Ethiopia: Finance Director: Ethiopia TRANSFORM: WASH Activity

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. The IRC has been working in Ethiopia for over 15 years implementing direct programming in the areas of WASH, education, livelihoods, reproductive health, gender-based violence, and child and youth protection and development. Today, we provide services to approximately 405,200 refugees in 20 camps and more than one million vulnerable Ethiopians in seven regions.

Position Summary:

IRC is seeking a Finance Director for the five-year, approximately $30 million USAID-funded TRANSFORM: WASH activity. This project will encompass a set of innovative and strategic interventions targeting actions at different scales, with an overall goal of reducing under-five mortality, through increased use of WASH products and services to be achieved via the four interrelated objectives: 1) Increased WASH governance and management capacity at the sub-national level; 2) Increased demand for low-cost quality WASH products and services, with a focus on sanitation; 3) Increased supply for low-cost quality WASH products and services, with a focus on sanitation; 4) Increased knowledge base to bring WASH innovations to scale.

The Finance Director will have overall policy and management responsibility for the program's finance and accounting functions, under the leadership of the Chief of Party (COP). The Finance Director's responsibilities will include general controllership, staff training, management, treasury and budget functions.

This position is contingent on the IRC being awarded funding and is anticipated to begin in March 2016.

Job Responsibilities:

• Ensure that all policies and procedures are in compliance with USAID policies, procedures, and requirements;
• As required and in collaboration with the COP, establish finance and supporting function policies, systems and procedures, and direct or perform their development, documentation, and implementation;
• Manage the project finance activities and schedules to meet the financial reporting requirements and deadlines specified by USAID;
• Identify requirements for and develop reporting formats to aid in the management of project operations and expenditures;
• Provide project management and staff with monthly actual-to-budget expenditure reports and analysis;
• Ensure balance sheet reconciliations are completed monthly and on a timely basis and review final reconciliations and trial balances with the COP;
• Closely monitor all financial activities, and proactively keep the COP advised of all situations which have the potential for a negative impact on internal controls or financial performance;
• Under the leadership of the COP, direct the preparation of and approval of all donor financial reports in respect to accounting, legal and contractual requirements;
• Oversee the protection of the project's assets (cash, inventory, NEP) through the enforcement of internal control policies and procedures;

• Maintain current knowledge of local government requirements related to financial matters and ensures compliance with tax regulations and other legal requirements;

• Supervise all project bank relations and bank account activities including negotiation of fees, interest and currency exchange rates;

• Establish project policies regarding cash holding limits, cash movements and foreign currency holdings;

• Design, implement, and monitor systems, procedures and reporting necessary to maintain on current basis accurate forecasts of cash requirements for meeting future spending, including commitments entered into and which obligate the project to future spending;

• With the COP, ensure the development and implementation of a plan to minimize the project's foreign exchange exposure to currency gains and losses;

• Supervise the collection of contractual and other receivables.

Requirements:

• A Bachelors degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Commerce or Finance with a recognized professional certificate in accounting such as CPA, or a Masters degree in Accounting.
• Minimum of eight years of managerial experience in the financial area of a non-profit organization or ten years of managerial experience in finance in an international commercial organization.

• Extensive experience in working with computerized accounting systems, standard spreadsheet and database programs (SUN System and Vision);

• Significant experience managing financial systems on large scale projects, particularly across culturally and geographically disparate regions;

• Excellent teamwork including abilities to coordinate well with diverse individuals and teams and to negotiate effectively with colleagues and stakeholders to achieve results;

• Previous experience working with USAID-funded programs preferred;

• Strong communication skills, both oral and written;

• Fluency in English is required.

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