Vacancy Announcement

PIH currently has implementation programs in Haiti, Rwanda, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Peru, Mexico, Russia, Sierra Leone and Navajo Nation. Through our partnership with Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, we support a wide range of programs in dozens of other countries around the world.

Our Work In Sierra Leone:

Partners In Health (PIH) began supporting the government of Sierra Leone in response to the Ebola epidemic in October 2014. Recognizing the large need for continued investments in the health system after Ebola, PIH is committed to long-term health system strengthening in support of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS), guided by the same principles as our emergency response and our work around the world: public sector accompaniment, integrated and comprehensive services, social justice, nimbleness and flexibility, partnership, community ownership, and evidence-based interventions. In the aftermath of the epidemic, PIH is committed to supporting the delivery of comprehensive health services in Sierra Leone, from the community level to the health center and to referral hospitals.

The Finance Officer will be responsible for supporting the Freetown finance team to maintain overall compliance with PIH’s grant agreements as well as internal finance and procurement policies, and the Finance Officer will be working with Two (2) other Finance Officers stationed in Kailahun and its operational sites.

The Finance officer will be responsible for processing all petty cash requests, and will take on responsibility as the primary finance contact for the QEHSSSP World Bank Project.

• Directly responsible for all cash support to Kailahun base programs.
• Responsibility for ensuring strict adherence with PIH grant agreements as well as internal finance and procurement policies when processing petty cash requests.
• Responsibility for ensuring the petty cash batch is accurately updated on a daily basis into SERENIC Accounting Software.
• Responsibility for ensuring that 5.5% Withholding Taxes is correctly recognized and calculated on all cash transactions over 1,000,000.
• Responsibility for maintaining an accurate and up to date log of all outstanding advances and following up with program staff appropriately.
• Critically analyzing the documentation provided to support payments.
• Primary responsibility for addressing financial requests from Kailahun base program and ensure their teams are receiving reliable financial support.
• Responsibility for preparing monthly USD and SLL reporting templates.
• Assisting the finance team by covering other positions when team members are on leave and performing ad hoc tasks as needed by the department.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internally and externally.
• Excellent computer proficiency (MS Office – Word, Excel and Outlook)
• Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service.
• Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices.
• Diploma or BSc. in Accounting & Finance.