Finance Manager

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Description

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• Lead the consolidation process for work plan budgeting and ensure that the process is coherent and aligned to the overall project and expected deliverable;
• Prepare consolidated project financial reports and ensure timely submission;
• Review and verify payment requests and ensure compliance with the donor and Plan policies and procedures;
• Financially analyze reports and provide recommendations to the Project Director on future forecasts and planning;
• Review audit reports, analyze, review, assist/prepare audit responses, and ensure follow-up and implementation of their recommendations for finance and administration;
• Monitor budget versus expenditure for the grant.
• Support partner organizations in financial management and reporting.

• Degree in Finance and/or Accounting or equivalent qualification;
• High level of advisory skills.
• Relevant professional experience as Finance Manager;
• Strong experience in working with donor-funded projects, e.g. EU, GAC. 
• Ability to work well with others under deadline situations and respond to changes in priorities;
• Ability to interpret and work in accordance with laid down procedures.
• Proficient in computer skills and use of relevant software and other applications, e.g. word processing, spreadsheet, database, SAP
• Proven experience in managing the donor’s procedures;
• Numeracy and the ability to interpret financial data, in order to provide management support to budgetary processes including planning, monitoring, and reporting. 
• Ability to communicate effectively and build high-performance teams in support of the achievement of organisational objectives. 
• Excellent English and Portuguese oral and written skills are required

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