Senior Manager, Program Finance

Evidence Action

. Serve as the lead financial partner for the Syphilis-Free Start program during multi-country expansion while managing its current portfolio .

Posted 10/6/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $98,700 - $110,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in financial planning, analysis, and management for complex programs, including multi-year forecasting and budget development. Proficient in managing donor financial reporting and designing financial arrangements for partners and subrecipients within a multi-country context.

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Financial PlanningMulti-Year ForecastingBudget DevelopmentDonor Financial ReportingCost Recovery

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Hard Skills

Financial ModelingCost AnalysisBudget ManagementScenario PlanningExcel ProficiencyRestricted-Grant ManagementFinancial Risk ManagementInternal ControlsProposal BudgetsFinancial Capacity Assessment

Soft Skills

CommunicationCollaborationProblem-SolvingLeadershipAdaptability

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree

Industry Keywords

Multi-Country ExpansionFiscal AgentsSubrecipientsTechnical AssistanceFunding Streams

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the lead financial partner for the Syphilis-Free Start program during multi-country expansion while managing its current portfolio
Build and maintain multi-year financial models connecting program design, country sequencing, staffing, implementation timing, delivery models, and funding
Compare country and partner delivery models, including direct delivery, technical assistance, co-implementation, local partners, fiscal agents, and subcontracting
Analyze delivery costs, entry costs, shared and indirect costs, cost recovery, affordability, funding runway, and multi-year commitments
Lead annual budgets, forecasts, revisions, and scenario planning
Lead financial development of multi-country proposals and partner budgets
Advise leadership and cross-functional teams on donor restrictions, cost recovery, flexible-funding needs, and proposed commitments
Define finance workstreams for prospective countries and delivery models
Assess and design financial arrangements for fiscal agents, implementing partners, subrecipients, and other third parties
Create consistent budget structures, activity coding, and reporting categories across the portfolio
Lead regular financial reviews covering actuals, forecasts, funding runway, variances, risks, decisions, and follow-up actions
Oversee donor financial reporting and grant closeout with Accounting and Grants and Compliance
Serve as the day-to-day finance partner to SFS leadership and coordinate assumptions, responsibilities, deadlines, and decisions across teams
Communicate financial findings clearly and build colleagues' financial capability through practical tools and guidance

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and at least 6 years of related experience
Experience leading financial planning, analysis, and management for complex programs, portfolios, or business units with multiple budgets, funding streams, stakeholders, and planning horizons
Experience building and adapting multi-year forecasts, scenarios, and cost-driver models in Excel as assumptions change
Ability to translate program and operating assumptions into budgets and recommendations and explain costs, risks, and tradeoffs to senior leaders
Working knowledge of restricted-grant management, proposal budgets, donor financial reporting, cost recovery, indirect and shared costs, internal controls, and financial risk management
Experience assessing partner budgets and financial capacity or designing financial arrangements for partners, subrecipients, fiscal agents, or other third parties
Experience improving financial processes across teams while managing concurrent workstreams, including identifying dependencies and raising risks or capacity constraints early
Ability to work across a matrixed, multi-country organization to support both centralized and field-based teams
Legally authorized to work in the U.S.; Evidence Action cannot sponsor or take over sponsorship of a U.S. employment visa

Benefits

Comp & perks

International health care
HSA/FSA options
Life insurance
Disability coverage
Retirement plans with a matching component
Generous and flexible leave options
Other employee perks on a reimbursement basis
Remote work within the US
Up to 10% travel to program locations