Finance Coordinator

Key areas of accountability:

Planning and Budgeting

• To provide technical support to Field Operation Manager, Budget Holders in their role development of Project budgets proposals.
• Prepare annual Master budget and analyze the budget gap of the year and advise the concerned body about the solution.
• Partake and provide information about administrative cost during preparation of project budget proposals.
• Check the availability of budget before payment request is affected.

Financial Accounting, Reporting, and Control

• Assist and train the Finance team in analyzing, journalizing and recording of financial transactions.
• Collect monthly cash flow projects from project managers and summarized finally send timely to Country office treasury unit.
• Give technical support for budget holders and newly recruited staff
• Ensure that the necessary support documents are attached
• Ensure timely cash forecast is submitted to CO.
• Ensure the payments made within the authorized SOD level
• Prepare monthly financial reports by using Agresso FMS
• Ensure that internal control over cash exists in a good status.
• Ensure that the Aggreso System is working properly in the field office and any interruption or problem is reported immediately to concerned section; also ensure that financial data backups are taken regularly.
• Respond on time the financial and Award related inquiries raised from line manager and country office Awards, treasury and reporting section.
• prepare a schedule for regular supervision from country office in order to ensure that financial management procedures are respected.
• Ensure that government obligations are settled monthly.
• Reconcile all balance sheet accounts on monthly bases
• Checked & reviewed all financial documents before a monthly financial report is closed.
• Ensure that a good filing system within the sub office.

Award related Management:

• Provide technical support for budget holders on the budget utilization
• Provide monthly budget verses actual report
• Ensure all budget codes are properly used for all transactions
• Ensure compatibility of Financial and narrative reports
• Provide support and information in the process of grant complaint audit to the donor auditors.
• Control all Floats are complying with the organization advance policy
• Ensure that funds transferred to partner agencies, whether government or NGOs, are properly accounted and documented; And also to conduct regular supervision for proper fund utilization and documentation.
• Ensure cash availability throughout the accounting period.
• Work closely with project managers, operation manager and others support and program staff

Managing subordinate staff

• Manage guide, control, and coach the subordinate staff
• Plan with them and evaluate their performance
• Build team spirit among them (finance section)

Job Requirements

Qualification

• BA degree in accounting or equivalent combination of education and work experience

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience.
• Excellent proven knowledge in MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)
• Familiarity in using Accounting Software’s: Agresso system is preferable.
• Experience in staff management is desirable.

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong accounting and analytical skill
• Willingness and ability to dramatically change work practices, flexibility in working long hours and ability to work with incoming surge teams;
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills;
• Fluency in written and spoken English;
• Commitment to Save the Children values
• Teams, in the event of emergencies

Competencies 

• SC Values are: 
  • Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity, and Integrity. To meet the value system, the post holder is expected to demonstrate the following competencies on an ongoing basis.
• Leading Delivering result: 
  • Takes personal responsibility and holds others to account to deliver our ambitious goals for children, continually improving own performance or that of the team/organization.
• Thinking Applying technical and professional expertise:
  • Applies the required technical and professional expertise to the highest standards; promotes and shares best practices within and outside the organization.
• Working effectively with others: 
  • Works collaboratively to achieve shared goals and thrives on diversity of people and perspectives; knows when to lead and when to follow and how to ensure effective cross-boundary working.
• Communicating with Impact: 
  • Communicates clearly and confidently with others to engage and influence; promotes dialogue and ensures timely and appropriate messages, building confidence and trust with others

How to Apply

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations.  A copy of the full role profile can be found at https://stcuk.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=2200013D