Regional Finance Manager-MEEWA Hub

Job Summary: The Regional Finance Manager will oversee financial operations within FHI 360’s Middle East, Eastern Europe & West Africa (MEEWA) Hub. This role combines leadership in financial management with the development and implementation of effective processes, ensuring compliance with donor regulations and internal policies. MEEWA Hub provides a country-centered approach to its partner countries by utilizing an expanded team of enterprise services establishing both the operating platform and shared services that support project implementation. The team is comprised of experts who provide programmatic, financial, human resources, information technology, and contractual strategic leadership in the geographic area of intervention. This position will oversee and manage financial operations within the MEEWA Hub, ensuring rigorous financial monitoring and adherence to financial policies and procedures and supports the development and implementation of processes ensuring a sound financial management of all projects within the portfolio. The role will provide professional expertise and technical training to country offices’ finance staff. Work will also include leading and participating in organization-wide process improvement projects, supporting the creation of new and the improvement of existing processes and standards related to subaward financial management. Develop, manage, and analyze project budgets, ensuring alignment with donor requirements and organizational policies. Implement financial modeling and analysis to support senior management in making informed decisions and optimizing financial strategies. Proactively guide and support financial success across projects by applying high-level analytical expertise and strategic insight. This role will also provide accounting support to a subset of portfolio countries. This position is open to individuals in West or North Africa in which FHI 360 is registered. Fluency in English and French is required, Arabic is preferred. Accountabilities: Manage budgeting, financial planning, and reporting for multiple projects, ensuring alignment with donor requirements and organizational standards. Lead the process of reviewing projects’ invoices, Subawardee Financial Report (SFR), other subaward documentation, financial reports, and Country Offices’ employees’ terminal benefits. Serves as POC at the Hub level for the year-end audit requests, OHADA audit and internal audit for the assigned Country Offices. Coordinates with Corporate Accounting to ensure Trial Balances are updated for local statutory audits Serves as POC for banking matters e.g. opening, adding/removing signatories or initiators, closing of bank accounts and mobile money accounts. Responsible for coordinating the approval of Country Offices’ Manual within the Finance, Procurement and Accounting team. Provide training and capacity building to project finance staff on standardized procedures for efficient award and sub- award management, on financial reporting, budgeting, compliance, and best practices. Conduct detailed financial analyses to monitor project performance, generate comprehensive reports, and support strategic decision-making. Identify inefficiencies in current practices and implement best practices for financial and subaward financial management. Ensures that country office business practices are adequate, documented, and compliant with internal and external requirements. Ensure financial documentation is filed and readily available per country and FHI 360 requirement Coordinate close-out reconciliation of projects and clearing of o/s issues before system closes Identify areas of compliance risk and escalate as necessary to appropriate parties. Work closely with project staff to solve any issues specific to projects and subawards as needed. Coordinate the finance tasks during the close out of projects. Applied Knowledge & Skills: Comprehensive knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures with financial management, compliance, budgeting, audit and financial information systems. Knowledge of donor (USG and non-USG) rules and regulations, common mechanisms of funding, contracting concepts, and principles from the solicitation phase to post-award administration. Ability to provide strategic leadership, and advise to team members, collaborate with colleagues, and lead capacity building initiatives. Superior ability to communicate clearly in both oral and written form. Fluency in English and French is required. Knowledge of Arabic is desirable. Sound knowledge of Generally Acceptable Accounting Principles (GAAP), Cost Accounting Systems (CAS), and Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). Must possess excellent organizational, supervisory, leadership and managerial skills. Problem Solving & Impact: Works on moderately complex problems, which require in-depth evaluation of data and make recommendations. Exercises judgement within broadly defined practices and policies in selecting me