Finance Analyst

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IFRC has five regional offices in Africa, Asia Pacific, Middle East and North Africa, Europe, and the Americas.  IFRC also has country cluster delegations and country delegations throughout the world. Together, the Geneva Headquarters and the field structure (regional, cluster and country) comprise the IFRC Secretariat.

The Regional Finance and Administration Unit is responsible for the provision of quality financial services, quality control assurance, finance development, and technical advice. It is located in the Americas Regional Office based in Panama.

Job Purpose:
To provide financial control and financial management support to the Federation Offices in Americas, including day to day support to finance officers in the region and highlighting of financial issues/Risks to Management in the region.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide effective technical support to Federation Offices (management, Programme staff) assigned on Federation Finance systems and Procedures.
• Fully understand the Federation’s Accounting Policies and Financial Management Procedures and ensure their compliance in the country delegation finances.
• Maintain in-depth level of knowledge of Federation Financial systems (ERP, Business Objects, CODA)
• Liaise closely with the Finance Personnel of the country delegations on a proactive basis, providing guidance, advice and support the finance staff regarding systems, policies and procedures.
• Reply to queries Federation offices in an efficient, speedy, and professional manner.
• Review and provide recommendations on internal controls in the zone office in line with Federation Procedures and best practice (emphasis segregation of Duties).
• Provide finance validation new funding proposals, agreements, cash pledges, contracts, project agreements, staff requests.
• Monitoring the Supplementary Services draft invoices prior to send to Geneva.
• Monitor the Project Financial Management Report by reviewing the actual incomes, income reallocations between process and others, closing of Pcodes and Mcodes.

Education:

• A university or professional school degree in a related field
• Advance qualifications or degree in Audit

Experience:

• At least 5 years professional experience in finance in an international environment
• Experience working with accounting systems, analysing financial data, and preparing financial reports
• At least 2 years field experience in a humanitarian organisation, preferred
• Experience of managing and supporting staff, preferred
• Experience of working with Red Cross/Red Crescent, preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Languages:

• Self-supported in computing systems
• Ability to work in a team, excellent communication skills
• Ability to work in a cross-functional environment
• Must be able to travel at all times and at short notice, and to work outside normal working hours as the situation requires and under stressful working condition
• Cultural sensitivity
• Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
• Results orientation and accountability
• Skills in training and developing staff, preferred

Languages:

• Fluent spoken and written English
• Good command of another IFRC official language (French, Spanish or Arabic), preferred

Source: https://www.ifrc.org/jobs/details.html?nPostingId=11765&nPostingTargetId=126687&id=PZ8FK026203F3VBQB79LO79OB&LG=UK&languageSelect=UK&mask=newtempconfig

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