and best practices.
  
• Monitor salaries and benefits to ensure they are in line with agreed budget plans and competitive compensation structure benchmark studies.
  
• Ensure contractual obligations are sound and appropriate for project.
  
• Supervises financial operations and monitoring of obligations, budgets, and expenditures.
  
• Prepares budgets for annual work plans and financial reports for USAID.
  
• Coordinates and manages the mobilization of short-term and long-term technical assistance and administrative staff.
  
• Develops internal control measures to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting at the headquarters and field levels.
  
• Conducts internal and coordinates external financial audits.

Position Requirements:

• Extensive experience managing finance, administration, and operations activities for complex and large-scale donor funded contracts.
  
• Demonstrated experience with and understanding of USG and USAID financial procedures, rules, and regulations.
  
• Experience developing and managing budgets.
  
• Demonstrated experience with large scale procurement.
  
• Extensive experience managing a finance team.
  
• Ability to communicate effectively and high comfort level writing and presenting data and information in a compelling way to difference audiences.
  
• Excellent written and spoken English and ability to communicate across technical disciplines and non-technical audience required. Ability to speak and write French a plus.