Job Title:
Finance Director - WV Tanzania
Position Location:
Arusha
Region:
Africa\East Africa
Requisition Category:
International
Recruitment Priority:
Need Immediately
Country Name:
Tanzania
Program/Office Name:
Tanzania
City/Province:
Arusha
Employee Type:
Contract
Job Grade Level:
18/172
Recruitment Status:
Advertising in Progress
Is this a family post?
Family - Spouse with Children
Requisition Num:
2013AFEIMAU-97FJJR
PURPOSE OF POSITION:
Provide overall leadership, oversight and management support for all aspects of financial management in the National Office. A focus on ensuring accountability, stewardship, coordinating planning and budgeting processes, providing accurate financial data and developing financial strategy that best serves the NO strategic and program objectives.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Leadership, Capacity Building and Strategic Partnering
Provide strong and positive leadership to the finance department ensuring competent and motivated staff are hired and retained, providing efficient delivery of services.
Coordinate professional and personal development of finance staff through adequate orientation, on-the-job coaching, identification of learning, training needs and opportunities (e.g. in accounting, SunSystems, grant management, risk management, leadership, etc.); and succession planning.
Model Christ-centered servant leadership and support spiritual development of his/her team.
Actively participate in the NO Senior Management/ Leadership team meetings.
Attend and actively participate in strategic regional meetings.
Facilitate ND, Operations, Board and other non-finance staff in understanding and interpretation of financial statements.
Ensure partnership finance policies and procedures are understood by Senior Management, Operations/Technical staff, Communities, Local Partners and Board.
Develop strong networks internally (other NO's, SO's and partnership entities) and externally (other NGO's, banking entities, communities, etc.) through effective communication, relationships and twin citizenship.
Promote shared resource networks within the region, and the partnership.
Adhere to WVI key policy documents – mission, core values, and covenant of partnership.
Stewardship
Ensure adequate cost efficiency and effectiveness measures are in place and are being followed through:
Providing cost analysis, promoting benchmarks and making recommendations for determining effective resource utilisation at all levels.
Contributing to the development of appropriate policies and procedures for procurement of goods and services.
Financial Planning and Budgeting
In collaboration with other NO Directors, advise the ND on strategic resource acquisition and allocation in line with RWG/VIR (Regional Working Group /Virtual Investment Review) recommendations approved by the Regional Leader.
Coordinate the planning and budgeting process and provide technical support, to ensure global and regional guidelines are met.
Review alignment of budgets between National Office, projects, grants, MyPBAS and Support Offices.
Control of NO budget, cash flow and project funding, by providing timely information to budget managers, in collaboration with the Operations Leader.
Contribute to the development of WV NO strategic direction and priorities.
Fiscal accounting, compliance, monitoring and reporting
Design and manage systems, policies and procedures that provide appropriate levels of security and control of WV assets, resources and operations.
Coordinate the submission of timely, accurate and complete relevant reporting to the Partnership and to internal users.
Define and implement efficient and effective internal control systems.
Adhere to partnership policies, procedures and guidelines as stipulated in the International Financial Manual and other documents, including – but not limited to: grant compliance, year-end closing, carry forward, accounting and reporting.
Coordinate the timely and accurate submission of financial reports in Notes FFR (Field Financial Reporting) database.
Review the reconciliation of MyPBAS to FFR monthly with action plan for addressing outstanding items.
Provide regular analysis of ADP/Grant financial reports and timely feedback to ADP/Grant managers for decision making
Ensure NO Finance staff visit Programs/Projects to monitor accountability issues, follow up on implementation of audit findings and provide support as needed.
Financial Risk Management and Controls
Manage appropriate financial systems and controls and ensure they are in place to avoid significant finance audit risk ratings, both at the NO and project levels.
Coordinate management responses to finance audits performed to the NO and projects are ensure they are sent on time to the Audit Department, and that finance related audit recommendations are implemented timely at all levels.
Coordinate adequate preparation for GC and external audits.
Manage Financial Risk
Implement anti-corruption and fraud strategies.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
REQUIRED:
MBA in Finance, MSC in Finance/Accounting/Auditing ACCA, CIMA or CPA preferred
Minimum of five years experience in finance position with medium business/medium NGO/government agency and two years experience in finance management position
PREFERRED:
ACCACIMA or CPA
Deadline: 22-05-2013
How to Apply:
https://jobs.wvi.org/webjobs.nsf/WebPublished/7E65CC3FDC2F001388257B650019FBC0?OpenDocument
