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Population Services International (PSI) is the world’s leading non-profit social marketing organization, with a mission to measurably improve the health of poor and vulnerable people in the developing world by influencing their behavior, principally through social marketing of family planning and health products and services, and health communications. PSI has programs in more than 60 countries and works in malaria, HIV, reproductive health, child survival, and tuberculosis. PSI’s core values are a belief in markets and market mechanisms to contribute to sustained improvements in the lives of the poor; results and a strong focus on measurement; speed and efficiency with a predisposition to action and an aversion to bureaucracy; decentralization and empowering our staff at the local level; and a long term commitment to the people we serve. For more information, please visit www.psi.org

PSI seeks a Contract Accounting Assistant to work in the Grants & Contracts Department. The position is based in Washington, D.C. and reports to the Senior Manager for Cost, Pricing and Contract Accounting. .

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Develop and monitor both donor funded and non donor funded activity set up to support Contract Accounting
- Assist the Senior Manager, Cost, Pricing and Contracts Accounting in developing, maintaining and communicating procedures for activity set up in Lawson
- Assist in the development of training materials and process manuals
- Facilitate Lawson activity, Grant Management and Billing & Revenue related training to all levels of PSI and affiliate staff
- Review all Activity, Contracts and Billing & Revenue set up for accuracy and consistency
- Help maintain Lawson set up screens such as Account Categories, Burdens, Fee Codes, Attributes, etc
- Work with Senior Manager, Cost, Pricing and Contracts Accounting to develop contract reports and inquiries using Lawson Business Intelligence tools and MS Add-ins to meet Contract/Program staff needs
- Support the development and maintenance of tools and processes to track donor reporting, subcontracts, close outs and cost share
- Other duties as required

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
- 1+ years grants/contracts/project financial or related project management work experience
- Excellent written and analytical/problem solving skills
- Financial analysis skills preferred
- Ability to work as a member of a team and to perform a variety of tasks simultaneously
- Excellent Word, Excel required
- Experience with Lawson Financial Suite preferred

The Assistant will work closely with PSI Contracts, Accounting, Program and Field Staff and support the Lawson Field Implementation and Support Teams as needed.

Reference Code: RW_85RLNH-55Source: Reliefweb