Financial Analyst

Nakupuna Solutions seeks a Financial Analyst to support the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy (GHSD). GHSD leads and coordinates the Department’s work to strengthen global health security and prevent, detect, and respond to infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS. The Bureau leads U.S. diplomatic engagement, leverages and helps coordinate U.S. foreign assistance, and promotes international cooperation to better protect the United States and the world from health threats.

The Financial Analyst will support GHSD foreign assistance programming and implementation of U.S. global health priorities under the America First Global Health Strategy (AFGHS). The position will provide financial, award-management, and administrative support to GHSD Contracting Officer’s Representatives (CORs) and Grants Officer’s Representatives (GORs), helping ensure the effective financial management and oversight of contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and other program instruments.

The Financial Analyst will support award-level budgeting, financial analysis and reporting, invoice review, transaction reconciliation, knowledge management, and maintenance of award documentation. The position will work closely with CORs, GORs, Activity Managers at Post, implementing partners, and GHSD leadership to maintain accurate financial information, monitor award performance and compliance, and provide timely analysis to support programmatic and financial decision-making. The Financial Analyst will be assigned to GHSD and report to the Deputy Director of the assigned office.

The following reflects management’s definition of essential functions for this job but does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Management may assign additional duties and responsibilities to this job at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.

• Award Management Support:
  Support CORs and GORs in the financial and administrative management of GHSD awards, including tracking scopes of work, workplans, approvals, reports, and other required award documentation.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and organized award records in ASIST or other designated document and knowledge-management systems, ensuring appropriate filing and recordkeeping.
• Coordinate with CORs and GORs to support regular, timely, accurate, and useful communication with Activity Managers at Post and implementing mechanism headquarters teams.
• Budget Preparation and Analysis:
  Assist CORs and GORs in developing, maintaining, and analyzing program and award-level budgets.
• Ensure budgets align with GHSD financial-management policies, award requirements, and program objectives.
• Analyze budget execution, expenditures, and financial trends and provide recommendations to improve allocation and utilization of program resources.
• Transaction Records and Accounting:
  Maintain accurate and current records of award-related financial transactions, including obligations, expenditures, modifications, and other relevant financial actions.
• Track, reconcile, and validate financial information against Department of State accounting systems and identify and resolve discrepancies as appropriate.
• Prepare periodic financial analyses and reports for CORs, GORs, office leadership, and GHSD leadership.
• Invoice Review and Processing:
  Log, review, and track project invoices for compliance with award terms, financial-management policies, available funding, and supporting documentation requirements.
• Coordinate with CORs, GORs, and award recipients to address discrepancies, incomplete documentation, or other issues affecting invoice processing.
• Facilitate timely review and processing of invoices to minimize delays to program implementation.
• Support CORs and GORs in monitoring award financial performance, compliance, and implementation against established requirements.
• Assist with audits, financial reviews, reconciliations, and other oversight activities involving GHSD awards.
• Analyze complex financial and programmatic information and provide clear, actionable findings and recommendations to support decision-making.
• Draft and edit financial analyses, reports, and briefing materials related to GHSD program budgets and individual awards.
• Provide financial and technical input related to awards for use by GHSD staff in leadership briefings, public messaging, communications with Congress, and coordination with other U.S. Government agencies.
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