Scope of Work
Finance Analyst
I. Overview
Chemonics International was founded in 1975 and is one of the largest U.S.
consulting firms providing
expertise in developing and emerging-market countries for initiatives financed by the U.S. Agency
for International Development (USAID).
II. Position
Name
Finance Analyst
III. General
Responsibilities
The Finance Analyst is responsible for assisting the Finance Manager to conduct analyses
and provides appropriate advice to project leadership and staff, on financial aspects of
planning, implementing, and evaluating a USAID-funded project.
The Finance Analyst will at all times adhere to and act
according to the Chemonics Professional Code of Ethics (“Living Our Values”)
and will make the principles of the Code a part of the project’s culture and
standard operating procedures.
The Finance Analyst will ensure that professional and transparent
relationships are maintained with all project staff, project partners, donors, counterparts,
vendors, and others with whom she interacts, throughout the life of the
project.
IV. Specific Duties
The Finance Analyst will perform the
following tasks independently, with minimal supervision:
·
Assist
the Finance
Manager in preparing documentations to accurately track and process project
expenditures.
·
Provides
financial aspect input to project work plans, expenditure plans and budgets.
·
Assist
the Finance
Manager in monitoring the financial and accounting performance of project SAF implementation in meeting project work plans, expenditure plans and budgets.
·
Assists
the Finance
Manager to obtain budgets and financial plans for PAR (Procurement Action
Request) and sub contracts by working closely with project experts and specialist.
·
Assist
the Finance
Manager on reviews of financial performance of project activities to reduce variances between projections
and actual disbursements.
·
Provides
assistance and advice to subcontractors and vendors on the maintenance of
records and general financial discipline requirements of USAID.
·
Assists
and serves as backup to the project Finance Office, and performs their support duties when they
are absent.
·
Perform
other finance duties as required.
V. Qualifications
·
Minimum bachelor decree from reputable
university
·
at least 5 years financial management experience with
large-scale international projects preferred.
·
Extensive
familiarity with US Government generally accepted accounting procedures
required.
·
Proven
experience working with USAID-funded projects preferred.
·
Fluency
in English and Bahasa Indonesia required.
·
Strong interpersonal and communication skills are required.
VI. Reporting
The Finance Analyst will report
directly to the DCOP. He/she will prepare regular oral and written progress reports that
demonstrate the status of project financial operations, as well as other
reports as required.
As teamwork is crucial to the
success of the project, the Finance Analyst will be expected to coordinate work
with other technical, managerial and administrative project staff, as per direction from the Chief of Party.
