🇸🇱 Job Vacancy @ Christian Aid – Finance Manager
Finance Manager- Role profile
| Location | Sierra Leone | Department | International | |||||||||||||
| Reports to (Job Title) | Country Manager | Salary Band | C | |||||||||||||
| Matrix manager (if applicable) | N/A | Competency level | 3 | |||||||||||||
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| Role purpose To manage the finance function and lead and set professional financial standards. This role will manage other finance staff in the same country or region. To be responsible for effective financial management including the preparation of financial plans, the preparation of financial reports, managing the financial aspects of donor funded programmes and appeal funding, supporting and building the financial capacity of Christian Aid staff in the same country or region and facilitating external, internal and donor audits. This role may or may not include supporting or managing partner financial capacity. Key outcomes
Role agility
Surge capacity for emergency responses No In order to respond to ever changing demands within the environment, Christian Aid operates within an agile framework (both in workforce and operational) that requires from all employees, a high level of responsiveness and adaptiveness to processes and structures making flexibility and a project based working approach the norm. To sustain this system, managers may/will agree further details of specific tasks and duties as part of the performance agreement. Any reasonable duty may be assigned that is consistent with the nature of the job and its level of responsibility, and employees may be required to change the focus of their role from time to time. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Relationships External Donors, Partners, Auditors, Suppliers, INGOs in Country Internal Africa DSO, Finance UK, Internal Audit, Dublin Office | ||||||||||||||||
| Decision making Manage the local Christian Aid finance function and make decisions in all financial areas. Lead and facilitate annual statutory and donor audits as required, implement audit recommendations and advise on implementing any audit recommendations within partner organisations. Represent Christian Aid to donors. Manage the implementation of new financial systems and processes in line with Christian Aid overall corporate requirements. Financial training needs of local Christian Aid staff are identified and addressed. | ||||||||||||||||
| Analytical skills Ability to apply logical thinking and common sense to gathering and analysing information, designing and testing solutions to problems. Working in a conscientious, consistent and thorough manner. Integrating and interpreting complex information from many sources and making judgements based on their analysis. Ability to implement and evaluate financial controls. | ||||||||||||||||
| Developing self and others Ability to apply logical thinking and common sense to gathering and analysing information, designing and testing solutions to problems. Working in a conscientious, consistent and thorough manner. Integrating and interpreting complex information from many sources and making judgements based on their analysis. Ability to implement and evaluate financial controls..
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| Role related checks Child protection clearance Not required Counter terrorism screening Required | ||||||||||||||||
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| Applied skills/knowledge and expertise Essential
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Digital/IT competencies required
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| DATE CREATED | 21/08/2023 | |||||||||||||||
Further details of specific tasks and duties will be agreed with the line manager as part of the performance agreement. Any reasonable duty may be assigned that is consistent with the nature of the job and its level of responsibility.
This role profile is not prescriptive; it merely outlines the key behaviours the role-holder requires to be successful in the role; the key behaviours and responsibilities are subject to change. Any changes will be made in consultation with the role-holder.
You will be expected to abide by the Code of Conduct, policies and procedures within Christian Aid which may be updated from time to time.
You must empathise with the aims, beliefs and values of Christian Aid as it seeks to work on relief, development and advocacy for poverty eradication.
How to apply
We invite interested and qualified firms/ individuals to submit an application letter and resume with any other relevant documents to [email protected] with the subject line, ‘Application for Finance Manager’
Deadline for submissions is end of day Wednesday, September 6th 2023. Please direct any questions or clarifications to this email address: [email protected] or [email protected] .
