Save the Children Country Office in Georgia and Azerbaijan is now accepting applications for the position of Finance and Grants Compliance Manager for Georgia/Azerbaijan.

Grade: 2.

Location: Tbilisi, with occasional travel to Baku as needed.

Reports to: Country Director.

Start date: ASAP.

Post type: Open ended.

Role purpose:

Lead finance, awards and budget management functions/teams, including precise and timely oversight of master and project-specific budgets; closely monitor FMS and AMS and facilitate transaction approvals by CD; ensure timely, accurate donor financial reporting; lead proposal budget preparation in partnership with program colleagues.

Key areas of accountability:

Financial accountability:

** Ensure compliance with established financial management and reporting policies, procedures and protocols

** Monitor finances routinely to ensure that all transactions are reasonable, allowable and allocated to correct funding sources/budget lines and correctly coded and posted in SC FMS

** Check and verify that all required supporting documents are in place in support of payments

** Review all posted vouchers, and also backstop finance coordinator to post vouchers as needed.

Budget planning-monitoring:

** Develop and track annual Master Budget

** Help CD ensure that relevant program and administrative staff, and partners, are fully aware of budgetary resources, and are able to monitor budgets/spending

** Track Budget vs. Actual reports monthly and/or as requested for Budget Holders to ensure spending is on track and charging/reporting is accurate within award(s) budget(s)

** Track designated/undesignated funds

** Prepare accurate financial reports for donors per their requirements and schedules and in coordination with Budget Holders

** With program colleagues prepare proposal budgets, ensuring adherence to donor formats, rules and requirements;

** As AMS focal person, post proposals, budgets/notes, amendments, agreements, etc. Also, mentor Finance Coordinator to be able to use the AMS system

** Participate in Country Annual Plan and Country Annual Report preparation, focusing on finance, budget, awards, risk assessment and MOS self-assessment.

Control and supervision:

** Track and update Risk Assessment Tool regularly and submit in case of new risks

** Ensure that actions are in place to minimize the risk of fraud or theft

** Ensure the security of all cash and assets, e.g. regular cash and bank reconciliation, fixed asset and inventory physical checks

** Lead inductions and staff trainings for finance procedures, donor reporting requirements, etc.

Additional:

** Oversee adapting/revising SC finance guidelines/manuals for Country Office context

** Visit projects and partners at least quarterly to ensure knowledge of projects and support partners

** Other activities requested by the Country Director to ensure best practice finance-budget-award management.

Required qualifications:

** Advanced degree in Finance and/or Accounting (internationally recognized qualification, practical experience equivalent will be considered) with significant post qualification accounting experience

** Professional experience

** NGO experience with donor funded activities: 5+ years

** Experience of and well developed skills in staff management, supervision and capacity building

** Good analytical skills

** Computer literate (i.e. Word, advanced Excel, Outlook, Internet Explorer, financial systems)

** Excellent planning, management and coordination skills, and ability to organize a complex workload

** Strong communication (written and spoken) and interpersonal skills in English.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Applicants who have required qualifications should submit CV and cover letter no later than 17:00 pm of 2 October 2013. Save the Children will only accept CVs and cover letters submitted electronically at: nato.gabashvili@savethechildren.org

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for an interview.

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