• Act as a trusted advisor to the Program Heads of the PANA platforms, providing insights to drive impact and long-term sustainability. • Partner with all Leads reporting to the Program Head to ensure financial plans and operations are aligned with strategic objectives. • Represent Program Finance at Thematic meetings, helping shape strategic direction and operational priorities from a financial lens. • Implement and execute Program Finance strategy, ensuring financial sustainability and operational excellence in the PANA Platform in the thematic space of operation. • Embed Thematic Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) processes for programs and serve as a key contributor to risk identification and mitigation strategies. • Proactively identify financial and operational risks, working with cross-functional teams to design appropriate mitigation plans. • Execute all financial aspects of PANA programs including planning, budgeting, financial controls, disbursement, compliance, and monitoring for the thematic areas of responsibility. • Assess and present funding sufficiency and financial viability for achieving strategic objectives across PANA thematic areas of responsibility. • Assess financial implications of new programs and partnerships to inform decision-making. • Drive the annual due diligence and work planning processes with program and partner teams. • Implementation of financial systems, policies, templates, and processes that enable scalable, efficient operations with feedback loop for continuous improvement. • Implementation of financial controls and compliance with internal and external regulatory requirements in thematic areas of responsibility. • Provide timely, accurate, and insightful financial reports and analyses to inform programmatic decisions. • Collaborate closely with the central accounting team to support external audits, regulatory requirements, and tax matters. • Build, lead, and develop high-performing finance teams. • Foster a performance-oriented culture, provide coaching and professional development, and support change management initiatives across finance teams. • Create an inclusive and collaborative work environment and foster positive relationships and trust to build a unified team and drive impact. • Maintain strong relationships with PANA program partners finance teams to enable effective financial governance. • Work with assurance, compliance, audit, and risk teams to create a holistic and unified risk and compliance strategy across the thematic area of responsibility.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Commerce, or a related field; an MBA or Master’s degree is an added advantage. • Professional certification (e.g., ACCA, FCCA, CIMA, CPA, CA) is required. • Membership/Fellowship in a recognized professional accounting body. • Minimum 10 years of progressive financial experience, with at least 5 years in senior leadership. • Experience in managing cross-functional and cross-border teams. • Strong background in program finance, financial planning, risk management, and strategic advisory roles. • Demonstrated ability to effective business partnering and leadership. • Strong command of financial systems, accounting operations, and internal controls. • Expertise in financial and non-financial data analysis for strategic decision-making. • Proven ability in financial forecasting, budgeting, and scenario planning. • Deep understanding of enterprise risk and compliance frameworks. • Enterprise mindset with demonstrated capability to lead beyond functional silos. • Strategic thinker with a bias for action and innovation. • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills across cultures and stakeholder levels. • Strong ethical grounding, integrity, and sound judgment. • Ability to build alignment and influence across diverse teams and leadership structures. • Flexible, adaptable, and able to execute a range of job duties and changing priorities. • Possess excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills with the ability to articulate information to a variety of constituents across cultures. • Possess professional maturity, sensitivity with different cultures, and impeccable integrity.