The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to our mission of saving lives and reducing the burden of disease in low-and middle-income countries. We work at the invitation of governments to support them and the private sector to create and sustain high-quality health systems.

CHAI was founded in 2002 in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, with the goal of dramatically reducing the price of life-saving drugs and increasing access to these medicines in the countries with the highest burden of the disease. Over the following two decades, CHAI has expanded its focus. Today, along with HIV, we work in conjunction with our partners to prevent and treat infectious diseases such as COVID-19, malaria, tuberculosis, and hepatitis. Our work has also expanded into cancer, diabetes, hypertension, and other non-communicable diseases, and we work to accelerate the rollout of lifesaving vaccines, reduce maternal and child mortality, combat chronic malnutrition, and increase access to assistive technology. We are investing in horizontal approaches to strengthen health systems through programs in human resources for health, digital health, and health financing. With each new and innovative program, our strategy is grounded in maximizing sustainable impact at scale, ensuring that governments lead the solutions, that programs are designed to scale nationally, and learnings are shared globally.

At CHAI, our people are our greatest asset, and none of this work would be possible without their talent, time, dedication and passion for our mission and values. We are a highly diverse team of enthusiastic individuals across 40 countries with a broad range of skillsets and life experiences. CHAI is deeply grounded in the countries we work in, with the majority of our staff based in program countries. Learn more about our exciting work: http://www.clintonhealthaccess.org

CHAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and is committed to providing an environment of fairness, and mutual respect where all applicants have access to equal employment opportunities. CHAI values diversity and inclusion, and recognizes that our mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people with diverse experience, backgrounds, and culture.

Program Overview:

CHAI established presence in Sierra Leone in 2015. While CHAI’s original intent was to provide assistance related to the Ebola response, it became clear based on preliminary conversations with the government that the real need for partner support was in the realm of health systems strengthening. In response to the government’s need, CHAI developed a scope of work focusing on Human Resources for Health and Supply Chain, supporting the HRH Directorate within MOH and the National Pharmaceutical Procurement Unit (NPPU) respectively.

In recent years CHAI has expanded its support to the Government to include programs on sexual and reproductive health, vaccines delivery, assistive technology, Essential medicines with focus on improving access to medical oxygen and recently Malaria prevention.

Position Overview:

The Finance Coordinator will be based in Freetown, Sierra Leone. He /She will provide high quality finance services in support of CHAI’s operational performance in line with its mission of saving lives and reducing the burden of diseases in Sierra Leone. The Finance Coordinator will be a thought partner to the Finance and Operations Manager in all aspects of finance, accounting and Admin, functions of CHAI SL, developing and implementing systems and processes that facilitate the effective and cost-efficient execution of core CHAI functions. The role will be report directly to Finance and Operations Manager and will be an integral member of the CHAI Sierra Leone Operations team, supporting the program team in discharging their duties. Because of the fluid nature of our work, specific responsibilities may change over time.

• Oversee financial procedures (receipts, payments, payroll and salary allocation), including recording of transactions related to program activities.
• Implement and monitor financial controls including bank reconciliations and other control accounts, finance reports, etc.
• Ensure and oversee accurate data entry into the QuickBooks ledger accounting system for monthly reporting.
• Assist in the preparation of financial reports for internal and external stakeholders and ensure all funded activities are in compliance with the organization and donor requirements.
• Assist internal and external auditor during auditing of program as per where appropriate.
• Implement and maintain financial policies and procedures, taking into consideration donor requirements where applicable.
• Ensure the financial policies and procedures are followed across CHAI Sierra Leone.
• Monitor expenses to budget and preparing monthly budget variance.
• Manage the office administrative activities, including preparation and follow up of the office administrative budget and support costs.
• Verify contracts for services and supplies and ensure that they are within the policy and guidelines of CHAI and Donors.
• Ensure accurate and timely program expense reporting by program team members.
• Ensure an accurate and comprehensive asset inventory list is maintained.
• Support Budget preparation.
• Responsible for balance sheet reconciliations.
• Responsible for cash management.
• Prepare monthly cash forecast and submissions to HQ.
• Any other tasks as assigned by the Finance Manager or CD.

CHAI places great value on relevant personal qualities: resourcefulness, responsibility, tenacity, independence, energy, and work ethic. The individual must be able to function independently and flexibly in a swift manner. 

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting, Banking, or a related financial discipline; Master’s degree in Finance or recognized accounting professional qualification (e.g. ACCA/CA/CPA) will be a plus
• Minimum of 4 years of professional experience in similar position in a financial and administrative management of NGOs
• Excellent Knowledge of Microsoft operating Systems with an excellent command over MS Excel
• Working Knowledge of ERP Accounting Software (QuickBooks and Unit 4/Agresso and MS NetSuite is required)
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional reporting obligations between program Managers, CHAI Sierra Leone Leadership, Boston HQ and/or donors within very tight deadlines, and maintain a very high standard of professionalism and effective relationship management with CHAI’s stakeholders
• High level of integrity and dependability with leadership qualities
• Proactive and responsive to urgent program needs
• Ability to work under pressure without compromising on quality of policy and compliance procedures
• Self-motivated and firm in providing opinion to support effective decision-making
• Experience in managing donors’ funds and executing their financial reporting requirements
• Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment
• Fluency in English required, Fluency in Krio a plus.
  
  

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