Senior Program Financial Analyst, Fulbright

Overview

Location:

Headquarters - Washington, DC, USA. Job Type: Full-Time. Posting Date: 10/03/2025. Company

Description:

Amideast is an American non-profit organization established in 1951 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., with country offices and programs in the Middle East and North Africa region and beyond. Amideast provides transformational education, training, testing, and exchanges that enable individuals, companies, and international partners to better address 21st-century challenges at home and abroad. For more information, visit us deast.org.

This position supports the Director in the financial administration of the Fulbright Foreign Student Program and overall project financial reporting.

• Monitor, track, and create payment vouchers for program participants, universities, and alumni grant recipients
• Liaise with university billing contacts and service providers for timely invoicing and to resolve billing issues
• Review recurring and off-cycle participant allowance payments for errors and liaise with team members and the Accounting Department regarding delays, holds and other payment issues
• Coordinate with Accounting to set up new student IDs and project numbers
• Maintain a calendar year workplan and timeline of the student tax process in collaboration with the student tax services provider and Amideast Accounting
• Serve as point of contact on student tax-related matters for the tax services provider, program participants, and other partners
• Understand the student general tax preparation process and communicate it to staff and program participants
• Collect and process participant SSNs, ITIN applications, W-8
  
  BEN, and power of attorney forms as necessary
• Process participant tax refunds and eligible state tax reimbursements
• Coordinate with team members throughout the month to ensure the completeness of purchase card logs and supporting receipts; and reconcile purchase card at the end of the month
• Generate recurring (monthly, quarterly, and annual) and ad-hoc financial reports for the Director’s review
• As requested by the Director, participate in meetings with accounting representatives from partner entities and organizations
• Other duties as assigned

• Master’s degree in a related field with 4 years of post-degree work experience; or a bachelor’s degree with 6 years of post-degree experience
• Experience in billing, reconciliation, financial analysis, and reporting
• Proactive, resourceful, and collaborative in a medium-sized team environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, Outlook, and Word
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills (oral and written)
• Advanced skills using Deltek Costpoint or similar accounting software

• Experience in customer service, banking, or financial services

• Professional office environment, with hybrid work options
• Equipment: computer (laptop or desktop), printer/copier/scanner/fax, telephone

The physical demands and work environment described are representative of those encountered while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

This position description provides an overview of major functions and requirements and is not exhaustive. The Employee’s Manager may assign additional duties as related or as appropriate within the general scope, without additional compensation.

Amideast is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Positions that involve interaction with children will be required to read, acknowledge, and comply with and attend special training in accordance with the Child Protection and Safeguarding policy. All Amideast representatives must comply with the Code of Conduct and all applicable organizational policies including, but not limited to, Anti-Human Trafficking and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation.