BHA Finance Manager

Job Tittle: BHA Finance Manager

ROLE PURPOS:

Leading the Financial Management activities of BHA funded award. S/he will be expected to lead on all aspects of BHA finance activities. The post holder will play a key role in building capacity for the finance team in USG rules and reg’s at CO and field level.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Oversee all accounting and financial management of the project, including adherence to all USG rules and regulations, SCI policies and procedures and financial reporting requirements.
• Responsible for developing project tracking systems including budget reports, financial reporting, financial analyses, forecasting tools.
• Work closely with the Project Director in projections and forecasting analysis of award per partner, per location.
• Work closely with the CO finance staff to establish and maintain strong financial procedures and reporting practices.
• Responsible for developing project partner financial reporting and record keeping procedures.
• Support the Organizational Capacity Assessment process, ensuring all BHA partners are able to meet funding requirements of SCI and USG requirements
• Ensure capacity gaps and weaknesses are identified and work with key stakeholders to ensure appropriate mitigation measures are in place
• Work with partnership team to ensure that organizational development plans are in place, and take a leading role in all capacity building for partners in financial systems and process
• Regular visits to partners to provide guidance and mechanism to develop and maintain a robust financial system, controls to ensure efficiency, reliability and transparency of financial data in accordance with SCI guidelines.
• Ensuring partner reports are received timely, reviewed and posted on system on timely basis.
• Responsible for partner expenses forecast each month and ensuring sufficient funds are available with partners to conduct activities.
• Responsible for review of partner proposal budgets and amendments ensuring internal sign-off process is followed.
• To facilitate internal / external auditors during internal / external audits;
• Representation of finance in procurement committees for all BHA award procurements as delegated by Finance Director.
• Prepare realignments along with program staff for SCI Budget or Partners budget if needed.
• Representation Finance in the BvA meetings while ensuring that actions are addressed after BvA meetings.
• Providing support to Finance director in preparation of Master budget, and forecast processes.
• Drafting the staff allocation for all BHA staff and ensuring allocations are provided to Finance manager in Country office for clearance of balance sheets holding accounts.
• Responsible for the timely and complete preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual donor and SCI financial reports in accordance with Save the Children policies and guidelines.
• Maintain regular communications with all members of Area office and ensure that timely and complete financial support is provided.
• Conduct Budget holders training and advice BHA budget holders on financial aspects

of awards management.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

Essential

• MBA Finance, ACCA/ACMA Part qualified with 10 years of post-qualification accounting experience.
• Experience of and well-developed skills in staff management, supervision and capacity building
• Proven track record of supporting a senior management team, and providing strategic support across multiple sectors and/or regions
• Knowledge of the requirements of the major donors and experience in budgeting and reporting to donors.
• Cultural awareness and ability to build relationships quickly with a wide variety of people
• Patient, adaptable, flexible, able to improvise and remain responsive and communicate clearly and effectively under pressure
• Excellent planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organise a workload comprised of varying and changing tasks and responsibilities
• Strong communication (written and spoken), and interpersonal skills in English, with experience in managing multicultural teamsDesirable
• Experience working with financial systems. i.e. Agresso, Sun system.
• Fluent in English.

Essential Requirement:

-Access to a Schengen visa is required for positions in Ukraine**

The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:

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 www.savethechildren.net/careers

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.