Finance and Administration (F&A) Director | USAID NextGen CompTA

FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION (F&A) DIRECTOR

FULL-TIME | SILVER SPRING, MD

Panagora Group, a woman- and employee-owned small business providing novel and integrated solutions in global health and international development, provides long- and short-term technical experts to support strategic engagement, advocacy, and knowledge management and communications (KMC) activities through strategic planning, implementation, and capacity building.

USAID’s Next Generation Global Health Supply Chain Suite of Programs (NextGen) ensures quality procurement and delivery of health commodities through robust global and local supply chains, while strengthening in-country supply chains. Within this global initiative, the Comprehensive Technical Assistance for Health Supply Chain and Pharmaceutical Management (Comprehensive TA) IDIQ will strengthen local supply chain systems, increase the availability of quality-assured, essential health commodities, and strengthen local pharmaceutical management capacity. Within Comprehensive TA certain cross-cutting support services have been reserved for small business IDIQ holders, including Panagora, in the areas of monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL), knowledge management and communications (KMC), and coordination.

Panagora Group seeks a Finance and Administration Director to be proposed as part of an anticipated task order under the NextGen Comprehensive TA IDIQ award. Reporting to the Project Director, the F&A Director will oversee the day-to-day operations, financial management and reporting, of the task order, specifically all aspects of budget and financial management and reporting along with oversight of task order operations.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serving as the overall lead for all financial and administrative (F&A) aspects of the task order, including accounting, finance, invoicing, procurement, and other F&A functions as required by the contract.
• Works directly with the Project Director to ensure full compliance in accordance with USAID rules and regulations, functioning of financial processes as well as maintaining internal controls for all activities.
• Establishes procedures for stewardship of financial operations, including accounting, banking, payroll, subcontracting, procurement, etc.
• Supervises finance and operations staff and provides guidance and direction to staff members through performance planning, development, and evaluation processes.
• Manages recruitment, including salary negotiations, hiring, and identifying and mobilizing long- and short-term technical assistance.
• Oversees and manages the development, establishment, and adherence to standard operating procedures.
• Ensures compliance related to USAID rules and regulations regarding financial management, recordkeeping, operational systems, and other policies.
• Monitors project budget performance and expenditures, reporting routinely on programmatic achievements and financial management indicators, internally and to USAID.
• Reviews monthly forecasts and financial reports with finance teams across countries, as applicable.
• Ensures the accuracy of financial reporting, tracks project spending against annual work plans, and prepares reports to both USAID and the Project Director.
• Implements and manages all country financial policies in compliance with Panagora policies, client policies, and local laws, as applicable.
• Assists with external or internal audits as necessary.
• Provide direction and support on event management.
• Perform other appropriate tasks that support the overall project, as assigned by the Project Director or his/her designee.
  
  

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance (or relevant area: management, public administration, health policy, economics, business) or other similar discipline with 15 years of relevant work experience; or master’s degree with 12 years of relevant work experience.
• Minimum of 12 years of experience in financial and operations management for large donor-funded development projects.
• Experience managing donor-funded sub-awards and subcontractors and procurements.
• Knowledge of U.S. Government financial and procurement rules and regulations.
• Experience in risk management and implementation of internal controls.
• Demonstrated capacity to support financial management or general ledger system with proven attention to detail with accuracy and reliability as key drivers of success.
• Knowledge of required regulatory, contractual, legal, and financial compliance requirements associated with USAID funding.
• Strong knowledge of working on MS Excel, CostPoint, and other accounting software.
• Ability to meet deadlines, multi-task, and adapt to frequently changing priorities.
• Excellent interpersonal and strong relationship building skills.
• Excellent written/oral communication and presentation skills.
• English required; proficiency in one or more foreign languages preferred.
  
  

Benefits

To Apply: Fill out the online application. Please include a cover letter and resume. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted. Only applicants who include the required application components will be considered.

Panagora Group is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

• Note: Panagora does not offer visa sponsorship at this time.