Position Title: Senior Grant Audit Manager

Reports to: Associate Director of Grant Compliance

Location: Remote U.S.; Boston, MA; or Hybrid, with up to 15% international travel

Employment Type: Full time

Candidates must have authorization to work in the U.S. Please note that we are not able to sponsor U.S. work authorization for this role.

Position Overview:

Partners In Health (PIH) is looking for an individual with significant experience managing donor-initiated audits for international non-governmental organizations to serve as a Senior Grant Audit Manager on the PIH global Grants Management and Compliance (GMC) team.

Reporting to the Associate Director of Grant Compliance, the Senior Grant Audit Manager will work closely with PIH coordination site, care delivery and academic site-basedprograms, finance and grant management colleagues to manage donor-initiated grant audits and develop and serve as a key point of contact for grant audit-related inquiries and guidance. The Senior Grant Audit Manager will manage (or support care-deliveryor academic site finance and grant management staff in managing)grant audits at every stage: from development of audit requests for proposals (RFPs) and terms of reference (TORs) to implementation and ongoing monitoring of corrective actions.As part of the GMC team, this role will contribute tomonitoring and sustaining grant compliance across the organization.

Responsibilities:

Organization-wide Single Audit (25%)

• Develop and, in coordination with PIH’s auditor, manage the schedule for the Single Audit.
• Compile, review and deliver accurate and complete general ledgers, award agreements and any other information required by the auditor in connection with the Single Audit.
• Respond promptly and accurately to auditor questions or feedback on PIH submissions.
• In consultation with PIH coordination site accounting staff, develop responses to auditor concerns or findings relating to the Single Audit.
• In coordination with PIH coordination site accounting staff, review and provide comments to the Single Audit report.
• Track and monitor implementation of any corrective actions resulting from the Single Audit.
• Serve as primary PIH contact for the PIH auditor and any PIH staff regarding the Single Audit.
• Regularly update PIH finance leadership on the status of the Single Audit.

Donor Audits (65%)

• Develop or review and negotiate grant audit RFPs and TORs.
• Manage implementation of audit workplans, identifying responsible staff and timeframes for each activity.
• Review requested supporting documentation for accuracy and completeness and manage document filing and upload or other delivery to auditors.
• In consultation with relevant care-delivery or academic site staff and PIH coordination site accounting and finance staff, respond promptly and accurately to auditor inquiries and concerns and provide comments to the audit report.
• Track and monitor implementation of any corrective actions resulting from the audit.
• Serve as primary PIH contact (or support care-delivery or academic site staff serving as primary contact) for the auditor and any PIH staff regarding the audit.
• Regularly update PIH finance leadership on audit status.
• Maintain tracker listing status of all active, expected, and completed grant audits, including status of audit, findings or concerns, and status and monitoring plans for any corrective actions.
• Develop tools and systems and implement trainings to advance audit preparedness across PIH, including periodic transaction testing on high-compliance awards and subawards.
• Distill key audit outcomes to inform GMC team and PIH-wide priorities.

Organization-level compliance support (10%)

• Support GMC team initiatives such as roll out of and training on policies and procedures relating to grant management and compliance.
• Inform and support the coordination and management of misconduct allegations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required, concentration in finance or related field preferred; master’s degree in finance or related field preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience managing high-compliance (preferably public sector) donor-initiated grant audits in the international development context, including planning, organizing, and directing diverse stakeholders towards successful audit completion.
• Detailed knowledge of major public sector, multilateral, and private sector donor rules and regulations.
• Comprehensive knowledge of financial best practices and grant administration rules.
• Ability to work well with a diverse team of stakeholders, honoring the concerns and priorities of local staff in field sites.
• Strong listening, verbal, and written communication skills; ability to synthesize and convey complex information to diverse audiences.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams).
• Strong financial, analytical, investigative, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail.
• Able to travel domestically and internationally.

A Cover Letter and Resume or CV are required to be eligible for application review.

Organizational Profile

Partners In Health (PIH) is a non-profit, global health organization that fights social injustice by bringing the benefits of modern medical science first and foremost to the most vulnerable communities around the world. PIH focuses on those who would not otherwise have access to quality health care. PIH partners with the world’s leading academic institutions to create rigorous evidence that shapes more sound and all-inclusive global health policies. PIH also supports local governments’ efforts to build capacity and strengthen national health systems.

As of today, PIH runs programs in 11 countries (Haiti, Kazakhstan, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mexico, Navajo Nation, Peru, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, United States), where it provides direct care to millions of patients, through public facilities and community engagement.

Partners In Health (PIH) is committed to the fundamental principle of equal opportunity and equal treatment for every prospective and current employee. It is the policy of PIH not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex and gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law. PIH works in and with a number of governments in and outside the U.S., and to the extent applicable, this statement is intended to incorporate the prohibition of any unlawful discrimination covered by applicable laws in such countries, states and municipalities.

Partners In Health participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.