South Sudan: Finance Manager / South Sudan

Job Title/Req: Finance Manager
Location: Juba, South Sudan
Business Unit/Branch: World Relief
Department: South Sudan
Employment Type: Full-Time

GENERAL FUNCTION: To design and manage all accounting systems of the World Relief South Sudan Program ensuring that all financial transactions are fully accounted for. The Finance Manager will carry out his/her responsibilities as part of a multi-sectoral team. This position requires a professional who possesses knowledge of administration, accounting, human resources and finance functions and responsibilities as they specifically relate to the operation of a relief and development program.

SPECIFIC JOB DUTIES:

· Report to WR-Headquarters as required by WR accounting standards.

· Report to Country Director, International Controller, and Program Officers on applicable financial information to assist them in their responsibilities.

· Provide technical supervision, oversight and training to all finance staff.

· Review accounting systems, practices and reports of WR partners to assure compliance with accounting standards, donor intent, and signed agreements.

· Review current policies and procedures and work with the HO Finance and the Country Director to improve them and implement changes

· Facilitate conduct of external audit at least annually and provide prompt response on audit needs for general WR or other program specific audit

· Assist with developing budgets for new programs and proposals

· Collaborate with program staff to monitor program budgets on a regular basis

· Oversees the protection of WR’s country assets 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.

· Principal liaison with World Relief Headquarters on all finance, accounting, grant budget management, and cash management.

· Prepare all donor financial reports in respect to accounting, legal and contractual requirements and ensures the review of such reports by the Country Director and HQ finance prior to submission.

· Develop, schedule and perform or supervise the completion of internal control audits and initiate necessary actions to correct control weaknesses.

· Supervise all bank relations and bank account activities.

· Oversee the timely preparation review and approval of all monthly bank account and cash reconciliations.

· Perform other duties and tasks as assigned by the South Sudan Country Director. • Perform payroll functions for all local staff employees.

· Responsible for supervising local finance and human resources assistants.

· Responsible for ensuring that South Sudan program is in compliance with local and national GoSS employment rules and regulations.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

· Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a suitable field, Master’s degree or recognized professional certification such as CPA, preferred.

· Computer literate, with experience in MS Office package and other financial packages. Excellent Excel skills required

· Ability to manage budgets, financial accountability procedures, logistics, and commodity tracking

· Experience managing US government or other international donor-funded project budgets and reports essential

· Prior multi-cultural team leadership experience, independent thinker and self-starter.

· Analytical and organized with excellent time management skills

· Strong mentoring and capacity building skills of staff • Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.

· Previous employment with a not for profit organization that receives funding from multiple sources, preferably in an international context.

· Passionate commitment to Jesus Christ and to the mission of World Relief, with the ability to transmit this vision to others; and a strong commitment to seeing the local church empowered and strengthened to serve its local community.

· Demonstration of foreign language ability (esp. Juba Arabic) preferred.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This is an unaccompanied post • This position is based in South Sudan, with Juba as the principle center of operations. Travel to and from the other field offices (sub-offices) will be required periodically. • Operating environment is volatile, with security restrictions in force. • Working hours will be structured in light of the prevailing emergency situation being addressed, and a non-negotiable curfew is in force.

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace

Please apply at the link: https://rew12.ultipro.com/WOR1016/JobBoard/JobDetails.aspx?__ID=*B6FBBC00A9029FB9

No phone calls. If you have questions about the job, email jobs@wr.org