Senior Grants and Finance Manager

About the role

The Senior Grants and Finance Manager supports the U.S. Department of State-funded American First Global Health Strategy - IMA (AFGHS-IMA) project in Ethiopia, implemented by IMA under Corus International, and is based in Addis Ababa. The role works closely with the Deputy Chief of Party, the headquarters team and local partners, and covers grants and compliance oversight, day-to-day sub-recipient management and financial management of Ethiopian sub-awardees. It is a non-supervisory position.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor and analyse budget variances and financial performance regularly, and take part in annual budget preparation and revisions requested by the U.S. Department of State
• Review partners' invoices with the headquarters finance team and conduct quarterly field visits to partner offices to check compliance with award requirements
• Lead monthly finance meetings with local partners and collate data for ad hoc finance reports
• Ensure project expenses are reasonable, allocable and compliant with donor rules and regulations
• Respond to compliance questions, develop and revise project templates and business forms, and assist with DoS reporting requirements such as PHFFA
• Set up and run systems for day-to-day management of sub-recipients, including compliance monitoring, capacity-building plans and corrective action when performance falters
• Ensure accurate accounting and milestone reporting, and support finance staff in fiscal management, audit and financial reporting for sub-awards
• Conduct and document regular site visits to sub-recipients, review monitoring and close-out reports, and liaise with the headquarters grants and compliance team on grant agreements, budgets and documents
• Work with the DCOP on sub-partner compliance and hold regular review meetings with them

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or a related field
• At least 5 years of progressive experience in budgeting and forecasting, and administering grants, contracts and sub-grants funded by the U.S. Government, other foreign governments or multilateral institutions
• Experience working in a multicultural, multilingual environment
• International development experience preferred