Financial Program Manager

We are seeking a highly skilled Finance and Projects Coordinator who will support the Director and a dedicated team to further develop and successfully implement our program's strategic vision and project activities.

The Finance and Projects Coordinator will be responsible for managing work processes and coordinating day-to-day operations of our projects and grants, including working with project staff, consultants, and sub-awardees coordinating deliverables with work execution, and ensuring completion and submission of timely and accurate financial and narrative grant reports.

They will also coordinate with our technical team to track and report on the program's performance as it relates to our institutional monitoring and evaluation efforts.

The successful candidate will ensure successful program operations, communicating budget tracking information to the technical team that informs their delivery of expected activities vis-a-vis donor-approved budgets.

They will lead program budget development and tracking and periodic internal budget revision processes working with our technical team and the Finance team.

The Finance and Projects Coordinator will prepare program budgets and cash projections, as well as monitor and ensure that program budget performance and cash balances are on track and respond to audit documentation requests as part of project audits and institutional annual audit processes.

They will ensure, with the support of our Technical Team, programmatic spending complies with our policies and procedures and all donor requirements. They will serve as an institutional expert on our donor policies and procedures and inform consultants and subawardees of institutional financial and procurement standards.

The Finance and Projects Coordinator will lead all aspects of subawardee budget and performance monitoring, timely submission of accurate financial and program progress and final reports.

They will also lead procurement documentation and execution of consultant contracts, process vendor invoices, and track payments against contracted amounts.

Effectively communicating with local partner organizations or subawardees on matters of budget and performance monitoring, and technical and financial reporting is key to this role.

Additionally, they will coordinate production of high-quality program communication products, including newsletters, publications, blogs, and website content, working with inputs from our technical team, the Communications team, and/or external design consultants.

Developing and maintaining excellent working relationships with other Forest Trends staff, consultants, indigenous and local communities' organizations, funders, corporate partners, government agencies, and other stakeholders relevant to our program's mission is crucial.

• Previous and demonstrable experience with managing bi-lateral and multilateral agency grant awards, including the US Government.
• Thorough understanding of monitoring and evaluation processes and compliance requirements associated with grant awards.
• Demonstrated experience in financial project management, budgeting, contracting and work planning, ideally within an NGO and non-for-profit organizational setting.
• Interest in working with indigenous and/or local communities in Latin America, environmental conservation, and international rural development issues.
• Strong skills working with complex Microsoft Excel.
• Strong writing and communication skills.
• Undergraduate degree in related field.
• Highly organized and efficient, with a proven ability to manage a range of processes under time constraints with a focus on ensuring timely, high-quality results.
• Ability to interact and communicate effectively within a diverse environment of people and organizations living and working globally.
• Fluent English and Spanish required including reading, writing, and speaking. Working knowledge of Portuguese preferred.

Forest Trends offers a generous benefits package that includes a 7% (of gross pay) employer-paid contribution to a retirement plan; subsidized health and dental care insurance for self and family; employer-paid life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance; and paid sick and annual leave.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that reflects the communities we serve.

We are an equal opportunity employer.