Finance Manager, USAID

Dexis Consulting Group
United States, D.C., Washington
Dec 19, 2024
Dexis is a professional services firm that solves the most pressing social challenges in complex environments, paving the way for a more secure and prosperous world. Dexis embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion and strives to build and maintain a safe environment where we celebrate diverse backgrounds, treat everyone with respect, and value the unique lived experiences each person brings based on their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, military or veteran status, national origin, age, marital status or family status and related conditions. At Dexis, you will experience a corporate culture of inclusiveness, fairness, and trust. You will be given the means and mentorship needed to succeed, and your creativity will be rewarded. About the Position The Finance Manager (FM) will lead overall financial management on a large, complex, and high-visibility USAID contract piloting a new approach to helping the Agency meet its staffing and surge support needs. An experienced senior leader, the FM will be part of the project's core leadership team and responsible for maintaining overall cost control of the contract and staff-related costs to ensure we provide good value to the Government. They will implement financial management systems tailored to effectively meeting the contract's specific cost-related objectives, covering budgeting, financial reporting, analysis/forecasting, pipeline tracking and reporting, and accounting. Working closely with project leadership, the FM will track cost-related performance metrics and ensure we achieve at- or below-target cost performance on cost reimbursable CLINs and achieve fixed performance incentives. The Finance Manager will provide oversight of all financial activities under the contract and manage all financial reporting and other compliance requirements. They will be responsible for ensuring the integrity and usefulness of Dexis financial systems. Responsibilities Establish a finance and accounting system that ensures compliance with USAID financial and accounting rules and regulations and contract terms. Establish and maintain financial and cost records for all task orders and modifications to existing task orders. Respond to client requests for financial and cost records of task orders with a one-week turnaround time. Under minimal direction, develop and oversee a comprehensive budget for project operations and work with project management team to ensure the budget is adhered to. Ensure appropriate financial management/reporting and payroll structure function to ensure timely payments to technical advisors. Ensure fair and reasonable salaries when hiring staff - conducting extensive market research and looking at equity across positions with similar scopes. In collaboration with leadership, lead project financial reporting ensuring timely submission of Quarterly Financial Reports detailing activity commitments, obligations, disbursements, balances by cost-reimbursable line item, etc. Create and maintain tracking tools and processes for project management of complex assignments and recruiting actions. Direct the day-to-day work activities of all financial management components, ensuring overall cost-control and cost-effectiveness of the contract. Partner closely with leadership to develop new processes to ensure the adaptiveness of the financial systems to project needs. Proactively identify and assess any financial risks and work collaboratively with leadership to identify mitigants. Advise on metrics used to monitor the financial management of the contract. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in finance, business administration, accounting, or other closely related field; Master's degree preferred. Minimum of 12 years of progressively responsible experience in project financial operations and management, including 5 specifically on USAID contracts. Demonstrated experience tracking and managing cost-related performance indicators. Demonstrated ability to develop and implement strategically tailored financial systems and processes, to manage adaptively. Familiarity with principles of collaboration, learning, and adapting (CLA) in project financial practices preferred. In-depth knowledge of and ability to manage USAID financial reporting and compliance requirements. Below is the pay range aligned with this position. When developing a range, Dexis evaluates compensation holistically, triangulating between external market research, our budget for the position, and internal equity to arrive at a figure that is fair and competitive. Offers within this range will be based on an individual candidate's qualification, relevant education and experience, skills, performance, and organizational needs. Dexis pay range for this role: $128,000 — $160,000 USD Dexis is on a mission to help solve today's most pressing global political, social, and economic challenges and create a world where all people are safe and prosperous. As a Dexis employee, you will be challenged, empowered, and mentored. Our motto is "find a way or make a way" - that's how Dexis goes "all in." How will you? If you are passionate about this opportunity, apply now! Only those applicants who meet the above criteria will be contacted for interview. Dexis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, pregnancy, disability, age, genetic information, military service, veteran status, ethnicity, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, childbirth and related medical conditions, including lactation, or any other protected class under applicable law. As part of a competitive benefits package for eligible employees, Dexis provides healthcare insurance in addition to other staff welfare benefits and perks. If you are hired for a position that is paid from the Dexis home office, you will be required to submit proofthat you have received the COVID-19 vaccine unless you qualify for a legally recognized medical or religious exception to the vaccine requirement. This does not apply to AL, AZ, FL, KS, MT, NH, ND, or TX residents.