Financial Management Analyst Location: United States

Futures Group develops and delivers innovative, locally relevant, evidence-based solutions to improve the health and well being of people around the world. Over the past 40 years, we have assisted governmental and non-governmental agencies, foundations, and the private sector by designing, implementing and evaluating programs in HIV, sexual and reproductive health, population and family planning, maternal and child health, infectious diseases, and gender. Futures Group has deep expertise in policy and advocacy, research and strategic information, health markets and private sector engagement, modeling and economic analysis, patient monitoring and management/HMIS, strategic consulting, and program management.

Position Summary

Futures Group has an opening for a Financial Analyst within the Financial Management department. The person in this position will be responsible for assisting in the development of annual work plans and pipeline budgets, reviewing budgets and financial reports for accuracy, and other ad hoc financial requests as needed. Using strong interpersonal and communication skills and additional analytical skills, the incumbent will develop and maintain positive relationships with colleagues and clients with a strong focus on customer service.

Key Responsibilities

• Assembles, formats, and maintains budget/financial information for new, existing, and ending contracts.
• Analyzes posted cost and revenue to actuals posted. Researches issues and initiates AP, GL and revenue adjustments as needed.
• Assists in the preparation and review of budget realignments, narrations, and justifications.
• Creates/modifies budget spreadsheet templates in accordance with individualized project requirements.
• Ensures compliance with government contracting regulations.
• Performs the initial job setup function and on-going project maintenance within the corporate accounting system.
• Generates monthly project accruals
• Works collaboratively with technical staff on project forecasting
• Administers project reconciliations by ledger account
• Some travel may be required
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

This position requires educational achievement, the ability to work with complex data, attention to detail, demonstrable initiative and flexibility, the ability to work independently and effectively in groups, and strong interpersonal & organizational skills. Specific requirements include:

• Must enjoy working with diverse cultures and staff from around the world.
• Bachelor’s Degree plus 1-4 years’ experience in financial management, specifically in developing and managing budgets in an international development environment.
• Strong organizational skills for managing and coordinating a variety of tasks simultaneously.
• Flexibility to assume a workload which frequently necessitates an adjustment of priorities.
• Ability to take initiative and manage multiple tasks with competing deadlines and attentiveness to detail
• Proven ability to build collaborative working relationships with colleagues across multiple departments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Advanced ability working with spreadsheets: strong MS-Excel skills required.
• Familiarity with US government contracting rules and regulations preferred.
• Knowledge of USAID regulations preferred.
• Experience applying FAR, and AIDAR preferred.
• Language: English required, other languages desirable
• MS Office productivity tools (e.g. Word, Excel. Powerpoint)
• Experience with Deltek’s CostPoint application desirable

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand or sit, and move about the facility

Work Environment

• Usual office working conditions free of disagreeable elements.

All applications for this position should be submitted online at www.futuresgroup.com via the Careers page. Futures Group provides equal employment to all participants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status.