SOS Children’s Villages International is a global organisation established in 1949 that works to meet the needs and protect the interests and rights of orphaned and vulnerable children. SOS Children’s Villages International works through member associations in 136 countries and territories worldwide.
SOS Children’s Villages Liberia has been active in the field of children’s rights and committed to children’s need and concerns in Liberia since 1981. We focus our work on children without parental care and children at risk of losing parental care and their communities. The organisation has a wide range of programmes in Monrovia and Juah Town, which include children’s villages, a youth facility, kindergartens and schools, a medical center and family strengthening programmes.
We are looking for a Finance & Controlling Manager for SOS Children’s Villages Liberia. The function reports directly to the National Director and functionally to the Regional Finance and Controlling Advisor.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Finance and Controlling Manager is the head of the Finance and Controlling Department. She/he is responsible for all financial matters of the Association. S/he is responsible for strengthening internal control mechanisms and enforcing existing financial systems by ensuring compliance with and implementation of financial standards of the Association. The incumbent is also responsible for updating and generating timely financial information for senior management and other levels. The Finance and Controlling Manager will ensure smooth budget planning and monitoring processed, auditing exercises, timely execution of Financial related activities due for international offices and secure financial support field offices, main clients and other partners.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
§ Minimun of a BSc/BA Degree in Accounting with emphaisis in Financial Management or relevant field; Master Degree or other professional certification in Financial Management or other areas of relevance is a plus.
§ Minimum of 5–10 years‘ experience managing financial management projects; with proven track record of 3 – 5 years‘ experience in a Finance or Accounting environment.
§ Good leadership and management skills.
§ Willingness to continuous improve financial processes and control.
§ Highly organised with commitment to working overtime and meeting deadlines when absolutely necessary.
§ Detailed-oriented and Results focused.
§ Strong analytical skills and independent /self-motivated mind.
§ Operationally astute.
§ Willingness to make tough financial decisions and advice the National Director on all expenditures
§ Excellent interpersonal, presentation, communication and negotiation skills necessary to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment.
§ Ability to work under pressure.
§ Knowledge of regional financial best practices in implementing budget rules and managing a team of professionals and/or specialist is an added advantage.
§ Strong ability in using MS Office (MS Excel and MS PowerPoint, in particular)
§ Outstanding teamwork and interpersonal skills
§ Excellent facilitation and training skills
§ Good idea of budgeting and financial management skills
§ A good team player with the ability to exercise patience, respect and flexibility for team members
§ Ability to communicate in oral and written English
§ Ability to take risks and manage them well
§ Ability to exercise authority where and when required
§ Ability to work under pressure and produce results
§ Operationally astute
§ Increasingly find ways to introduce new strategies to improve on the deliverables
§ Ability to delegate authority and develop a team
CHILD SAFEGUARDING
§ The Post holder may be required to be in regular contact with children or have access to children and/or young people. As part of these responsibilities, you will support the child safeguarding systems in an effort to promote a culture of keeping children safe.**
Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
How to apply
To apply, submit online only a Curriculum Vitae and a letter of interest addressed to the National Director, to [email protected] with the subject line: FCMLib2020. Closing date for submission of applications is 20th November 2020 at 05 PM GMT. Only the successful candidates will be contacted.
Candidates who applied before for this position are not encouraged to apply again.
What We Stand For:**
SOS Children’s Villages is committed to creating and maintaining a caring and protective environment, which promotes its core values, and prevents and addresses child abuse and exploitation. We strongly condemn all forms of child abuse and exploitation, be it within or outside of our organisation, and always respond to any case of proven, alleged or attempted abuse within our sphere of influence according to its nature. Efforts ensure that mechanisms are in place to raise awareness, aid prevention, encourage reporting and ease response. They range from human resource development actions such as training and counselling to measures such as suspension, dismissal, and legal action.
The successful candidate will be subject of intensive background checks, including criminal records.
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