Country: Philippines
Closing date: 06 Feb 2015
As key finance management lead of the country office financial governance, compliance and capacity building, the post holder will share in the overall responsibility for the strategic direction of the Country Office. This includes demonstrating support to strategic leadership, development and delivery of development program strategy and operational plans of the Philippines Country Program.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY
- Ensure excellence in effective financial administration, fiscal management, financial reporting in Country Office Finance
- Provide support in delivery of programs, enhance current system and controls to safeguard against fraud
- Support Field Program Management in financial management and control systems
- Lead in developing financial capacity building plan organization wide and to Country Office partners
- Lead in rolling out budget management training and other finance capacity building plan
- Lead in ensuring that SCI policies and procedures are implemented across all program offices
- Conduct compliance check visit in all field offices and provide support in complying with SCI prescribed policies and procedures
- Develop a finance management toolkit or checklist of required supporting documents in compliance with donor terms and conditions and SCI policies.
- Responsible for organizing/implementing field visits, spot checks, document verifications, interviews, and investigations to determine if the systems and structures are in place, and if procedures are being followed to measure compliance and meet minimum standards for accountability in all aspects of program delivery
- Responsible for ensuring all staff are aware of and understand all pertinent parts of Finance Quality Framework for Country Office Standards including relevant donor rules and regulations, contract requirements, as well as all Save the Children policies and procedures, with an emphasis on preventing fraud and incidents of child abuse. A key function of this position will be to support line managers to ensure implementing teams adhere to rules, regulations, policies and procedures through training sessions, field-based orientations, focus groups.
- Lead in developing archiving and document retention mechanism in all field offices
- Lead in ensuring budget authority level is in place, appropriate and adequate finance procedures are maintained.
- Support in implementing SCI prescribed internal control system and ensure that this is carried out at all levels of Country Office development and humanitarian programs
- Works closely with the Internal Auditor in meeting audit point recommendations both in-country and SCI
- Support in implementing audit point recommendations and update MKinsight system
- Lead in financial oversight of high risk awards of the country office.
- Performs any other duties and tasks as may be assigned by the Director of Finance
PERSON SPECIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIES
Essential
- Must have completed a degree in accounting, CPA is required.
- Must have at least 5 to 10 years work experience in finance department, 6 years of which from an international organization or nonprofit/voluntary sector.
- Understanding of grants management and financial systems and procedures.
- Experience in a computerized environment and knowledge in the use of accounting packages (knowledge of AGRESSO is highly preferred)
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to perform multi- tasking and ability to work on tight deadlines.
- Ability to work in a multicultural/cross cultural environment. Adaptable, flexible with a high level of work ethics.
- Understanding of Save the Children’s vision and mission and a commitment to its objectives; willing to adopt Save the Children methodology and framework in program implementation; abide by and implement Save the Children’s Eight Agency Policies including Child Safety.
Desirable
- MBA
- International experience in development and emergency context is highly preferred
Requirements Common to all positions in Save the Children:
Has a healthy sense of urgency, proactive and results-oriented. Prepared to travel (estimated travel is 25% in the Philippines). Commitment to and understanding of child rights, the aims and principles of Save the Children, humanitarian standards such as the Sphere Charter and the Code of Conduct, the SC mandate and child focus, and the Save the Children methodology and framework of program implementation.
Save the Children Values include Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity and Integrity.
Child Safeguarding
Our commitment to protect the interests and well-being of children includes our commitment to safeguard children with whom we are in contact. The situation of children must be improved through the promotion of their rights. This includes the right to freedom from abuse and exploitation.
Child abuse is never acceptable. Our safeguards start as early as the recruitment process where we observe interview procedures, reference checks, verification, NBI and employment clearance
How to apply:
Send resumes by email together with our Statement of Interest form (download attachment): Recruitment.Ph@savethechildren.org
Please place in subject heading: Senior Finance Manager - Financial Planning and Compliance. National Office. Your Surname First name
