PFSCM Accounting Lead

Job Description

Organization description
The Partnership for Supply Chain Management (PFSCM) strengthens, develops, and manages secure, reliable, cost-effective, and sustainable global supply chains to improve the health and well-being of people in low- and middle-income countries through increased access to quality and affordable health products. We help governments, non-profit organizations, and humanitarian agencies to achieve their public health goals through cost-saving procurement, efficient logistics, pharma-grade storage, last-mile delivery solutions, and real-time data tracking. PFSCM demonstrates its commitment to customer satisfaction and service excellence by complying to EU GDP requirements and having an ISO 9001:2015 certified Quality Management System that underpins all our processes, systems, and services.

PFSCM is a subsidiary of one of the leading international health consultancy organizations in the US — JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. (JSI). In addition to our project management headquarters in Washington D.C., in the U.S., and our operational facility in Woerden, in the Netherlands, we have access to 50 other JSI offices around the world.

Within PFSCM’s global structure, approximately 155 seconded staff members from more than 50 countries contribute to the impact achieved through PFSCM’s services. PFSCM’s diversity of thought and culture allows us to engage fully with our clients and each other. We believe we can achieve our mission by upholding our purpose- and results-driven cultural style. We do this by creating an environment where staff can demonstrate our cultural values of collaboration, learning, proactivity, problem solving, and outcome orientation on a daily basis.

• RESPONSIBILITIES

The Accounting Lead is responsible for providing direction and support to the accounting unit processes. The Accounting Lead is expected to manage the monthly close process including journal entries, reviews, and reconciliations of general ledger accounts. The Lead is also responsible for providing detailed analysis and reporting of expenses to the Finance/Accounting and other PFSCM Units. The Accounting Lead is expected to identify continuous improvement opportunities and direct and manage accounting administration within the Finance & Accounting Team. The Lead is responsible for team performance on key performance indicators and staff management, development, support, and coaching of Staff Accountants and accounting-related positions.

Specific responsibilities

• Ensure trial balances are reviewed on a monthly basis, abnormalities investigated, and resolution recommendations provided as necessary.
  
• Review project-based reconciliations for all bank accounts and asset and liability reconciliations, as well as accrued & accounts payable accounts.
  
• Review and manage reconciliations of balance sheet accounts, the profit and loss report, and PFSCM equity.
  
• Serve as an approver for all accounting-related documents in the accounting system.
  
• Monitor cash to GL balances and insurance charges regularly.
  
• Review fees earned and ensure appropriate account transfers are made.
  
• Prepare and review bank receipt vouchers to match incoming wire transfers and transfers between bank accounts.
  
• Manage the monthly closing process by analyzing accounts and preparing adjusting journal entries.
  
• Lead financial audits, including preparing various audit schedules.
  
• Form 990 preparation and submission
  
• Cash forecast
  
• Maintain document retention in accordance with PFSCM policies and procedures.
  
• Develop, maintain, and manage standard operating procedures and work instructions, including continuous improvement reviews and updates.
  
• Manage staff performance and periodically evaluate the performance of individual staff.
  
• Develop and maintain an onboarding training program and regular refresher training for internal teams, new hires, and external stakeholders to ensure alignment on processes and SOPs.
  
• Perform additional duties as necessary to increase team capacity and maintain performance.
• QUALIFICATIONS

Professional and Technical Knowledge

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or other relevant field required. CPA is required.
  
• 8+ years’ of accounting experience, including using a computerized accounting system.
  
• Experience with international donor agencies or government is a plus.
  
• Strong action management, including the ability to manage projects in the most cost-efficient manner, resourcefulness, initiative, maturity of judgment, and the ability to make sound decisions under pressing conditions.
  
• Advanced computing skills in standard software systems, such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.
  
• Willingness and availability to travel and perform other duties as needed.
  
• Must be eligible to work in the United States of America.
  
  Interpersonal skills/Communication
  
• Excellent written/verbal communication and interpersonal skills with strong sense of customer service. English fluency required, including speaking, writing, understanding, and reading.
  
• Experience successfully managing external relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders in multi-cultural environments and in diverse locations internationally, including governments and the donor community.
  
• Demonstrated analytical skills; solution oriented with a high sense of quality, attention to detail, accuracy, efficiency, and meeting tight deadlines.
  
• Previous client relations or customer service experience required.
  Continious Improvement/Innovation
  
• Experience with continuous improvement initiatives and change management activities.
  
  Priority Setting, Problem Solving, & Detail Orientation
  
• Ability to approach a problem from different cultural perspectives; and be aware and mindful of cultural differences.
  
• Solution oriented with a high sense of quality, attention to detail, accuracy, efficiency, and meeting tight deadlines.
  
• Strong organization skills with an eye for details, ability to plan, prioritize, and implement day-to- day operations in a timely manner in a fast moving, dynamic, and time-bound environment.
  Leadership/Strategic Thinking
  
• Strong action management including the ability to manage projects in the most cost efficient manner; resourcefulness, initiative, maturity of judgement, and the ability to make sound decisions under pressing conditions.
  
• Strong leadership and proven ability to recruit, direct, train, and manage a team of personnel.
  

Interested candidates should submit their resumes and cover letters online by 03/31/2025.

About the Organization

John Snow, Inc., and its non-profit affiliate, JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. (JSI) are named in honor of Dr. John Snow, the "father of modern epidemiology". Based in Boston, USA, with eight U.S. and 64 international office sites, JSI is dedicated to providing quality technical and managerial assistance to public health programs around the world. Established in 1978, JSI has successfully managed more than 1200 projects in 104 countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Central Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, as well as the United States. JSI's staff is dedicated to improving the health of individuals and communities through public health projects in the United States and around the world. Our broad-based approach combines the expertise and innovative talents of more than 2000 staff with local partners to allow countries, communities, families, and individuals to develop their own skills and identify solutions that address their public health needs.