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Georgetown Univerisity Finance Manager - Center for Global Health Practice and Impact - Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, District Of Columbia
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Finance Manager - Center for Global Health Practice and Impact - Georgetown University Medical Center
Job Overview
The Georgetown University Center for Global Health Practice and Impact (CGHPI) (https://cghpi.georgetown.edu/) ) serves countries to improve their population health and well-being and to safeguard against health-related threats by advancing the use of evidence and human-centered enterprise architecture on the path towards achieving equity and social justice. To achieve this mission, we catalyze the uptake, spread, and implementation of innovations; triangulate data from different sources, and tailor visualization of the information for each audience; design and implement integrated service delivery models; support communities of practice to inform policy and practice through efficient data use and horizontal and vertical collaboration; disseminate best practices and evidence globally through open source learning networks; build global, collaborative, multi-disciplinary, and interprofessional networks; undertake research that is informed by local needs; and invest in local leadership to own, provide oversight, and sustain implemented interventions. To advance its mission and in line with growth plans, the Center seeks a leader for its Business and Partnerships Development portfolio.
Job Overview
The Finance Manager provides overall management and support for budget development, budget performance monitoring, new proposal costing and make recommendations to the Center leadership to improve cost efficiency in the management of all center programs. They also serve as the advisor for budget and cost management across all programs and ensures that proven cost management principles are applied in the implementation of field programs.
They support center leadership in all phases of developing and maintaining program operating budgets, day-to-day financial planning activities, and program financial reporting and processes; and oversee effectiveness of field program cost performance systems.
Specific Responsibilities
Supporting the COO to develop and implement framework for program performance that ensures financial accountability for results by HQ and field leadership and management teams.
Supporting performance review processes within the field offices and providing technical guidance for program staff to implement initiatives that will improve overall efficiency and effectiveness of field programs.
Carrying out routine financial expenditure analysis of all budgets and making specific recommendations to on cost cutting measures to improve efficiency and increase value for money for sponsors.
Developing tools and templates to guide budget development and monitoring; and training all program management staff in the application of these tools.
Preparing cost proposals for new programs that align and translate technical propositions into quantified resource requirements that are feasible and value-adding.
Analyzing and evaluating relationships between major operating program changes and the financial state of the center; acting to ensure adequate funds for program coverage; and analyzing, evaluating, recommending, and revising annual and program specific budgets.
Overseeing budget operations, including both budget formulation and execution; reviewing and formulating guidance for use in developing an integrated budget; ensuring review of a variety of historical data and comparison to current spending information and trends for a consolidated estimate covering the complex and diverse programs administered; and utilizing the budget system as an evaluation tool in measuring program performance and effectiveness.
Consolidating and validating input from individual program budgets for the presentation of the budget; overseeing the compilation of budget presentation information and materials; and planning and coordinating the presentation of annual and long-range budgets for the substantive and supporting programs administered by center.
Preparing program financial reports to the donor, the university and center leadership.
Work Interactions
Reporting to CGHPI’s COO, the Finance Manager also engages regularly with the Center’s Director of Finance and Business Operations. Business interactions also include those with Principal Investigators, Program Implementation Team, Administration and Operations Support Teams, Central University Financial Services, and Pre and Post Award Management Teams.
Requirements and Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree
5 to 7 years of experience managing a portfolio of complex program portfolio [note: an equivalent combination of education and work experience will be considered]
Experience working with federally funded programs
Excellent writing, communication and costing/budget development and management skills, as reflected in specific cost proposals developed
Familiarity with USG rules and regulations
Proficiency in project management solutions and budget analysis software tools
Preferred qualifications
MBA and accounting certification
Experience and competence in project cost monitoring and evaluation
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