Finance & Administration Manager

RTI International Dakar, Sénégal
Temps plein · Manager

Project Summary

RTI's International Education division was just awarded a 5-year, $55M cooperative agreement from USAID/Senegal to improve girls’ and boys’ reading outcomes in kindergarten through second grade by increasing the capacity of the Senegalese education system through institutional support and targeted assistance in nine regions of Senegal.

Job Responsibilities

• Ensures project resources are effectively and efficiently budgeted, analyzed, disbursed, monitored, and reported in achieving project objectives
• Reports to the client on project financial health to ensure that billing and collections are accurately performed
• Oversees all field financial and operations activities in alignment with RTI’s global operations practices
• Ensures compliance with USAID’s, RTI’s, and country’s rules, regulations, and procedures
• Ensures effective coordination between office operations and implementing team
• Oversees preparation and submission of various monthly financial reports and statements (including expenses, receivable and payables, pipelines, projections, accruals, commitments)
• Ensures timely submission of the expense reports, bank reconciliations, and wire transfer requests to home office in the US
• Prepares biweekly cash requirements, monitoring cash flow, and reconciling cash accounts to maintain appropriate cash balances, including petty cash system
• Oversees project grant financial disbursements
• Supervises the Finance and Administration Officer and other program support staff as needed

Minimum Required Education, Work Experience, Competencies, Skills And Abilities

• Master’s level degree in business administration or human resources with a minimum of 6 years of experience as a Finance Manager for donor-funded programs (including USAID-funded programs.) Bachelor’s level degree will be considered with a minimum of 8 years of experience in the above area.
• Knowledge of labor and tax laws in Senegal.
• At least 5 years of experience managing finances in QuickBooks
• Advanced working with Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel
• Proven experience in managing diverse teams in challenging and changing international development settings
• Strong multicultural, interpersonal, diplomatic, and supervision skills