Finance Analyst - Global Fund Grant, Guinea-Bissau

About the role

UNDP Guinea-Bissau, acting as interim Principal Recipient for the Global Fund GC8 Malaria grant, has set up a Health Team in Bissau to oversee the grant's strategy, programming and operations. The Finance Analyst leads the finance unit within this team and is responsible for high-quality financial management, grant budgeting, expenditure monitoring, financial reporting, cash management, sub-recipient oversight, audit preparedness and fiduciary risk control.

Key responsibilities

• Lead strategic financial management, planning and budget control for the Global Fund grant.
• Prepare, review and monitor annual and quarterly budgets, workplans, cash forecasts and financial plans for UNDP, sub-recipients and partners.
• Provide financial analysis to programme management, including budget variances, absorption rates, commitments, burn rates, pipeline and funding gaps.
• Keep financial planning aligned with approved Global Fund budgets, grant conditions, UNDP regulations and malaria programme priorities.
• Comply with UNDP and donor reporting requirements, including Progress Updates to the Global Fund.
• Oversee accounting, payments, financial records, reconciliations and transaction quality assurance.
• Review and quality-assure typical UNDP Quantum finance transactions, such as requisitions, purchase orders, invoices, payment requests, journal vouchers, budget checks and cost-recovery entries.