The Foundation

We are the largest nonprofit fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world. Founded on a simple premise: people everywhere, regardless of identity or circumstances, should have the chance to live healthy, productive lives. We believe our employees should reflect the rich diversity of the global populations we aim to serve. We provide an exceptional benefits package to employees and their families which include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with no premiums, generous paid time off, paid family leave, foundation-paid retirement contribution, regional holidays, and opportunities to engage in several employee communities. As a workplace, we’re committed to creating an environment for you to thrive both personally and professionally.

The TeamThe Global Health Finance team is seeking an upbeat and collaborative Finance Associate to provide business and financial support to the Global Health division. This role is part of the Global Health Finance Team and will directly support Program Strategy Teams (PST), partnering with experts in drug and vaccine science on making and managing investments.

Your Role

You directly support Program Strategy Teams (PST) in making and managing investments. You are responsible for the assessment of grantee/vendor financial position, the evaluation and negotiation of investment budgets, investment structuring, and the continued financial monitoring of multi-year investments. You also facilitate financial planning and forecasting to support the PST Director in resource prioritization decisions, as well as project work to strengthen the division in overseeing financial aspects of its investment pipeline and individual programs.

What You’ll Do

  • Partner with Program Officers to provide financial and business perspectives in investment-making.
  • Perform financial diligence of grantees, vendors, and organizations, to evaluate their positions and risks.
  • Collaborate with grantees and vendors to develop and analyze investment budgets for projects.
  • Structure investments to optimize cash disbursements in consideration of scientific and operational risks, factoring in landmarks and other aspects of the product development cycle.
  • Work closely with PST leadership and Program Officers to translate PST strategy into mid and long-range forecasts and annual plans.
  • Perform analysis and provide PST leadership with strategic and financial information to support resource allocation and decision-making.
  • Manage forecast preparation, variance analysis, and review with PST Director.
  • Build and manage financial planning tools that support decision-making and communication with senior leadership.
  • Conduct data analyses to generate new insights on the investment portfolio, leading to improved allocation of resources and operational efficiency.
  • Participate in cross-foundation projects to improve tools and practices in support of effective investment-making, pipeline management, and operational excellence.
  • Support inclusive culture through modeling behaviors and actions; escalate issues in a timely fashion to appropriate stakeholders.

    Your Experience

    You are a creative, thoughtful, and curious professional who has an excellent track record of achievement. You should be prepared to work across a diverse set of disciplines, bridging a wide range of expertise, with a demonstrated ability to work with agility, and diplomacy in a dynamic environment. Additionally, we seek:

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