Regional Finance & Operations Lead - DRC, Africa-based - Accounting for International Development : Job Details

DRC, Africa

Our partner is a fast growing, highly- impactful global child-focused development charity. As a result of an expansion of their programmes, they are seeking a senior finance executive to drive the financial and operational set up of their new regional programme in Africa.

Responsibilities

• Lead on establishing a sound control environment, financial processes and systems, ensuring that these align with the organisational as well local regulations.
• Provide financial leadership and strategic advisory support to the country offices and regional team.
• Lead of preparing the individual country budgets, budget monitoring tools, analysis and reports.
• Lead on the full grants cycle management - from due diligence and budget proposal development, to compliance & reporting.
• Lead on capacity building of the finance staff, on all aspects of finance and grants financial management.
• Lead on operations covering procurement, HR & logistics.

Requirements

• Qualified accountant with experience in leading country finance functions of an international charity, and working in a regional capacity.
• Experience in building the controls, processes and systems of young, growing country offices with different budgets, resources and staff capacity.
• Experience in operations within international organisations working in complex, fragile states - covering procurement and logistics.
• Strong demonstrable experience and knowledge of institutional donors, including the UK, European and US governments, and UN agencies.
• Strong interpersonal skills, managerial and influential skills.
• Strong communication skills - written (report writing) and oral.
• Bilingual - English and French speaker.

This post will be based in the DRC, travelling to other countries in the region as required.

Pay: £65,000.00-£75,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave

• Free or subsidised travel
• Housing allowance
• Relocation assistance

Experience:

international charity: 5 years (preferred)

• grant management: 5 years (preferred)
• post qualified: 3 years (preferred)

Language:

French (required)

Application deadline: 21/07/2024

Reference ID: #888