Regional Roving Finance Manager at Save the Children

Finance Manager Job Responsibilities

• Perform quality reviews, reconciliation of balance sheet/control accounts and analysis of periodic financial returns as well as the relevant finance KPIs on a monthly and quarterly basis.
• Provide technical support, trouble-shooting and refresher training to country offices finance staff to improve issues on the balance sheet, income and expenditures accounts in a timely manner.
• Support in year-end audit coordination and responding to audit issues.
• Ensure finance diary that covers all the required activities on a monthly financial control and compliance reviews are strictly adhered to.
• Support the regional office finance team on annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes.
• Collate and consolidate monthly fund requests for the HFCC to approve and submit to the SCI Centre.
• Cover senior country finance colleagues based on a terms of reference agreed with Country Finance Director (CFD) on a cost recovery basis.
• Work with the Country Finance Director to identify areas for improvement in individual and team performance and devise with them an action plan to address these areas.
• Provide a comprehensive handover and an end of visit report detailing: outcomes against the ToR, issues encountered, areas for follow up with timeline for completion, capacity gaps and training needs identified.
• Ensure the effective and efficient use of all Save the Children resources, best value for money and safety and security of assets.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications for the Finance Manager Job

• Accounting or commerce degree and relevant full professional qualifications (CPA/CA/ACCA)
• Minimum of 5 years’ similar progressive work experience in financial management. Not-for-profit experience an advantage.
• An unquestionably high level of integrity and ethics.
• Demonstrable ability to adapt to challenging working environments within a developing country context.
• Demonstrated experience in identifying issues in financial management, applying sustainable solutions, and supporting teams to achieve results
• Proven experience in training and capacity building of staff and teams, including coaching and mentoring staff.
• Knowledge and use of financial software packages. Agresso experience preferred.
• Requirement to undertake travel for approximately 80% of the time (deployments of up to 3 months at a time)
• Ability to adapt quickly to a new environment and achieve results with multiple priorities and deadlinesS
• Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind-sets
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
• Demonstrated ability of working with a range of stakeholders.
• Ability to focus on strategic finance issues and advise key stakeholders.
• Commitment to Save the Children values.