Finance Manager

Overview

This role ensures compliance with DRC procedures and guidelines within the country, contributing to country strategies and providing support and technical guidance to country operations.

Tasks Summary

• Responsible for all finance related tasks within geographical area of responsibility
• Manage finance staff
• Ensure compliance with the finance chapters of DRC’s Operations Handbook
• Lead and manage the finance team
• Support the development and implementation of financial management capacity building of staff
• Reinforce existing 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
• Monthly financial briefings to relevant Manager
• Ensure thorough and effective budgetary control
• Liaise with relevant Managers on key financial issues
• Collecting cash forecasts and requesting funds
• Maintain a continuous overview of funding levels
• Ensure all required documentation for financial audits
• Ensure monthly meetings are held with project managers
• Prepare for local audits
• Contribute to the development of proposals with regards to budgeting
• Ensure DRC Dynamics is used to its full capacity
• Ensure proper application of ERP finance processes
• Apply reports and data analytics from ERP system
• Ensure that Country ERP support is in place
• Accountable for achieving DRC’s strategic goals and objectives
• Accountable for making significant decisions on what the unit does
• Accountable for people management of direct reports
• Accountable for making sound decisions based on DRC policies

Experience Requirements

• 8 years of INGO or other international agency experience in finance and operations management within an international humanitarian context
• Demonstrated ability to establish operational management systems for large Programmes
• Direct experience delivering humanitarian Programmes in emergency response settings
• Minimum 2 years’ experience working abroad as an expatriate Finance Manager or Head of Finance
• Proven experience in managing large budgets for multiple donors
• Clear understanding of Donor restrictions and regulations
• Extensive experience in financial reporting and knowledge of major donor rules including UNHCR, UNICEF, OCHA, WFP, ECHO, EC, DFID, DANIDA and USG

Qualification Requirements

• Post graduate degree in Financial/Business management, Public Administration, Social Sciences or other relevant fields
• Addition Professional qualification such as ACCA or CPA is desired
• Proficient in standard computer applications and various accounting and financial management software

Other Details

Languages Required: • Excellent communication skills in English are required

Languages Preferred: • Understanding Dari/Pashto language is a strong advantage

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Remuneration: • Salary and conditions will be in accordance with DRC salary scale