Country Finance Manager

Finance & Economy

Overview

Lead finance function in CAR, ensuring compliance and governance.

You have:

• Proven experience in financial management, notably in an international context.
• Strong understanding of compliance and governance standards.
• Ability to contribute to strategic decision-making as part of a leadership team.
• Experience working in humanitarian or development sectors, particularly with children's rights organizations.

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation advancing children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the potential of every child, which is often constrained by poverty, violence, exclusion, and discrimination, with girls being disproportionately affected. Working with children, young people, supporters, and partners, we address the root causes of these challenges and support children from birth to adulthood, including in crisis and adversity. We operate in over 70 countries and leverage our experience to influence policy and practice at local, national, and global levels.

The Country Finance Manager (CFM) leads the finance function in CAR, ensuring effective implementation of financial systems, controls, and compliance with organisational and donor requirements. As a member of the Country Leadership Team, the CFM contributes to strategic decision-making, provides financial guidance to management, and ensures sound financial governance.

Please, see Details for the present position here: PROFIL DE POSTE

Location: Bangui (CAR), Travel required 30%

Type of Role: International position

Reports to: Operational : Country Director , Functional: Hub Finance Director (Cameroon)

Grade: PII_E

Closing Date: 20, August 2026

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

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