Finance Professional

CTG overview:

• CTG staff and support humanitarian projects in fragile and conflict-affected countries around the world, providing a rapid and cost-effective service for development and humanitarian missions. With past performance in 17 countries – from the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Asia, we have placed more than 20,000 staff all over the world since operations began in 2006.
• CTG recruits, deploys and manages the right people with the right skills to implement humanitarian and development projects, from cleaners to obstetricians, and mechanics to infection specialists, we’re skilled in emergency response to crises such as the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Key to successful project delivery is the ability to mobilise at speed; CTG can source and deploy anyone, anywhere, in less than 2 weeks and have done so in 48 hours on a number of occasions.
• Through our efficient and agile HR, logistical and operational services, CTG saves multilateral organisations time and money. We handle all our clients’ HR related issues, so they are free to focus on their core services.
• Visit www.ctg.org to find out more

Overview of position:

• CTG is looking to hire a Finance Professional for our upcoming projects with our client in Papua New Guinea.

Role objectives:

• Determines cost of operations by establishing standard costs, collecting operational data.
• Identifies financial status by comparing & analyzing actual results with plans & forecasts.
• Guides cost analysis process by establishing & enforcing policies & procedures; providing trends & forecasts; explaining processes & techniques; recommending actions.
• Improves financial status by analyzing results, monitoring variances, identifying trends, recommending actions to management.
• Reconciles transactions by comparing & correcting data.
• Maintains database by entering, verifying & backing up data.
• Recommends actions by analyzing & interpreting data & making comparative analyses, studying proposed changes in methods & materials.
• Increases productivity by developing automated accounting applications, coordinating information requirements.
• Protects operations by keeping financial information confidential.
• Maintains technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing publications.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Project reporting:

• This role reports to the line manager.

Key competencies:

• It is preferable to have an internationally recognised professional finance or accounting qualification primarily ACCA (with valid membership), Institute of Certified Management Accountants (ICMA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Management Accountant (CMA), Chartered Accountant Certification, Chartered Financial Analyst & similar.
• Previous experience audit or advisory services is preferred.
• Ideally not a specialist in tax returns for this companies, but rather a professional who already worked on grant schemes, aid programs.
• The closer to the health sector the better, but this is not indispensable.
• The most important is some level of familiarity with funding mechanisms, management of grants & reporting requirements.

Team management:

• This role does not have any team management responsibility.

Further information:

• Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply for this role.
• We are open to considering both naitonal & international applicants for this role.