The Finance and Operations Director (FOD) will give support to the Chief of Party in the Service Delivery and Support for OVC program in order to ensure high standards of fiscal accountability and planning, in compliance with US Government (USG) and SCI requirements and will be responsible for producing quality financial reports to the donor. S/he will be overall responsible for ensuring capacity of local partners is built in awards management including donor compliance, in close collaboration with SCI provincial grants officers. S/he will oversee project finances as well as other operational and administrative duties. The FOD will manage all grant management and reporting as well as provide financial and technical management to ensure the best use of resources. The FOD will prepare budgets, monitor project expenses and ensure timely preparation of USAID financial reports.
Specific Responsibilities
• Responsible for ensuring completeness, accuracy and timeliness of all financial reports for both internal and external purposes;
• Ensure timely preparation and circulation of internal budget monitors to the COP and provincial sub-budget holders
• Review all financial reporting documents and information critically at national level in order to prepare it for robust financial reporting.
• Provide support to and monitor provincial accountants, ensuring a consistently high standard of reporting across all provinces, including periodic visits to provinces.
• Produce recommendations for strengthening measures to overcome any weaknesses at partner or SCI provincial level (e.g. in payrolls, procurement processes or accounting systems).
• In conjunction with the project’s provincial grants officers and provincial coordinators, ensure that partners are implementing accounting systems that are compliant with donor requirements
• Provide support to provincial grants officers to build capacity of partners by creating and helping to deliver a training programme based on identified gaps and follow up its implementation to facilitate quality reporting and controls.
• Lead budget revisions, including partners’ budgets in close collaboration with the COP and program staff and in line with donor requirements
• Ensure that an appropriate segregation of duties exists to ensure effective support of field operations and to protect the integrity of the country office finance and administrative operations
• Prepare and revise finance and operation guidelines in order that they adhere to SC requirements
• Advise on the development of financial analysis to assist in the management of financial risk;
• Assist in the supervision of external and internal financial audits as required by the organization;
• During emergencies should facilitate the process of response to emergencies, giving priority to responsibilities in the area of finance.
• Be ready to support Save the Children interventions to respond to emergencies and be able to travel as necessary.
• Promote child rights, contributing to their well being and protection during emergency, guided by code of conduct of humanitarian principles.
• Ensure timely preparation and circulation of internal budget monitors to the COP and provincial sub-budget holders
• Review all financial reporting documents and information critically at national level in order to prepare it for robust financial reporting.
• Provide support to and monitor provincial accountants, ensuring a consistently high standard of reporting across all provinces, including periodic visits to provinces.
• Produce recommendations for strengthening measures to overcome any weaknesses at partner or SCI provincial level (e.g. in payrolls, procurement processes or accounting systems).
• In conjunction with the project’s provincial grants officers and provincial coordinators, ensure that partners are implementing accounting systems that are compliant with donor requirements
• Provide support to provincial grants officers to build capacity of partners by creating and helping to deliver a training programme based on identified gaps and follow up its implementation to facilitate quality reporting and controls.
• Lead budget revisions, including partners’ budgets in close collaboration with the COP and program staff and in line with donor requirements
• Ensure that an appropriate segregation of duties exists to ensure effective support of field operations and to protect the integrity of the country office finance and administrative operations
• Prepare and revise finance and operation guidelines in order that they adhere to SC requirements
• Advise on the development of financial analysis to assist in the management of financial risk;
• Assist in the supervision of external and internal financial audits as required by the organization;
• During emergencies should facilitate the process of response to emergencies, giving priority to responsibilities in the area of finance.
• Be ready to support Save the Children interventions to respond to emergencies and be able to travel as necessary.
• Promote child rights, contributing to their well being and protection during emergency, guided by code of conduct of humanitarian principles.
Qualifications and Experience
• Master’s degree or higher in accounting, finance or business administration or relevant field, with a minimum of 8 years of experience in administrative and financial management of large-scale, complex international development assistance programs, or
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or business administration or relevant field, with a minimum of 10 years of experience in administrative and financial management of large-scale, complex international development assistance programs
• Extensive knowledge of USG financial management rules and regulations
• Experience in developing and managing multi-million dollar budgets
• Proficiency in using various financial packages, constructing tables and excellent working knowledge of Excel and Word.
• Significant experience in financial monitoring, budgetary systems, and controls with strong analytical skills
• Experience of building financial/award management capacity of local partner organizations highly desirable
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or business administration or relevant field, with a minimum of 10 years of experience in administrative and financial management of large-scale, complex international development assistance programs
• Extensive knowledge of USG financial management rules and regulations
• Experience in developing and managing multi-million dollar budgets
• Proficiency in using various financial packages, constructing tables and excellent working knowledge of Excel and Word.
• Significant experience in financial monitoring, budgetary systems, and controls with strong analytical skills
• Experience of building financial/award management capacity of local partner organizations highly desirable
Employee Type
Full-Time Regular
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