Financial Analyst

Position Title: Financial Analyst

Reports to: Finance Associate

Location:Boston, MA

Position Overview:

The Financial Analyst is responsible for supporting key areas of the Financial Analysis & Planning team, including providing financial support to PIH sites, managing aspects of PIH’s restricted revenue portfolio (proposal development, monitoring, and reporting)contributing to the overall team culture of financial accompaniment.

Responsibilities:

Fund management and budget development (85%)

• Manage a portfolio of restricted government and institutional funds including analyzing spending patterns and variances to budget on a monthly basis, monitoring expenses to ensure compliance with PIH and grantor policies, and completing budget modifications or reforecasts
• Prepare donor reports, invoices, and other financial documentation according to donor specifications and PIH policies and monitor outstanding receivables
• Facilitate budget development for new donor proposals by working closely with the development, program design, and site finance teams and ensure that as new grants are awarded they are incorporated into the appropriate PIH overall country budget
• Assists with the PIH annual budgeting process by handling the information flow between budget tools and our financial system and supporting the country team as needed
• Assists in developing and maintaining various financial analyses and tools for new and ongoing cross-departmental projects such as budget creation templates, fund reporting, periodic budget vs actuals reports, and payroll processing
• Build and cultivate relationships with international site finance teams, serving as key point of contact for fund management

Domestic and international accounting (15%)

• Prepare general ledger entries for both domestic and international transactions
• Review various bank and balance sheet reconciliations on a monthly basis as a part of PIH’s close process
• Generate and analyze monthly financial statement reports for several of PIH’s international sites, advising site CFOs on areas requiring focus and/or correction
• Assist in responding to inquiries through the PIH Finance Helpdesk such as working with sites to troubleshoot issues with our financial tools, creating new funds, and replying to general accounting process questions

Qualifications:

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, preferably in finance, accounting, or related field
• Minimum 2-3 years progressively responsible finance experience
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to manage competing priorities
• Experience with information systems or proven ability to learn new systems quickly
• Advanced Excel skills
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 15% of the time
• Ability to solve problems creatively in order to meet organizational goals and objectives
• Ability to work well with a diverse team of stakeholders, honoring the concerns and priorities of local staff in field sites
• Interest in social justice strongly desirable
• Proficiency in French or Haitian Creole preferred

A Cover Letter and Resume or CV are required to be eligible for application review. Please note that we are not able to sponsor U.S. work authorization for this role.

Organizational Profile

Partners In Health (PIH) is an international health organization relentlessly committed to improving the health of the poor and marginalized. PIH partners with local governments to build local capacity and works closely with impoverished communities to deliver high-quality health care, address the root causes of illness, train providers, advance research, and advocate for global policy change. 

PIH currently has implementation programs in Haiti, Rwanda, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Peru, Mexico,Kazakhstan, Sierra Leone and Navajo Nation. Through our partnership with Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, we support a wide range of programs in dozens of other countries around the world.

Partners In Health is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.