GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY:
The Mercy Corps Finance Department is responsible for all financial functions, including accounting, payments and banking, payroll, budgeting, financial reporting, and grant financial management and compliance. The Mercy Corps Finance Department ensures compliance with donor regulations as well as Mercy Corps’ internal policies and procedures. In its role as a support to the Program Department, the Finance Department provides timely reports and assistance to the Country Director and the Program team to ensure that financial and other related resources are used efficiently and effectively.
Working in the Area Office, under the direction of the Area Manager (with dotted line to Regional Finance Coordinator) , the Area Finance Officer will be responsible on the day to day routine tasks of the finance officer role as well as monthly, quarterly and annual reporting. She/he is expected to produce reliable, accurate and timely financial report/information for all stake holders involved in. The post holder should be forward looking, self-driven, operating under minimum supervision, and critical thinker in senior management role. Furthermore, considering the various expected systemic changes in future, the post holder should be forward looking, change oriented and able to develop/train the team capacity in the changing environment.
This job requires 15% travel to the project sites directly managed by Mercy Corps as well as by sub grantees and the nature of the travel is compliance monitoring (internal audit function) and capacity building.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
I. Compliance Monitoring (40% of Time)
II. Management of Financial Diary (20%)
III. Treasury Management (20%)
IV. Financial Accounting and Budgeting (10% of Time)
V. Budget Holders Capacity Management (10% of Time)
I. Compliance Monitoring [40% of Time]
II. Management of Financial Diary (20%)
III. Treasury Management (20%)
VI. Financial Accounting and Budgeting (10% of Time)
V. Budget Holders Capacity Management (10% of Time)
Perform any other similar tasks that may be reasonably assigned by the line manager in any one of the five components above.
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
· Four years and more progressive experience in the non-profit organization and mainly experience gained in the INGO is required.
· Good level of exposure in handling USAID grants at least for two years
· First Degree or preferably Masters degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or related discipline. Compensating Education + Experience can be considered.
· Demonstrated competency with computerized general ledger software
· Advanced computer skills in MS Office programs, particularly in Excel
· Prior management experience and strong organizational skills
· Excellent oral and written English skills
SUCCESS FACTORS:
· Must be confident, self-starter, an independent thinker and have strong organizational, interpersonal and communication skills; team oriented
· Good computer skills (especially Microsoft Excel, Work, and Outlook)
· Ability to interact effectively with international and national personnel is required; demonstrated ability to work effectively with diverse group of people
· High professional standard of administration ethics as well as willingness and ability to enforce compliance with Mercy Corps and donor policies and procedures is essential.
· Demonstrated ability to multi-task, meet deadlines and process information in support of changing program activities is necessary
· Excellent communication skills, written and oral are required.
· Demonstrated cultural sensitivity and appropriate flexibility.
· Emotional maturity and physical stamina.
· Demonstrated experience in managing Matrix Reporting need
· Willing to travel to Mercy Corps field offices and project sites (15% of time.)
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