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• Work closely with the Grantees to complete
  legal incorporation, System for Award Management registrations, and
  dedicated bank accounts for grant funds.
• Work with grantees to prepare and complete
  their cost proposals during the application process to ensure compliance
  with USAID and Abt financial rules and regulations.
• Regularly analyze the monthly financial
  reports of each grant, including:
• In charge of checking the supporting
  documentation of each grant report (invoices, receipts, quotations, etc.);
• Providing and reconciling grants bank
  statements for each monthly/quarterly report;
• Responsible for verifying that monthly
  spending and cumulative spending is consistent with the approved budget
  for each grant; and
• In charge of confirming that the counterpart
  report complies with the general budget of the project.
• Draft a monthly report for the Finance &
  Administration Director which analyses the monthly reports of all grants
  and provides recommendations and observations to improve grant
  performance.
• Provide accounting and finance support to
  grants through site visits and scheduled meetings; visit field sites on a
  regular basis to monitor financial-related activities.
• Work closely with technical team to monitor
  and validate required counterpart contribution by grantees.
• Develop and maintain a project control system
  which tracks the status and progress of ongoing grant activities supported
  by the project.
• Develop and manage a database (physical and
  electronic files) to maintain information on the selection process,
  contracts, contract modifications and reports for all grants.
• Responsible for grant monitoring and capacity
  building of recipients in the following areas wherever applicable:
  Internal control procedures, Allowable costs/cost principles under USAID
  regulations, Cash management systems, Equipment and Real Property
  Management, Period of availability of funds, Procurement standards,
  Program Income, Reporting.
• Prepare inputs for contract reporting and
  planning (work planning, quarterly progress reports, M&E planning,
  etc.).

• The ideal candidate for the USAID Project Sub-Grants
  Manager vacancy should possess a Bachelor’s Degree (minimum), or a Master’s
  Degree (preferred), in Business, Management, Finance, Administration, or
  other related field.
• A minimum of eight years of relevant
  experience managing the financial and administrative components of grants,
  grants-under-contract, subcontracts, preferably in donor-funded programs
  in the health sector.
• Specific experience with USAID contracting
  and grant mechanisms, with demonstrated knowledge of USAID financial and
  management systems, regulations, and reporting requirements.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and
  organizational skills.

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