Senior Finance Manager

  • Contract
  • Afghanistan
  • TBD USD / Year
  • Salary: TBD




  • Job applications may no longer be accepted for this opportunity.


Save the Children

Reports to: Director Finance

Staff reporting to this post: Budget Specialists Coordinators, Reporting (FP &A) , Senior Officer, Reporting (FP & A) and budgeting

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

1. Point person for HPO Initiatives:

  • Coordinate HR, budget, FC&C, and Awards departments for effective and efficient running of ER/CAM, leave accrual etc.
  • Conduct test runs and trainings for master trainers
  • To act as communication person between CO and key stakeholders at regional and centre for existing and upcoming HPO Initiatives.

2. Member I Donor /Internal Reporting:

  • Maintain a donor I Member reporting calendar for all awards.
  • Ensures timely and accurate reporting on awards and NAF in coordination with AMU and adherence to the donor required formats.
  • Ensure reports are submitted to the finance director for approval three days before these are due date to AMU.
  • Ensure that all the reports are reconciled with Agresso, and the ineligible costs are reclassed before submission of the report to AMU.
  • Prepare analysis reports as required for by the CD, FD, and SMT.

3. Training I Capacity Building:

  • Provide guidance on grant compliance issues to Program Managers, Logistic and Finance staff.
  • Train budget holders/program managers regarding development of budget, monitoring tools and donor compliances issues, as needed

4. Budget Vs. Actual Analysis:

  • Provide BvA reports to the relevant stakeholders including budget holders and arrange meeting with them to review the BvA report:
  • Analyse the SoF wise BvA report on a monthly basis and obtain explanation from the respective budget holders for significant over or under spending
  • Prepare explanations on the over and under spending and share with the regional office
  • Attend monthly call with the ARO to explain the BvA results and other queries

5. Develop annual budget and (re)forecasts

  • Circulate guidelines for annual budget, and (re)forecasts
  • Ensure timely submission of Master Budget, including narratives, to Director Finance for review and submission to ARO.
  • Meeting with the Budget Holders, if needed, to train them on how to prepare SoF wise phased budget
  • Maintain the CAM calculator and shared cost to prepare new proposal budget
  • Facilitate verification of salary information between the HR and Finance (payroll)
  • Ensure timely receipt of the donor budget from the budget holders/ awards team
  • Review individual SoF budget
  • Work with awards team for compliance with budget timetable and pipelines submission
  • Guide Budget Holders in reviewing the direct salaries to be included in the Master Budget
  • Meetings with CD, DCD and other stakeholders to explain the master budget before finalization
  • Work with FMS team for Master budget uploading and budget revision
  • Working with budget holders on decentralization of budget

6. Develop donor I Member budget

  • Actively engage with the Technical Advisors, Budget Holders, and Awards Team, in preparing the donor proposal budget
  • Lead on the proposal budgets, amendments, modifications, cost/no-cost extensions
  • Submit the proposed budget for review and approval of Finance Director at least one day before submission to the Awards Team
  • Ensure accurate and up-to-date CAM calculators are in place.

7 . Create DEAs and Phased Budgets

  • Work with the Budget Holders and Awards team to create appropriate DEAs for each SoF
  • Prepare Phased budget for each SoF with the Budget Holder and develop SoF Loader for the same.

8 . Staff Costs and ODC Budgets

  • Prepare monthly indicative employee-wise SoF-wise budget sheet in coordination with the reporting team.
  • Advise staff on salary allocation and budget availability
  • Analyze budget GAP for all Kabul and field staff plus other direct costs, on quarterly basis, as well as when required.

9. Training (10% FT LOE)

  • Support Budget Holder, Finance and field staff with the information and training as needed
  • Facilitate budget management training in CO.
  • Carry out regular visits to SO and project sites
  • Ensure key donors compliance checklist are available, provide orientation to BH and follow up implementation

10. OthersUnder the directions from supervisor:

  • Facilitate audit, and financial reviews,
  • Ensure that audit recommendations are implemented as per donor rules and regulations
  • Amend I update the Scheme of Delegation (SoD) upon start or end of any award.
  • Prepare analysis reports as required for by the CD, FD, and SMT.
  • Assist to develop, implement and review organizational funding scenario,
  • Participate in internal and external meetings and report on grants management issues.
  • Contribute to country strategy and operational planning and reporting
  • To cover for any other position in the Director Finance team during leaves or high workload.
  • Perform other Related Responsibilities as assigned by supervisor
  • Ready to work to respond to any natural disaster or emergency situation anywhere in Afghanistan
  • Prepare financial analysis and reports required by the management
  • Facilitate audit, and financial reviews,
  • Ensure that audit recommendations are implemented as per donor rules and regulations
  • Participate in internal and external meetings and report on major issues.
  • Contribute to country strategy and operational planning and reporting
  • To cover for the Director Finance or the team during leaves or high workload.
  • Ready to work to respond to any natural disaster or emergency situation anywhere in Afghanistan

How to apply

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Closing date: 5-Oct-22