South Sudan: Finance and Administration Coordinator – based in South Sudan, Juba

Finn Church Aid (FCA) is Finland’s biggest development co-operation organisation and the second biggest organisation in Finland working in humanitarian aid. Finn Church Aid is a member of the ACT Alliance (ACT), an alliance of faith-based development and humanitarian aid organisations forming one of the world’s largest aid organisations.

FCA started its operation in South Sudan in 2010. FCA operates, directly and together with its national partners, in several provinces across the country under the themes right to education, right to peace and right to livelihood interventions.

The Finance and Administration Coordinator is responsible for all aspects of financial management and administration of the country programme, ensuring compliance with relevant laws, donor and internal policies and procedures.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Implement and develop FCA’s financial and administrative policies and procedures
• Provide financial oversight of the country programme
• Ensure effective management accounting and donor reporting processes are in place for the country programme
• Ensure accurate and timely completion of all financial accounting routines and report
• Implement, manage and develop internal controls
• Maintain overall budget control and monitor cash flows
• Manage and supervise the finance and admin team
• Build the capacity of the financial and administrative staff and partners
• Ensure FCA complies with local labour laws and employer requirements
• Ensure that local staff policies are sufficiently documented, developed and implemented

Competence and Personal Requirements:

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting, and/or relevant accounting certification
• Minimum 5 years of related professional experience with an international organization in a similar context
• Prior experience overseeing financial operations for a field-based programme
• Extensive grant management and compliance experience
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to work both independently and collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation
• Expertise with MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint); accounting softwares, advanced excel skills preferable
• Familiar or previous experience with QuickBooks
• Proficiency in written and oral English

The fixed-term contract for this position will be made until 31 March 2018 with four months’ probation period, starting as soon as possible. The compensation is based on FCA Compensation System and depends on prior work experience. The position is a non-family post.

For more information please contact ville.kivimaki (at) kua.fi. Please apply by using this link no later than on 13 January 2017. Applicants will be short-listed and contacted for an interview on a progressive basis.