Job Description
The Project Financial Management Specialist will support the company’s accurate and timely analysis and reporting of financial data to a wide range of clients. They will also support the integrity of the company’s operations through contributing to the development and refinement of project financial management policies, guidelines, procedures, and tools. The Project Financial Management Specialist will also oversee project-based financial management where the company has registered entities outside of the US or in partnership with other US entities. Success in this role requires excellent financial management skills, a keen eye for detail, an orientation toward systems improvement, and the ability to explain financial data to non-financial audiences.
Your Principal Duties will include:
- Recommend and implement financial management systems for the accurate, timely, and compliant reporting of project financial data, including level-of-effort tracking and reporting
- Provide guidance on appropriate invoice templates based on contract mechanism type and review monthly project invoices
- Routinely analyze projects’ progress in achieving financial targets, and make recommendations to project managers for adjustments or realignments of resources
- Oversee the monthly invoice process for project consultants and subcontractors
- Recommend project financial management tools to project staff based on contract mechanism type and client reporting requirements
- Further refine project-based procurement policies, systems, guidelines, and tools
- Contribute to the review of company-wide procurement processes, especially those related to auditing, financial management, and other core company functions
- In collaboration with Business Development and Project Delivery, develop and review proposal and modification budgets for new and existing activities
- Provide coaching and guidance to non-financial project staff and project participants (e.g., grantees) on developing and maintaining sound project financial management systems
- In collaboration with the company’s internal learning champions, contribute to the development and dissemination of the knowledge base of financial management best practices and lessons learned
- Oversee full cycle project- or location-specific audits; contribute to annual company audits
- Assist in developing the necessary controls for project- and location-specific activities
- Identify and recommend updates to accounting systems and procedures, as appropriate
- Perform other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or any other related field
- Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in project finance, management, or accounting
- Strong knowledge of MS Office applications, particularly MS Excel
- Demonstrated familiarity with one or more accounting systems
- Ability to work in the US without sponsorship
Our ideal candidates are:
- Familiar with a range of project management tools and techniques
- Practiced at balancing stakeholder interests and prioritizing competing tasks
- Able to develop strategies and execute with a high degree of ownership
- Results-oriented and driven to innovate in a flexible environment
- Resourceful problem-solvers who take the initiative to learn new skills
- Able to manage up, articulate opinions, and present resourceful alternatives
Working Conditions
Full-time telework until the company’s Washington, DC office reopens for regular business; thereafter regular office environment with the opportunity for regular telework.
About the Organization
Making Cents is a results-driven women-owned small business founded on the principles of social entrepreneurship. Since our founding in 1999, we have been fostering human potential and promoting economic opportunities for disadvantaged populations around the world. We have implemented more than 130 projects in over 60 countries to date and are a trusted partner to public- and private-sector clients who benefit from our expertise and broad industry exposure.
Making Cents International is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, age, or other legally protected characteristics
