Apply: Save the Children Finance Manager

By Gift Ejeh Ojima
December 5, 2023

Deadline: 31 December, 2023

Location: Harare, Zimbabwe

Save the Children International is seeking to fill the position of Finance Manager.

The organisation works to ensure children around the world get health care, food and shelter as well as learning and child protection services.

Responsibilities

Design and implement coherent organisational structure that is consistent with agency practices and appropriate to programme needs
Ensure support services are provided promptly
Strengthen inter-departmental and sectoral linkages between finance and other departments and contribute to other collaborative work
Assist the country director in the management/administration of the country office resources and its sub-offices
Develop annual CAP budget and ensure that the budgeted activities match with narrative plans, appropriately structured to the CAP requirements
Work with other departmental managers, highlight variances, provide analyses and recommend solutions
Identify and effectively manage all key risks, especially financial, related to delivering the country office programme
Ensure correct level of budget authority exists within country office
Provide source of verification of budget information in new proposals under development
Ensure appropriate and adequate emergency finance, and award procedures are detailed in the country office emergency preparedness plan to enable rapid scale-up
Ensure budget holders understand their responsibilities and ways to carry out their financial responsibilities
Ensure sub-offices receive adequate support to operate efficient accounting systems
Support in establishing equitable staff compensation policies and practices within the approved budget and donor requirements
Work with budget holders and provincial programme managers to estimate fund requests on a timely basis
Ensure country office treasury operations are adequately managed
Manage the country office financial systems
Ensure that systems are in place for the control of all assets, funds, equipment, property, and facilities
Submit timely financial reports to centre, regional office and donors as required
Ensure that effective systems are put in place and regularly reviewed to allow adequate financial management and control
Ensure appropriate staffing within the department
Ensure that all staff understand and can perform their role in an emergency
Manage finance team; define result-based expectations, provide leadership and technical support as needed, and evaluate direct reports regularly
Ensure the recruitment, training, and promotion of staff as appropriate, and ensure availability of appropriate professional development opportunities for staff
Incorporate staff development strategies and performance management systems into team-building process

Requirements

Seven years, minimum, of management experience in a corporate or International NGO (INGO) environment, with three years at a management level within the finance department of a national or international organisation
Strong background in external donor reporting for an INGO and experience working with major donors like NORAD, ECHO, USAID, EU, DFID, etc
Strategic thinker with demonstrated experience in financial management, budgeting and budget management, building, leading and motivating teams, knowledge of computer accounting packages and a good understanding of major donors’ financial requirements and government budgets and tax policies
Excellent understanding of business and financial planning including strategic modelling
Excellent analytical skills – ability to analyse complex financial data and design and produce effective management information
Excellent experience in budgeting and budget management
Excellent understanding of financial systems and procedures
Strong business acumen and the ability to contribute to strategic decisions
Excellent experience using packages such as Excel, PowerPoint and Word
Experience in general administration work
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to manage a complex and diverse workload and to work to tight deadlines.
Ability to build a small, proactive team, motivating staff and working collaboratively with colleagues and providing support and advice as necessary
A full appreciation of the value of cooperation, both internationally and within a team environment
Understanding of Save the Children’s vision and mission and a commitment to its objectives and values
Willingness and ability to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work with incoming surge teams, in the event of emergencies
Written and verbal fluency in English