Finance Manager, Cairo 309 views0 applications

Catholic Relief Services

Europe/Middle East and Central Asia Region

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Finance Manager

Department: Operations

Band: Grade 10

Reports To: Head of Operations

Country/Location: Egypt – Garden City Office

Background:

The CRS Egypt country program began in 1956 at the invitation of the Egyptian president Nasser by providing relief assistance to the victims of the Suez War. Over the following few decades, CRS Egypt moved from large-scale food relief to long-term poverty alleviation and development programs. CRS Egypt works in a wide variety of areas within the development field.

Currently, CRS Egypt has three main programs: the livelihoods program, interfaith peacebuilding program and the education assistance program for refugees. Projects under these programs range from the provision of technical assistance and capacity building to partners, and promoting peace and tolerance, to educational grants for refugees, and the protection of children who are victims of trafficking. Additional programming includes Emergency Preparedness and Response projects that arise as need be. A regional Management Quality unit assists the CP support department in developing and maintaining the highest level of operations standards.

CRS Egypt currently holds a main office in Cairo, and sub-offices in Maadi.

Job Summary:

You ensure a high level of resource stewardship, strict financial accountability and financial risk management while ensuring the effectiveness and robustness of the Country Program (CP) and relevant partners’ financial management systems, processes, and practices in support of high-quality programs serving the poor and vulnerable. You anticipate and manage financial management services needs and delivery challenges, and identify and implement improvement solutions, as needed, to minimize CP and partners’ exposure to financial risk.

Job Responsibilities:

· Develop and manage financial processes in accordance with policies and provide proactive service delivery, advice, and support to managers, staff, and subrecipients in relation to managing the whole project cycle (Design, Start-up, Implementation, Close-out), ensuring efficiency and compliance with CRS’ policies and procedures, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), donors’ rules and regulations, and legal requirements.

· Provide direction and coordination of effective budget development and management (Annual Program Plans and project budgets), ensuring accuracy and consistency of financial data and safeguarding of resources.

· Ensure integrity of accounting information by reviewing account issues for compliance and establishing quality control over accounting transactions and financial reporting. Oversee maintenance of supporting documentation for a reliable and easy to follow audit trail.

· Lead the preparation of accurate financial data, analysis and projections and support the Senior Management Team and Program/Project Managers in interpreting data for decision-making and effectively managing financial risks.

· Effectively manage talent and supervise. Manage team dynamics and staff well-being. Provide coaching, strategically tailor individual development plans, and complete performance management for direct reports.

· Oversee the performance of accurate reporting procedures and timely submission of reports to relevant stakeholders (CP managers, Regional Office, HQ/Finance, donors, local government entities).

· Lead assessment of staff and subrecipients’ financial management capacity, ensure capacity strengthening on finance policies and regulations, as needed, and monitor and measure impact.

· Lead efforts to close audit financial management findings in a timely and sustainable way.

Typical Background, Experience & Requirements:

Education and Experience

· B.A. degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration with courses in accounting, or a qualification in accounting (CPA/ACCA or equivalent). MBA or Master’s degree in related field with a focus on Accounting preferred. A professional certification in Accounting or a related field highly preferred.

· Minimum of five years’ experience in a similar position, preferably with an International NGO.

· Additional education may substitute for some experience.

· Knowledge of the relevant public donors’ regulations highly preferred.

· Substantial budgeting, budget/expense analysis, and accounting experience.

· Knowledge of local law in taxation and local regulatory reporting procedures.

· Staff management experience.

· Strong experience in presenting and facilitating on financial management topics.

· Proficient in MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio), Web Conferencing Applications. Knowledge of SunSystems financial accounting package or similar financial reporting software highly preferred

Personal Skills

· Excellent analytical skills with ability to make sound judgment and decisions

· Very good planning, monitoring and organizational skills

· Ethical conduct in accordance with recognized professional and organizational codes of ethics

· Proactive, resourceful, solutions oriented and results-oriented

· Ability to work collaboratively

Required/Desired Foreign Language Excellent command in English and Arabic.

Travel Required Job requires travel more frequent to sites within Cairo metropolitan area.

Key Working Relationships:

Supervisory: Finance Officer, and Finance Assistant.

Internal: All

External:

Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff):

These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

· Trusting Relationships

· Professional Growth

· Partnership

· Accountability

Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.

CRS’ talent acquisition procedures reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

Equal Opportunity Employer