Finance Specialist

This role has a country focus and ensures compliance to DRC procedures and guidelines within the country. The role contributes to the development of country strategies, which are translated into action plans and day-to-day tasks. The role provides support and/or technical guidance to country operations while overseeing country activities in all areas of finance, including budgeting and technical support to non-finance professionals

The overall purpose of the role:

Key Responsibilities:

Support:

• Support the development and implementation of financial management capacity building of staff, both finance and non-finance professionals.
• Provide technical support and advice to the country finance teams

Financial Management and Accounting

• Review all ledger transactions.
• Lead the month-end closure process.
• Review payroll.
• In close cooperation with Managers in geographical area reinforce existing procedures and systems for financial management and control in compliance with guidelines of DRC’s Operations Handbook, internal guidelines and donor requirements
• Support timely delivery of quality financial reports to donors and internal reports to colleagues and HQ
• Ensure compliance with relevant country statutory and other financial obligations such as tax, levies and statutory returns
• Monthly financial briefings to the relevant Managers.
• Ensure thorough and effective budgetary control in the country’s programs 
• Liaise with relevant Managers on key financial issues for all programs in the country, including co-funding, financial reporting, key variances and any remedial action
• Collecting cash forecasts from all departments and requesting funds promptly
• Maintain a continuous overview of funding levels and pay particular attention to shared support costs, including staff salaries
• Ensure all required documentation for financial audits in cooperation with Coordination staff and HQ
• Ensure monthly meetings are held with project managers to discuss key variances, reasons for these, and any remedial action that is required
• Prepare for local audits
• Contribute to the development of proposals with regards to budgeting in cooperation with Managers”
• Be involved in maintaining and updating the country’s Master Budget.
• Responsible for providing specialized knowledge and operational know-how within a specific discipline.
• May also have technical line responsibilities, but generally on technical or operational matters.
• Experience and technical competencies:
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills.
• Advanced skills in Excel and accounting systems.
• advance knowledge in accounting and financial skills.
• Stable and robust character.
• Experience with international institutions and knowledge of International Public Sector Accounting
• Proven Management and supervision skills, team player and proven commitment to accountability practices.

Education: (include certificates, licenses etc.)

• Degree in Finance or Accounting.
• 6 years work experience in finance or accounting
• 2 years in NGO work experience
• Experience in an ERP system is an advantage.

Languages: (indicate fluency level)

• Fluency in Arabic
• Advanced level in English.

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