Roving Finance and Compliance Manager

Roving Finance & Compliance Manager

Location: Global

Contract Type: Fixed Term

Hours: Full Time

Salary: £34,402 per annum

Closing Date: 17th July 2022

Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 36 years. With an active presence in over 40 countries across the globe, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those effected by poverty, conflicts and natural disasters.

Our International Finance and Services department is currently recruiting for the position of a Roving Finance and Compliance Manager. The Roving Finance and Compliance Manager will be responsible to:

• Ensure effective financial management, reporting, internal control and risk management is managed within Islamic Relief country offices.
• Review finance and operations KPIs, and monitor the performance of each Country Office in line with their service level agreement and objectives.
• Review financial controls and identify gaps in the implementations of financial guidelines in the country offices with reporting to stakeholders and recommendations for improvement

The successful candidate must have or be:

• Good management and financial accounting experience, including a pro-active approach to financial management, budget monitoring, reporting etc.
• Qualified Accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ICAEW/ICMA) or equivalent with experience.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present financial matters to non-financial managers. · Demonstrable ability to think strategically and highlight areas of future concern and risk
• Ability to manage and supervise finance and non-finance staff in multiple and remote locations.
• Experience of conforming with external donor and statutory compliance requirement
• High degree of computer literacy with experience of working in ERP environment

If you are talented, reliable, service minded, resilient and a highly motivated professional looking for a meaningful career, with a strong commitment to IRW’s mission and values of sincerity, excellence, compassion, social justice and custodianship, please apply by completing our online application form.

PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are expected to take place on 1st week of August 2022

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Pre-employment Checks:

Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:

• screening clearance
• receipt of satisfactory references

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

IRW is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom IRW engages. IRW expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme

In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.

By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Applicants should be sympathetic to the values of Islamic Relief:

(Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice and Custodianship)

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer