Financial Controller
GIZ-Internal/External Vacancy Announcement #044/2018
GIZ assists the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation. We offer demand-driven, tailor-made and effective services for sustainable development worldwide. Our actions are guided by the principles of sustainability. We advocate for human rights, equal opportunities and integrity, and we promote market-oriented, ecological and social economic development. We work to shape a future worth living around the world.
On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the European Union (EU), GIZ is implementing a project on Vocational Training and Food Security for Refugees and Host Communities in Eastern Sudan: To support the project, GIZ Office in Gedaref is looking for a qualified person to fill the following position:
Position: Finance Controller
Remuneration: As per the GIZ scale
Application deadline: March 31, 2018
Place of Work: Gedaref (Eastern Sudan) regular duty trips to sub-office
Responsibilities:
· The development of project budget and calculations
· Financial planning
· The overall financial monitoring
· The financial reporting to EU and BMZ
· Ensuring that financial regulations of GIZ and EU are complied with
· Interfacing with the HQ and the GIZ office
· Facilitating Internal and External Audits
· Advising the officers responsible for commission
Tasks:
Finance and accounting
· Accounting and financial management (planning, monitoring, reporting) for the two above mentioned projects
· Monitoring of all service packages (Leistungspakete)
· Budgeting planning and monitoring of budget
· Managing, updates, and monitors the monthly budget and financial plans
· Checking WinPaccs journals for AVs; compiling correction sheet
· Rebooking of EU and BMZ related expenditure
· Monitoring of obligos
· Settlement of co-financed project including adaption of OuR and EU rules and regulations,
· Preparing for the cash request regarding EU funding, preparing request for payments to EU
Financial monitoring, reporting and controls
· Calculation for new co-financed projects, expenditure planning
· Calculation of modification offers, offers for follow-on phase, special funds
· Expenditure planning, Cost Control
· Supporting the project managers and senior project staff in planning the program’s cash budget
· Monitoring of commission value
· Familiarizes with specificities of EU procurement rules and regulations
· Preparation and follow-up of EU and GIZ audits
· Elaborating financial reports
Other duties/additional tasks
· Monitoring of contracts
· Preparation of international grants, financing agreement and subsidies
· Interfacing with HQ and GIZ office
· Performs other duties and tasks at the request of the management
Required qualifications, competences and experience
· University degree in relevant specialisation and qualification in business administration is desirable (equivalent of BA or MBA).
· At least 2 years’ professional experience as Financial Controller or in a comparable position in the East Africa region
· Good working knowledge of ITC technologies (related software, phone, fax, email, the internet) and computer applications (e.g. MS Office)
· Working experience with SAP, WINPACCS, cost control
· Very good knowledge English; German and Arabic is an asset
· In-depth understanding of financial planning and accounting
· Working experience in the GIZ is preferred
· Working experience for EU co-financed projects is preferred
· Broad experience of financial planning, monitoring and reporting
· willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed – corresponding measures are agreed with management