South Sudan: Finance and Administration Director
Location: Juba, South Sudan
Description
GENERAL FUNCTION:
Internews Network is seeking a Finance and Administration Director (FAD) to be based in Juba, South Sudan. The FAD will have management responsibilities over internal systems of Internews offices in South Sudan, grantee reporting and monitoring systems. The FAD is a senior member of the management team, ensuring effective liaison and transfer of information between the Internews offices in South Sudan and the headquarters of Internews in the United States. Main duties are spread over financial management, administration, and institutional capacity building. The FAD takes on the following responsibilities:
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following; other duties may be assigned:
- Overall senior finance person on a large in-country team, directly supervising finance managers, accountants, and various support staff
- Provides financial management for all aspects of the program.
- Ensures compliance with relevant donor requirements, Internews internal regulations and development of good practice standards.
- Produces timely, quality, and accurate financial reports and practices, including preparation of monthly financial reports
- Obtains approvals from donor and HQ for all procurements and sub-grants which require restricted funds. Ensures optimum monitoring of all sub grants; guiding finance, grants, and program staff to address any financial issues identified.
- Maintains updated information regarding donor reporting requirements and financial restrictions.
- Manages local accounting staff members who are directly responsible for the tracking expenditures
- Ensures that expense data is properly submitted, and that all expenses are reasonable and allocable, and conform to principles and guidelines
- Ensures that proper financial procedures and systems are operated and maintained
- Co-ordinates and maintains a cash forecasting system to ensure adequate funds are available to meet program requirements
- Prepares budgets, amendments and forecasts working with the Chief of Party
- Ensures that contractual commitments (e.g. for the rental of vehicles and/or premises) are expressed in forms appropriate for the circumstances of the program
- Manages bank accounts, local transfers and payments, to suppliers/staff through the bank account.
- Assist the Country Director in all matters
- Participate as a member of the Country Management Team
- Provide support, training and advice to staff as required
- Oversee compliance with all relevant standards across all project locations; this includes ensuring conformity with relevant donors’ requirements, Internews internal regulations and development of good practice standards.
- Mentor administrative staff to improve their skills and their ability to take on responsibilities.
QUALIFICATIONS
- International project, finance management, financial analysis, and contract management experience required, ideally in developing countries.
- Extensive experience living and working in challenging environments including conflict/post-conflict zones, specifically, experience living and working in African countries.
- Experience with USAID-funded projects required.
- Practical knowledge of funders’ rules and regulations as they relate to financial management.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks efficiently and to work with a diverse staff.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Sensitivity to cross-cultural dynamics in the work place and experience supervising staff.
- Experience in skills-building and training of other staff.
- Strong team player, inclusive management style, and motivational attitude.
- Ability to adjust to shifting political circumstances and create programming accordingly.
- Must be self-reliant, resourceful, good problem-solver, good humored, and flexible.
- Must be computer literate (Excel, Word, Outlook, Internet) and QuickBooks a plus.
- MBA degree and/or CPA is highly desirable.
- English fluency required; Arabic desirable.
TO APPLY:
Please visit Internews’ website to apply:
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