Finance and Administration Director

Financial Management & Leadership Provide overall project leadership and oversight of project level financial and support administrative operations, including support for project start-up, closeout, and establishment of field offices as required. Develop, implement, and strengthen project-specific financial management strategies, SOPs, internal controls, and administrative procedures consistent with Jhpiego, Johns Hopkins University (JHU), and DoS policies and systems. Provide strategic financial advice, analysis, and guidance to the Country Director, Sr Finance Manager- Country Office, Project Director, and project management team to support effective implementation and management decision-making. Supervise, mentor, and strengthen the capacity of finance staff and promote consistent application of financial policies, systems, and controls across project locations. Proactively identify financial, operational, compliance, and fiduciary risks and work with leadership to develop and monitor appropriate mitigation measures. Financial Planning, Budgeting, & Milestone Management Lead development and management of annual project budget, work plan budget, projections, and budget revisions in collaboration with program, technical, and global AFGHS-Jhpiego team. Align project budgets, expenditures, forecasts, and resource allocations with approved work plans, project milestones, and payment-linked deliverables, proactively monitoring financial and implementation progress and addressing gaps that could affect timely achievement, verification, and payment of milestones. Monitor project level burn rates, expenditures, pipeline, commitments, and financial performance and provide timely analysis to support programmatic and management decision-making. Prepare financial projections and scenario analyses to ensure sufficient resources are available to achieve project priorities and approved milestones. Proactively manage annual funding cycles and ensure expenditures are appropriately planned, incurred, recorded, and reconciled within applicable funding periods. Establish and maintain financial tracking of payment-linked milestones, including milestone value, expected achievement and verification dates, payment status, and implications for project cash flow and financial projections. Work closely with the Project Director, technical leads, MERL, and operations teams to routine...