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 finance linked resources are utilized efficiently and effectively.
Working in the Finance unit, under the direction of the Finance Director, the Grants and Compliance Manager will be responsible on the day-to-day routine tasks of the Grants and Compliance Manager role as well as monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting. He/She 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 20% travel to the project sites directly managed by Mercy Corps as well as by sub grantees. The two main objectives of the travel are 1) Capacity Building 2) Compliance and Monitoring (internal audit nature) of donor rules as well as MC internal policies and procedures.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Financial Accounting and Budgeting (30% of Time)
Sub Grantee Management (30% of Time)
Supervisory Responsibility
Grants and Compliance Coordinators and Subaward Specialist
Reports Directly To: Finance Director
Works Directly With: Finance Department, (with authority for technical financial matters); Operations Department, Program Managers, MCG/MCE HQ Compliance, and others