South Sudan: Financial Controller

General Description of the Programme:

GOAL South Sudan (SS) started working in Twic County in 1998, running an emergency relief project due to a famine throughout Bahr el Ghazal state. GOAL SS now runs public health programmes in Twic, Agok, and UNS. Public health activities include curative primary health care, based on the management of primary health clinics; preventative health care including HIV/AIDS messaging, malaria control and hygiene promotion; nutrition and food security, water and sanitation engineering and clinic construction/rehabilitation.

General Description of the Role:

Working in a challenging and dynamic environment, the Financial Controller is responsible for the financial management, internal control systems, management of funds, and reporting requirements of the organisation. In particular the successful candidate will ensure timely submission of required donors reports, monthly management accounts to GOAL Dublin, statutory reports and other ad hoc reporting to relevant authorities, as well budget preparation and monitoring of the programme. As a key member of the senior management team, the Financial Controller will contribute to the overall development and running of the country programme.

Key Duties

Managing a finance team to:

· Ensure proper financial systems, in head office and across a broad geographic of field locations, are in place and implemented to accurately record expenditure;

· Ensure compliance with accounting procedures and policies across the South Sudan programme and actively monitor internal controls to minimize risk to the organization. In particular ensure appropriate cash management procedures are in place and operating effectively;

· Ensure preparation and retention of documentation to facilitate the annual external audit, donor audits, internal audits and revenue audits;

· Oversee all cash management, including cash counts and cash transfers to field sites;

· In cooperation with the Programmes & Logistics team ensure that GOAL South Sudan is in compliance with all relevant donor and internal guidelines;

· Ensure cost allocations basis among donors are reasonable;

· Review monthly management accounts including donor status reporting for submission to GOAL Head Office, Dublin, adhering to strict deadlines;

· Review financial reporting to donors and other regulatory bodies, adhering to strict deadlines;

· Review the financial sections of donor proposals, budgets and reports;

· Review GOAL annual and quarterly rolling budgets;

· Monitor and assist with the financial management of programme budgets including expenditure forecasting, ensuring the Budget Monitoring Tool (BMT) is complete and timely;

· Maintain and keep updated South Sudan Finance Manual, including a summarized and simplified finance and logistics manual for use by project managers and other field based staff;

· Provide support to the HR Manager on personnel and staff issues which have financial implications;

· Oversee training and capacity building of locally recruited finance staff

Requirements:

· Qualified accountant. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent.

· At least five years’ experience, with at least one of these overseas.

· At least two years at a senior management level.

· Strong ability to work in highly pressured environment, with high levels of deliverables required on a continuous basis.

· Experience in dealing with institutional donors such as OFDA, ECHO, EC, UN grants and DFID.

· Excellent interpersonal, motivational and management skills.

· Excellent analytical and writing skills.

· Strong IT skills and systems experience; Excel advanced with Sage experience desirable.

· Strong experience liaising with governmental/local authorities and other NGO’s.

General terms and conditions:

Package to include pre-departure medical expenses, annual return air fares, accommodation and travel insurance. A salary commensurate with experience is also provided.

Reporting to: Country Director and CFO

Contract Length: 12 Months

Start Date: ASAP

Job Location: Based in Juba with some travel to programme sites and Nairobi

Salary: €32,000- €42,000

This Job Description only serves as a guide for the position available. GOAL reserves the right to change this document.

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