John Snow Inc. Work Values

Daily Duties at John Snow Inc.:

Provide financial and administrative management support to the USAID-funded DELIVER project. Initially focused on project activities in Zambia, working with the Senior Country Manager and the Program Officer in support management of eight field offices. Since January 2011, also support the Burkina, Madagascar and Rwanda projects, working with the Regional Manager, Technical Officer, the field Director and his/her team.. Review and process monthly field accounts, prepare monthly/quarterly pipeline to the Country Director in the field, perform required monthly reconciliations, and compile monthly submissions to the corporate Accounting Department. Provide feedback to the field office on issues that arise, and ensure that required corrections are made and corrective actions are taken. Process monthly cash flow, allowances, VAT, purchase orders, make some commodities payments from my side, when there is a reprogramming of money, and maintain the project inventory tracking system for country offices Prepare and manage Budget Tracking Sheets (BTS) for all projects based in the field office for obligation/spending. Provide recommendation if necessary, when spending/projections are not respected on a monthly basis. Close down a task order, when fund is used, reconcile everything, and ship necessary documents to the HQ. Review all contracts of $500 and above for compliance, compare vendors bids, review proposal, before the field can implement the job. Work with, and train, field-based financial staff to ensure compliance with JSI policies and procedures and with standard accounting practices. Travel to the field offices as necessary to provide training, and to support financial reviews and assessments. Was a member of the Financial Analysis Working Group (FAWG) for JSI, to provide recommendation on the projects with a high pipeline

What they like about John Snow Inc.:

You give high priority to hiring firms with prestige. Market reputation and prestige of a firm may be determined through on-line research, and conversations with individuals working in your target industry. Note that firms "in the public eye" receive a great deal more critical publicity and attention than those operating with more anonymity. So as you assess your employment opportunities, be sure to seek out the positive aspects of the firm's reputation in addition to noting negative publicity the company may have received.

Tags

Financial Reporting, Budgeting, Payroll, Auditing, Profit and Loss, Financial Compliance, Cash Flow Analysis, Financial Presentation, General Accounting

Skills

word, excel, Power Point , FAPS/Cospoints, Quickbook, French, English, Great Plains, Peachtree

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