Job Description:
GENERAL FUNCTION: To design and manage all accounting systems of the World Relief South Sudan Program ensuring that all financial transactions are fully accounted for. The Finance Manager will carry out his/her responsibilities as part of a multi-sectoral team. This position requires a professional who possesses knowledge of administration, accounting, human resources and finance functions and responsibilities as they specifically relate to the operation of a relief and development program.
SPECIFIC JOB DUTIES:
• Report to WR-Headquarters as required by WR accounting standards.
• Report to Field Director, Program Officers and South Sudan partners on applicable financial information to assist them in their responsibilities.
• Provide technical supervision, oversight and training to all finance staff, including those of partner organizations.
• Review accounting systems, practices and reports of WR partners to assure compliance with accounting standards, donor intent, and signed agreements.
• Facilitate conduct of external audit at least annually.
• Oversees the protection of WR’s country assets through the enforcement of internal control policies and procedures.
• Maintain current knowledge of local government requirements related to financial matters and ensures compliance with tax regulations and other legal requirements.
• Is the principal liaison with World Relief Headquarters on all finance, accounting, grant budget management, and cash management matters.
• Prepare all donor financial reports in respect to accounting, legal and contractual requirements and ensures the review of such reports by the Field Director prior to submission.
• Develop, schedule and perform or supervise the completion of internal control audits and initiate necessary actions to correct control weaknesses.
• Supervise all bank relations and bank account activities.
• Oversee the timely preparation review and approval of all monthly bank account and cash reconciliations.
• Perform other duties and tasks as assigned by the South Sudan Field Director.
• Perform payroll functions for all local staff employees.
• Responsible for supervising local finance and human resources assistants.
• Responsible for ensuring that South Sudan program is in compliance with local and national GoSS employment rules and regulations.
• Design, implement and review Human Resources policies as needed, in consultation with World Relief Baltimore.
• Ensure all sector heads are familiar with HR policies and know how to implement them.
• Assist sector heads in hiring processes such as interviewing, documentation, completion and follow-up.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a suitable field, Master’s degree or recognized professional certification such as CPA, preferred.
• Computer literate, with experience in MS Office package.
• Ability to manage budgets, financial accountability procedures, logistics, and commodity tracking.
• Experience working on HR management issues, administration of collective bargaining issues or Finance Manager in a union environment.
• Prior multi-cultural team leadership experience, independent thinker and self-starter.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
• Previous employment with a not for profit organization that receives funding from multiple sources, preferably in an international context.
• Foreign language ability, Arabic preferred.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Ability to live/work and travel in situations of sometimes limited comfort, able to travel in moderately uncomfortable roads/vehicles as position is based in Juba but with some potential (up to 10%) travel to implementation locations.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• This position is based in Sudan, with Juba as the principle center of operations. Travel to and from the other field offices (sub-offices) will be required periodically.
• Operating environment is volatile, with security restrictions in force.
• Working hours will be structured in light of the prevailing emergency situation being addressed, and may be unsociable at times.
For World Relief staff, Christian faith is a prerequisite for employment, based upon United States federal guidelines provided in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Legal Background in the United States
World Relief is both an equal opportunity employer and a faith-based religious organization. This means that we conduct hiring without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age, sex, marital status, parental status, membership in any labor organization, political ideology, or disability of an otherwise qualified individual. The status of World Relief as an equal opportunity employer does not prevent the organization from hiring staff based on their religious beliefs, so that all staff share the same religious commitment.
GENERAL FUNCTION: To design and manage all accounting systems of the World Relief South Sudan Program ensuring that all financial transactions are fully accounted for. The Finance Manager will carry out his/her responsibilities as part of a multi-sectoral team. This position requires a professional who possesses knowledge of administration, accounting, human resources and finance functions and responsibilities as they specifically relate to the operation of a relief and development program.
SPECIFIC JOB DUTIES:
• Report to WR-Headquarters as required by WR accounting standards.
• Report to Field Director, Program Officers and South Sudan partners on applicable financial information to assist them in their responsibilities.
• Provide technical supervision, oversight and training to all finance staff, including those of partner organizations.
• Review accounting systems, practices and reports of WR partners to assure compliance with accounting standards, donor intent, and signed agreements.
• Facilitate conduct of external audit at least annually.
• Oversees the protection of WR’s country assets through the enforcement of internal control policies and procedures.
• Maintain current knowledge of local government requirements related to financial matters and ensures compliance with tax regulations and other legal requirements.
• Is the principal liaison with World Relief Headquarters on all finance, accounting, grant budget management, and cash management matters.
• Prepare all donor financial reports in respect to accounting, legal and contractual requirements and ensures the review of such reports by the Field Director prior to submission.
• Develop, schedule and perform or supervise the completion of internal control audits and initiate necessary actions to correct control weaknesses.
• Supervise all bank relations and bank account activities.
• Oversee the timely preparation review and approval of all monthly bank account and cash reconciliations.
• Perform other duties and tasks as assigned by the South Sudan Field Director.
• Perform payroll functions for all local staff employees.
• Responsible for supervising local finance and human resources assistants.
• Responsible for ensuring that South Sudan program is in compliance with local and national GoSS employment rules and regulations.
• Design, implement and review Human Resources policies as needed, in consultation with World Relief Baltimore.
• Ensure all sector heads are familiar with HR policies and know how to implement them.
• Assist sector heads in hiring processes such as interviewing, documentation, completion and follow-up.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a suitable field, Master’s degree or recognized professional certification such as CPA, preferred.
• Computer literate, with experience in MS Office package.
• Ability to manage budgets, financial accountability procedures, logistics, and commodity tracking.
• Experience working on HR management issues, administration of collective bargaining issues or Finance Manager in a union environment.
• Prior multi-cultural team leadership experience, independent thinker and self-starter.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
• Previous employment with a not for profit organization that receives funding from multiple sources, preferably in an international context.
• Foreign language ability, Arabic preferred.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Ability to live/work and travel in situations of sometimes limited comfort, able to travel in moderately uncomfortable roads/vehicles as position is based in Juba but with some potential (up to 10%) travel to implementation locations.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• This position is based in Sudan, with Juba as the principle center of operations. Travel to and from the other field offices (sub-offices) will be required periodically.
• Operating environment is volatile, with security restrictions in force.
• Working hours will be structured in light of the prevailing emergency situation being addressed, and may be unsociable at times.
For World Relief staff, Christian faith is a prerequisite for employment, based upon United States federal guidelines provided in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Legal Background in the United States
World Relief is both an equal opportunity employer and a faith-based religious organization. This means that we conduct hiring without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age, sex, marital status, parental status, membership in any labor organization, political ideology, or disability of an otherwise qualified individual. The status of World Relief as an equal opportunity employer does not prevent the organization from hiring staff based on their religious beliefs, so that all staff share the same religious commitment.
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