Deadline: 02 April, 2021
Location: South Africa
World Vision International is seeking to fill the role of Regional Grants Finance Manager.
The mission of the organisation includes working with the poor and people who are oppressed as it promotes human transformation.
Responsibilities
- Conduct quarterly review and analysis of grant financial reporting
- Provide feedback and analysis to national offices (NOs) on areas with significant over- or under spending and/or any other risk areas
- Ensure appropriate grant financial monitoring frameworks are in place, and operating satisfactorily, in each NO to support ministry objectives
- Explore ways to reduce overhead costs on grants to ensure WV’s competitiveness
- Participate in planning, budgeting and year-end closing process
- Provide expert consultation regarding the implementation of cost allocation policy at project/grant level
- Proactively identify and escalate grant financial and/or operational management issues, as necessary, in coordination with regional GAM director
- Liaise monthly with regional GAM director to review grant portfolio, strategic grants under acquisition and grant issues being resolved
- Support the region’s financial planning and budgeting
- Support the NO in developing grant financial management strategies, priorities and plans in alignment with the regional, global strategies and priorities as well as emerging trends
- Develop and maintain good professional networks with the NO grant managers, SO IPGs, NO finance directors and regional GAM directors
- Represent the regional finance in the grants community forum (internal and external to WV) and participate in at least one grants community working group
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration or Accounting
- High level computer literacy and knowledge of spreadsheet applications
- Solid knowledge of accounting principles, financial systems, budget/cash-flow monitoring and internal accounting controls
- Ten years of experience handling government grant regulations and financial reporting requirements
- Strong experience in establishing and enforcing common protocols and standards throughout a large organisation
- Senior leadership experience in strategic financial management
- Track record of successfully training, developing/mentoring and supervising finance and grant staff
- Working knowledge of the WV partnership (preferred)
- Ability to interface sensitively with people from various departments in both field and support offices
To apply and for more information, click here.
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