Finance Manager - National Amman

Overview

Responsible for providing strategic financial management to the country mission and overseeing all finance-related tasks, ensuring compliance with DRC and donor requirements.

Tasks Summary

• Lead and manage the finance team.
• Support the development and implementation of financial management capacity building of staff.
• Reinforce procedures and systems for financial management and control.
• Support timely delivery of quality financial reports.
• Ensure compliance with relevant country statutory and other financial obligations.
• Ensure thorough and effective budgetary control.
• Liaise with relevant Managers on key financial issues.
• Maintain a continuous overview of funding levels.
• Provide oversight on ensuring all required documentation and information for financial audits.
• Ensure monthly meetings are held with project managers to discuss key variances.
• Take a lead and ensure preparation for local audits and statutory audits.
• Contribute to the development of proposals with regards to budgeting.
• Ensure compilation of timely cash forecasts and requesting funds.
• Explore alternative financial service providers and banking service.
• Support the senior Management in ensuring adequate liquidity.
• Ensure effective systems establishment for Partnership Assessment and follow-up.
• Establish effective Partnership Financial monitoring plan and support in financial monitoring of partners.
• Support in Financial Capacity development initiatives for Partners.

Experience Requirements

• At least 5 years' international experience in a senior financial management position
• At least 3 years' experience with people management
• Proven experience in managing large budgets
• Proven leadership skills and a competence in people management
• Competence in providing technical guidance and training
• Proven experience in working with national partners, local/government authorities
• Working experience with relevant donors (e.g. ECHO, UNHCR, OCHA, CDCS, and guidelines)
• Advanced proficiency in Excel as well as experience working in a financial IT system
• Experience working as a field-level project manager is highly desirable
• Working in multiple regulatory and compliance environment
• Previous experience in Partnership Financial management and Capacity building

Qualification Requirements

Master's degree in Finance/Accounting or Business Administration

Other Details

Languages Required: Full professional proficiency in English

Languages Preferred: Proficiency in Arabic is a distinct advantage

Contract Duration: till end of Dec 2026

Work Modality: Amman

Remuneration: