STRIDES Financial Analyst III

Job Summary: Coordinates financial/accounting operations, including overall financial monitoring and support/guidance to Country Office and project staff, to ensure the fiscal well- being of the projects. Provides financial management, conducts analyses of financial data, provides budget analyses for project funds, and prepares required reports to funding agencies to ensure compliance with the donor's requirements. Oversees sub award management and responds to inquiries and assist in trainings. Carries out unit finances to proactively guide and support respective financial success by providing high level analytical expertise. Reviews and processes final cost objective requests. Provides analysis and business modeling support on strategic initiatives for senior management and field operations. Responsible for analyzing performance trends, modeling complex business decisions, tracking performance and presenting results. Ensures and provides financial expertise, critical thinking, and customer service. Accountabilities: - Creates, reviews, and monitors multiple country program budgets with annual budgets from $1-20M. Collaborates with staff from other teams and other offices to update cost-to-complete analyses periodically. - Assists in subaward management, including assessment of capacity and review and monitoring of budgets and expenditures. - Provides on-site and remote financial technical assistance to country-based staff and provides guidance on policy and regulations related to procurement and compliance. - Interprets and provides explanation for discrepancies and variations in financial data. - Processes invoices from sub-awardees, consultants and other vendors, and processes travel expense reports. - Independently analyzes and resolves complex challenges. - Uses financial systems to produce reports, analysis, financial models and databases. - Interprets, analyzes and/or evaluates data, ensures compliance with applicable state and federal statutes, and uses Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures (GAAP). - Applies advanced level technical and administrative knowledge of the rules and regulations in the subject area and defends analyses and recommendations relating to a variety of issues. - This is an advanced level Financial Analyst position which serves as a subject matter expert and may lead teams on complex issues. - Documents more complex or unique issues and effectively articulates written conclusions. - Implements, enhances, and evaluates tools, systems and processes, and serves as a trusted advisor to management. - Has in-depth technical and administrative knowledge and is able to defend analyses to management. - Applies acquisition principles and regulatory understanding in financial monitoring, reporting and oversight. Applied Knowledge & Skills: - Analyzes complex business and/or program issues and consults with management as needed; works independently; active participant in meeting program and organizational goals. - Applies expert knowledge of current federal, state and local government programs. - Applies technical and administrative knowledge of the rules and regulations in the subject area and defends analyses and recommendations relating to a variety of issues. - Communicates industry information regarding more complex or unique issues, and presents specific findings in such situations. - Establishes and maintains professional working relationships. - Documents more complex or unique issues and effectively articulates written conclusions. Problem Solving & Impact: - Prepares and analyzes complex financial matters involving existing and emerging issues and makes recommendations from the analysis. - Actively works with assigned teams to find solutions to complex or unique subjects. - Recommends and supports development of procedures. - Recommends and/or takes corrective action when necessary based on acquired knowledge and observation of best practi