Program Finance Director at Jhpiego Tanzania

The Program Finance Director is responsible for all aspects of financial management of a donor funded project, in close coordination with country office finance and administration teams.  The Project Finance Director will oversee and coordinate financial activities for the project, including financial systems implementation, budgeting, expenditure tracking, procurement, grants, logistics, and financial reporting and accounting. The Project Finance Director will work closely with regional staff to ensure efficient and compliant operations at all project offices. The position is also responsible for ensuring cost consciousness, efficient spending and for implementing and maintaining an on-site financial accounting and bookkeeping system required to assure the integrity and effective performance of Tanzania financial operations.

This position will be closed on: September 30^th, 2026

Responsibilities

Budgeting and Expenditure Monitoring

• Oversee all financial planning, budgeting and reporting for the project, including developing and managing systems to monitor and report expenditures
• Oversee day-to-day coordination of financial activities ensuring efficient operations and cost efficiency
• Lead development, monitoring and review of accurate budgets and track expenditures using cost-performance monitoring mechanisms to ensure prevention of over or under expenditure, monitor variances, and take actions as appropriate.
• Determine updated monthly project accruals and projections to support forecasting accuracy and program completion.
• Prepare required financial reports and provide reports and pipeline analysis as requested by the donor, as well as monthly financial report using QuickBooks

Operations and Accounting

• In collaboration with the Country Office Finance Team, maintain and administer an on-site financial accounting and bookkeeping system (QuickBooks) to assure the integrity and effective financial operations and prepare monthly reports
• Utilize various software applications such as spreadsheets, relational databases, statistical packages, and graphic packages to assemble, manipulate, and format data and/or reports to execute position duties
• Review, reconcile and monitor all project accounts, including operating accounts and petty cash operations involving cash advances.
• Oversee project’s cash needs, payments, procurement, provincial office start-up, operation systems, policies and procedures, and consultant payments
• Implement and oversee a financial reporting and reimbursement process in accordance with Jhpiego's established financial system
• Ensure financial records are properly maintained and readily available and facilitate external audits

Compliance and Risk Management

• Establish financial controls are in place and adhered to, ensuring proper safeguards of funds and ensuring compliance with established award terms and conditions, as well as donor and Jhpiego financial, accounting and administrative policies
• Ensure that donor resources are appropriately directed to project priorities and are in line with project work plans

Management and Capacity Building

• Provide guidance to Project Director and project team members on financial requirements and office operations in compliance with Donor and Jhpiego policies and procedures
• Provide guidance, monitoring and support to regional teams on: procurement, local and international travel, and maintenance of office inventory
• Mentor and support a team of highly qualified regional finance staff and align their efforts in concert with project goals to ensure rapid and sustainable results

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in business administration, Public Administration, Finance, Accounting or relevant field and CPA
• Minimum 9 to 10 years demonstrated experience in financial and administrative management for large complex projects with $10 million annual budget, of which at least five years were working in the field of international development.
• At least seven (7) years of senior-level work experience with USG or other donors, experience with performance-based contracts a plus
• Previous direct supervisory experience of professional and support staff
• Knowledge of IPSAS and GAAP accounting rules and grants contract management
• Demonstrated experience organizing resources and establishing priorities
• Subcontract or sub agreement financial management experience
• Knowledge of financing mechanisms - contracts and grants and their relevant terms and conditions
• Experience developing and/or implementing finance and accounting policies, procedures and systems
• Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, and presentation skills in English and Kiswahili
• Excellent diplomacy skills and a proven ability to establish and maintain interpersonal and professional relationships with donors, host-country counterparts and representatives from other key stakeholders such as NGOs, CSOs, and the private sector
• Proficiency in writing and editing letters, reports and documents
• In depth knowledge financial software applications, databases and spreadsheets, including QuickBooks Enterprise, and Microsoft Office

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to travel nationally and internationally
• Ability to coach, mentor and develop financial and administrative capacity of project staff
• Excellent skills in facilitation, team building, and coordination
• Experience hiring and supervising personnel

Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.

Please apply at www.jhpiego.org /careers

Applicants must submit a single document for upload to include cover letters, resume, and references.

For further information about Jhpiego, visit our website at www.jhpiego.org

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Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.

Jhpiego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

Jhpiego, a Johns Hopkins University affiliate, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, other legally protected characteristics or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. Jhpiego promotes Affirmative Action for minorities, women, individuals who are disabled, and veterans.

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