Director of Finance and Operations Job at Research Triangle Institute

Responsibilities:

• Lead all project finance and operations, including general administrative processes, financial management, procurement, accounting, administration, human resources, IT and logistics.
• Establish and maintain sound and transparent accounting and fiscal control procedures; be able to detect and swiftly deal with any issues of fraud and/or corruption.
• Ensure compliance of financial and operations systems with RTI policies and procedures, USAID rules and regulations, and local laws.
• Works closely with COP, technical staff, pertinent RTI home office staff and appropriate USAID staff when necessary to ensure project resources are effectively and efficiently budgeted, analyzed, disbursed, monitored and reported in achieving project objectives and results.
• When necessary, work closely with key RTI staff, government officials, contractors and USAID staff to ensure full compliance with local laws (i.e., taxes, shipping, customs, registration) while integrating with current systems and procedures.
• Liaise between RTI headquarters and the field office on financial and procurement matters.
• Regularly analyze and forecast project expenses.
• Support finance/operations-based capacity development of local partners/government agencies as needed by the program
• Oversee preparation and timely submission of monthly financial statements and reports (including expenses, receivable and payables, bank reconciliations and wire transfer requests).
• Supervise the project’s operations, finance, procurement, and administrative staff, providing training and oversight.
• Provide oversight and management of program subcontracts and grants;
• Liaise with internal and external auditors in the review of project financial management.
• Manage and mitigate risk through monitoring national and regional issues that may impact staff and programming and ensure all staff understand and adhere to RTI staff safety and security policies and plans.