About the job
This Finance Coordinator provides overall advice, coordination, and technical support on finance to the project team.
This role has a regional focus and ensures compliance to DRC procedures and guidelines within the whole regional area. The role contributes to the development of strategies, which are translated into action plans and day-to-day tasks. The role provides support and/or technical guidance to areas of operation under the project scope.
Your main duties and responsibilities will be:
Support
Support the development and implementation of financial management capacity building of staff
Provide technical support and advice to the Finance team
Financial Management
In close cooperation with the Project Manager, reinforce existing procedures and systems for financial management and control in compliance with guidelines of DRC’s Operations Handbook, internal guidelines and donor requirements
Support timely delivery of quality financial reports to donors and internal reports to colleagues and HQ
Ensure compliance with relevant country statutory and other financial obligations such as tax, levies and statutory returns
Monthly financial briefings to the Project Manager
Ensure thorough and effective budgetary control in the Project
Liaise with the Project Manager on key financial issues for the project, including co-funding, financial reporting, key variances and any remedial action
Collecting cash forecasts from the Project Manager and requesting funds in a timely manner
Maintain a continuous overview of funding levels and pay particular attention to shared support costs, including staff salaries
Ensure all required documentation for financial audits in cooperation with Coordination staff and HQ
Ensure monthly meetings are held with the project manager to discuss key variances, reasons for these, and any remedial action that is required
Prepare for local audits
Contribute to the development of proposals with regards to budgeting in cooperation with the Project Manager
About you
To be successful in this role we expect the following:
Minimum 3-5 years’ of international practical experience in financial management
Proven experience in managing large budgets
Competence in providing technical guidance and training
Proven experience in working with national partners, local/government authorities
Working experience with relevant donors (e.g. UNHCR, ECHO, OFDA, WFP, DFID or BPRM guidelines)
Advanced proficiency in Excel
Full professional proficiency in English
Master’s degree in Finance/Accounting or Business Administration
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