[ad_1]
\n<\/p>\n
Position:<\/strong> Country Finance Manager \u2013 Sudan<\/p>\n Location:<\/strong> Various locations across Sudan, with a base in Port Sudan<\/p>\n Reporting to:<\/strong> Country Director (Direct Supervision)<\/p>\n Technical Supervision:<\/strong> Regional Finance Director<\/p>\n Duration:<\/strong> Full-time position<\/p>\n Objective:<\/strong><\/p>\n The Country Finance Manager will oversee and strengthen financial operations, ensuring robust financial management practices that support the organization’s programs and objectives in Sudan.<\/p>\n Key Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n Financial Operations:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Lead the finance operations, providing strategic support to field teams and ensuring effective financial structures and capacity building in field offices.<\/p>\n \u2022 Identify and address areas for improvement within the Finance team, implementing training and capacity-building initiatives to foster continuous development.<\/p>\n \u2022 Collaborate with the operations team to monitor procurement and expenditures, manage inventory, and oversee the requisition system.<\/p>\n Financial Management:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Oversee data entry and financial transactions within the NetSuite financial system, ensuring accuracy and compliance.<\/p>\n \u2022 Prepare and validate monthly financial statements, including balance sheets and income statements, for the country office.<\/p>\n \u2022 Develop and manage cash flow forecasts, maintaining optimal bank account operations and relations.<\/p>\n \u2022 Ensure that all transactions are processed promptly and accurately onto the accounting system, using RI and funder coding for all records and month-end outputs<\/p>\n \u2022 Perform monthly reconciliations, including bank reconciliations and cash count, to ensure all balances are up to date, complete and correct<\/p>\n \u2022 Submit statutory in-country returns, accounts and ensure timely submission of expenditure by team members and processing of expenditure<\/p>\n \u2022 Monitor procurement to ensure that it complies with internal policies and donor requirements<\/p>\n \u2022 Ensure that all staff expense claims, cash advance requests and acquittals processed in a timely manner and adhere to relevant RI\u2019s Global Delegations of Authority, processes, procedures and documentation.<\/p>\n \u2022 Oversee all financial records keeping, security and organizing by maintaining an efficient, robust, transparent filing system.<\/p>\n \u2022 Act as a key focal point with banks and be responsible for resolving bank related issues and keeping signatories up to date as instructed<\/p>\n \u2022 Escalate any financial compliance issues to the relevant line management<\/p>\n \u2022 Ensuring best practices and strong internal controls are maintained for all financial functions of RI Sudan.<\/p>\n Budgeting and Grant Management:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Support the delivery timely and accurate financial budgeting, monitoring and reporting in compliance with legislation and statutory, institutional and funder regulations<\/p>\n \u2022 Ensure adherence to donor regulations across all RI grants, participating in grant management meetings and budget revisions as needed.<\/p>\n \u2022 Maintain comprehensive records of all budgets and create activity codes for approved budgets, ensuring accurate implementation in NetSuite.<\/p>\n \u2022 Monitor budget execution and develop tools for analyzing grant expenditure trends.<\/p>\n \u2022 Prepare & Review the BvAs, advice on any required documents coding when it is needed<\/p>\n \u2022 Reviews budget revision in close coordination with Program Coordinator\/Director when necessary<\/p>\n \u2022 Maintain proper records of all budgets for the country office<\/p>\n \u2022 Create activity codes when the budget is approved and ensure to upload correctly in NetSuite<\/p>\n \u2022 Assist in realignment exercises as needed for any budgets and ensure review of the same by RSO.<\/p>\n \u2022 Monitor the program budgets and expenditure in the BVA.<\/p>\n \u2022 Conduct review of budgeting and actual expenditures and develop analysis tool to follow up on over\/under spent of the grant.<\/p>\n \u2022 Consolidating budget inputs and linking to the donor format for onward review by the country Finance Manager<\/p>\n \u2022 Preparing a country master budget that consolidates all country costs and the coverage\/gaps available for these costs from grants. Updating the master budget quarterly<\/p>\n \u2022 Preparation of common cost allocation for all the shared costs in the country and ensure consistent application of the same<\/p>\n Donor Reporting and Compliance:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Lead the preparation of budgets for proposals, ensuring alignment with the Country Master Budget and cost allocation policies.<\/p>\n \u2022 Coordinate the preparation and submission of timely donor reports, ensuring compliance with donor agreements and contracts.<\/p>\n Policies and Procedures:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Uphold RI policies and procedures across all transactions and locations, coordinating with senior management to review and update country-specific SOPs.<\/p>\n Partner support<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Assess partners\u2019 financial management abilities, identifying capacity needs for successful financial management<\/p>\n \u2022 Provide ongoing training to and monitoring of partner and other associate organizations in the management of financial procedures as required by RI to ensure transparency and compliance with RI, statutory and donor requirements<\/p>\n Financial Systems:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Manage the NetSuite financial system, providing training to finance teams and troubleshooting system issues as needed.<\/p>\n \u2022 Ensure proper archiving of transactional documents in compliance with organizational standards.<\/p>\n \u2022 Provide training and capacity enhancement to finance teams on the use of NetSuite system<\/p>\n Payroll Management:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Review and reconcile payroll records, ensuring accurate payroll processing and compliance with financial records.<\/p>\n Internal Controls:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Maintain robust internal controls within the finance department, ensuring the safeguarding of organizational assets through proper segregation of duties.<\/p>\n Equity, Diversity, and Safeguarding:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Promote an inclusive work environment that respects diversity and gender equity.<\/p>\n \u2022 Uphold RI’s safeguarding policies to ensure the safety of vulnerable communities.<\/p>\n Qualifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance;<\/p>\n \u2022 Chartered Accountant or CPA preferred.<\/p>\n \u2022 Extensive experience in financial management within NGOs, with familiarity in international donor and government grant administration.<\/p>\n \u2022 Proficiency in NetSuite and advanced Microsoft Office skills;<\/p>\n \u2022 Ability to travel internationally to support country programs.<\/p>\n RI Values:<\/strong><\/p>\n Commitment to humanitarian principles and engagement with vulnerable communities.<\/p>\n Emphasis on inclusiveness, transparency, agility, collaboration, and sustainability.<\/p>\n please apply via following link:<\/p>\nHow to apply<\/h2>\n