Roving Finance Officer

Finance & Economy Programme & Policy

Overview

Manage partner financials, support capacity development, ensure compliance

You have:

• Degree in Finance/Accounting/Commerce or LCCI Level III/ACCA as an advantage
• Extensive experience in facilitating the capacity development of partners and sub grants
• Demonstrated skills in planning, needs assessment and training
• Good communication and interpersonal skills and confidence to liaison with different stakeholders
• Demonstrated expertise in financial and accounting management, coupled with exceptional organizational skills
• Excellent in budgeting, financial reporting, auditing, grant or partnership management in NGO field
• 3-year Experience working with local partners and CSOs
• Ability to work both independently and cooperatively with team members and willingness to learn
• Proven computer skills (i.e. skilled with Microsoft Office programmes – Word and Excel)
• Excellent spoken and written in both Burmese and English

Description

Key Responsibilities:

Partner’s financial management

· Review and feedback to partners financial accounting data and ensure all correction is completed. Ensure all relevant supporting documentation is attached

· Monitor partner’s fund transfer schedule ensure timely submission

· Support partners with forecasting and submission of financial reporting as per agree timeline

· Familiar with donor policy and procedures and ensure partner receive orientation and ensure partner’s complies with donor rules and regulation

· Support spot check and audit by donor and coordinate with partner to ensure all relevant documents are received in line with sample listing

· Support the review of partner’s contract and develop financial reporting template in line with donor template

· Ensure partner maintain proper records of all assets and prepare the assets register

· Ensure properly archive all relevant supporting documentation and also archiving period required

· Coordinate with partners for new proposal budgeting

· Support for Partnership Agreement Preparation

· Ensure for budget revision by coordinate with partners

Focal contact for partner and partner capacity training

· Focal person for partner and close collaboration with partner finance staff

· Support Partnership Compliance Manager to provide kick off meeting and on-going training identified during partner assessment

· Regular visit to field visits to partner’s organization and prepare trip report

· Maintain good relationship with partners

· Provide recommendation for improvement and discuss with supervisor

Communication and collaboration with other function

· Provide supervisor/ Program/project Manager with partner financial performance and any possible challenges

· Inform other function relating to training need

Any other matters request from Partnership Finance Manager

Requirements

Skills and Qualifications

· Degree in Finance/ Accounting/ Commerce or LCCI Level III/ ACCA as an advantage

· Extensive experience in facilitating the capacity development of partners and sub grants

· Demonstrated skills in planning, needs assessment and training

· Good communication and interpersonal skills and confidence to liaison with different stakeholders

· Demonstrated expertise in financial and accounting management, coupled with exceptional organizational sklil

· Excellent in budgeting, financial reporting, auditing, grant or partnership management in NGO field

· 3-year Experience working with local partners and CSOs

· Ability to work both independently and cooperatively with team members and willingness to learn

· Proven computer skills (i.e. skilled with Microsoft Office programmes – Word and Excel)

· Excellent spoken and written in both Burmese and English

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Added 2 years ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: peopleinneed.net