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Job Title: Finance Director
Organisation: IDinsight
Duty Station: New York, Delhi, Patna, Kampala, or
Lusaka, Uganda
About
IDinsight
IDinsight is an
international development consulting organization that helps policymakers and
managers make socially impactful decisions using rigorous evidence. IDinsight’s
core service tailors experimental evaluation methodologies – including, but not
limited to, randomized controlled trials – to the priorities of policymakers
and managers in international development. Other services, such as policy
design consulting and scale-up support, complement our evaluation activities to
provide comprehensive support for clients who want to maximize their social
impact through evidence-based decision-making. By combining rigorous
methodologies with a sharp focus on client needs, we answer policymakers’ most
important questions. IDinsight’s vision is to improve millions of lives by
transforming how the social sector innovates, learns and improves.
Founded by graduates of
Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School in 2011, IDinsight is
rapidly expanding. Our clients and partners include state governments in India,
national Ministries of Health in Africa, the World Bank, international NGOs
such as iDE and the Clinton Health Access Initiative and social businesses like
d.light. We have worked across a range of sectors – including governance,
health, education, microfinance, agriculture, and sanitation – in Cambodia,
India, Uganda and Zambia.
Job
Summary: The Finance
Director is responsible for driving improvements in our financial and
accounting processes to makeIDinsight a more effective and efficient
organization. IDinsight is looking for a reliable self-starter to grow with the
organization as we expand our operations globally, to become the IDinsight CFO.
Key
Duties & Responsibilities:
  • Drive
    improvements in all of the below processes to make IDinsight more
    efficientand effective
  • Liaise
    with external accounting firm to code income and some expenses
  • Review
    and approve expenses
  • Manage
    and approve payroll of expatriate staff
  • Generate
    donor, monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports
  • Manage
    client invoicing process
  • Support
    budget creation
  • Other
    opportunities that you identify
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
  • The
    applicant should hold a Bachelor’s degree (Master’s preferred) in
    accounting or financial management. Degree in another field is acceptable
    with significant related work experience.
  • Professional
    certification, desired (e.g. CA, CIMA, CFA)
  • 3-5
    years of work experience in accounting and financial management at the
    level of a deputy to the CFO in a small or medium sized organization
    including:
  • Overseeing
    accounting
  • Managing
    financial reporting and analysis
  • Supervising
    internal financial reviews and preparing for external audit
  • Familiarity
    with reporting and submitting taxes to appropriate US authorities
  • Experience
    in non-profit finances and accounting
  • Experience
    in a multi-national organization
  • Skills
    and attributes:
  • Strong
    problem solving and communication abilities
  • Organized
    and self-motivated
  • Goal
    oriented
  • Proficiency
    with Microsoft Word, Excel, and QuickBooks (or similar accounting
    software)
  • Possesses
    honesty, integrity, and strong work ethic
  • Reliable
    and punctual in quality and timing of work
  • Collaborative
    and thrives in a team environment, but capable of working alone
  • Excited
    by and open to new ideas and new ways of doing things
  • Cooperative
    and supportive attitude and behavior
  • Willingness
    to take on additional areas of responsibility relevant to the role
  • Sense
    of humor
Compensation:
This position is half-time
(approximately 20-25 hours per week). This may turn into a full-time position
with room for promotion, depending on organizational needs and satisfactory
performance.
Compensation is competitive
with similar roles, and dependent on geography.
How
to Apply:
Please send your CV and
cover letter to ugandacareers@idinsight.org
.
Deadline: 1st
December 2013 at 11:59 pm
East Africa Time.

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