Manage the Finance process to achieve:
* Strong internal control environment
* Efficient reporting and projections to enable robust planning
* Excellent grant management and donor reporting
* Partner management including diplomacy, assessments, controls and capacity building
Financial Management
* Support the Chief of Party in effectively managing the finances (including budgets) of the Country Office, ensuring accuracy and respect of the group deadlines.
* Formulate financial strategic direction and support the Chief of Party to assess implications of financial issues in the short and long term.
* Ensure the global finance policies have been adopted locally, made context-relevant and in line with Donor requirements. Issue and monitor more specific and detailed programme specific guidelines; in line with global finance policies.
Budget & Forecasting
* Run a robust planning process that involves all stakeholders resulting in an annual phased (monthly) budgets and monitor partner budgets on a quarterly basis (re-budget / forecast)
Grant Management
* Work with the technical teams in designing budgets and reporting forms that reflect project goals;
* Be fully conversant with all new project financial requirements of the donors. Responsible for communicating these requirements to project staff and partners and providing reporting timetables;
* Prepare sub-grant agreements and vendor contracts between VSO and partners;
* Budget preparation and monitoring, and record-keeping as required. If poor practices or serious issues are identified, such concerns are raised to the Finance Manager/Senior Project Manager for further discussion with Senior Management Team
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- Job City Lilongwe
