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Save the Children Director of Finance & Administration (DFA), Ukraine Mental Health Activity Mali Save the Children Jobs 2024
Save the Children looking for “Director of Finance & Administration (DFA), Ukraine Mental Health Activity”. Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree may apply on or before 31-Jul-24.
The Save the Children has published a job vacancy announcement on 20-Jun-24 for qualified applicants to fill in the vacant post of Director of Finance & Administration (DFA), Ukraine Mental Health Activity to be based in Bamako, Mali. For more jobs, please visit https://unjoblink.org
Company Name: Save the Children
Job Title: Director of Finance & Administration (DFA), Ukraine Mental Health Activity
Duty Station: Bamako, Mali
Country: Mali
Application Deadline: 31-Jul-24
Responsibilities:
- Review and consolidate monthly financial reports to ensure accuracy and provide regular feedback to senior management.
- Ensure all financial plans, invoices, reports, and other financial documents and transactions are accurate, timely, and consistent with Save the Children and USAID guidelines and regulations.
- Prepare and monitor budgets to ascertain that spending occurs as planned and that variances are anticipated, noted, and corrected; ensure that key project personnel are aware of budgetary resources and can monitor their respective budgets.
- Prepare quarterly reports, consolidated annual fiscal reports, cumulative life of project report, and any other required donor submissions.
- Verify that appropriate segregation of duties exists to ensure effective support of field operations and to protect the integrity of the country office finance and administrative operations.
- Perform financial review of purchase requests, purchase orders, and payment requests to ensure compliance with Save the Children’s policies and procedures and USAID grants and contracts requirements.
- Oversee sub-grant monitoring and compliance including organizational assessments, review of financial reports/advance requests, and financial tracking, develop sub-grant monitoring plans, and perform and document compliance visits.
- Recruit, hire, and manage finance and operations staff. Develop the capacity of the team and facilitate their professional growth.
- Provide capacity building in financial and operations management to local partners and government stakeholders.
- Prepare and revise finance and operation guidelines to ensure adherence to Save the Children and USAID requirements.
- Encourage a work environment of mutual respect and excellence.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, business administration, or another relevant field.
- Minimum of eight years of professional experience managing finances for USAID-funded projects.
- In-depth knowledge of USAID financial management rules and regulations.
- Proven ability to prepare budgets and donor financial reports.
- Strong analytical, leadership and interpersonal skills with the demonstrated ability to lead and work effectively in team situations.
- Experience in coaching, training and capacity building.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Professional qualification/certification in accounting.
- Master’s degree in a relevant field.
- Familiarity with the political, social, and cultural context of Ukraine.