Global Program Finance Lead

Jhpiego Inc.; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jhpiego Inc. is seeking a Program Finance Manager to join the Global Programs Finance Team. The role focuses on financial management and compliance oversight for a portfolio of smaller awards, generally under $1 million, including startup, budgeting, reporting, invoicing, and close-out.

You will coordinate with program staff, country offices, contracts, and HQ finance to ensure timely, accurate, and audit-ready financial documentation in line with donor rules and Jhpiego practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 5+ years’ progressive experience providing financial management and oversight in international development program operations.
• Experience managing a portfolio of smaller awards, preferably under $1 million, including budget monitoring, donor financial reporting, invoicing, compliance review, and close-out.
• Intermediate knowledge of US GAAP, IFRS, FAR, and 2CFR200: Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards.
• In-depth knowledge of USG donor agency regulations (USAID, CDC, DOD) and other donor agencies (UN, Global Fund, Private Foundations).
• Sub-contract and sub-agreement financial management experience.
• Experience applying finance and accounting policies, procedures, and systems to ensure award-level compliance and audit readiness.

Responsibilities

• Manages financial oversight for a portfolio of smaller awards, generally under $1 million.
• Tracks award budgets, obligations, expenditures, burn rates, and remaining balances to support timely decision-making.
• Maintains award-level financial files and documentation to support donor compliance and audit readiness.
• Coordinates with program, contracts, country finance, and HQ finance teams to resolve award-specific financial issues.
• Supports award start-up by reviewing approved budgets, donor reporting requirements, invoicing schedules, compliance obligations, and financial handover materials.
• Supports budget revisions, realignments, and award modifications for assigned smaller awards.
• Identifies under-spending, overspending, delayed spending, or compliance concerns and escalates issues as needed.
• Performs routine budget-to-actual analysis, burn-rate review, pipeline review, and variance follow-up for assigned awards.
• Reviews expenditures for allowability, allocability, reasonableness, and alignment with approved budgets and donor requirements.
• Reviews and reconciles subrecipient invoices and supporting documentation.
• Monitors financial expenses of sub-grantees against obligations and established budgets, following high-risk procedures.
• Responds to internal and external audit requests related to assigned awards.
• Performs award-level accounting reconciliations and financial non-payroll transfers in SAP as needed.
• Maintains a reporting calendar for assigned awards to ensure timely submission of invoices, financial reports, and close-out documentation.
• Prepares and/or reviews donor financial reports, invoices, and supporting schedules for assigned awards.
• Coordinates with program teams to ensure financial reports align with award implementation progress and donor requirements.
• Ensures reports are accurate, complete, supported, and compliant with donor and Jhpiego requirements.
• Provides guidance to program, country finance, and partner teams on award financial requirements, budget monitoring, documentation standards, invoicing, and reporting expectations.
• Supports onboarding and day-to-day coaching for staff involved in smaller-award financial management, including review of budgets, financial monitoring, expense reports, and invoices.

Skills

Financial Management

Donor Reporting

Budget Monitoring

Audit Readiness

Subaward Management

SAP

Contract Management

US GAAP

IFRS

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a related field

Tools

SAP

MS Excel

Job description

Jhpiego Inc. is seeking a Program Finance Manager to join the Global Programs Finance Team. The role focuses on financial management and compliance oversight for a portfolio of smaller awards, generally under $1 million, including startup, budgeting, reporting, invoicing, and close-out.

You will coordinate with program staff, country offices, contracts, and HQ finance to ensure timely, accurate, and audit-ready financial documentation in line with donor rules and Jhpiego practices.