United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: International Financial Accounting Manager | £36K

Organization: Accounting for International Development
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 10 Dec 2014

Our partner helps people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are. They are part of a global voluntary network, responding to conflicts, natural disasters and individual emergencies.

Overall purpose of the role

To enhance and develop the processes and tools required by the International Division for financial reporting and managing the financial accounting system. To provide an effective financial accounting and reporting service to the International Division including month-end accounting and reporting processes, year-end accounting processes, managing financial controls, supporting the audit processes and managing foreign exchange and international stock requirements.

Main responsibilities and duties

1. Financial Management and Systems

To ensure the integrity of the accounts and compliance with appropriate accounting standards and internal procedures;

To be responsible for month-end and year-end accounting processes, including checking and signing off balance sheet reconciliations and correction journals;

To manage and be responsible for the International Division’s involvement in the year-end and interim external audits including producing International Division specific schedules. Working closely with the Shared Service Centre to manage timelines, guidelines and tasks required.

To ensure that cashflow and future commitments for the International Division are managed and correctly accounted for;

To manage the foreign exchange and hedging requirements of the International Division, communicating these requirements to Shared Service Centre;

To act as the International Division’s main Agresso contact, ensuring that the International Division is kept up-to-date with changes and procedures and to represent the International Division on any development work;

To ensure the International Finance Operations Manual is kept up-to-date;

To ensure that International Division stock and payroll are accounted for correctly and transactions are corrected where necessary;

1. Financial Monitoring and Reporting

To develop and manage the International Division’s financial reporting processes, including producing the monthly financial reports on the International Division and the Disaster Fund;

To be responsible for the development, implementation and use of Agresso financial reporting across the Division, ensuring financial information and other key performance indicators are relevant and fully understood;

To ensure that the International Division's approach to reporting meets all Corporate Finance requirements;

1. Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting

To be the finance contact for the Technical Advisory Directorate through planning, budgeting and forecasting;

To analyse, interpret and report on the directorate's consolidated budgets and forecasts, assessing the implications and recommending possible courses of action to the Director of Technical Advisory;

To ensure that the directorate's approach to planning, budgeting and forecasting meets all International Division requirements;

1. Programme Accounting and Support

To provide financial guidance and advice to members of supported teams through meaningful analysis and interpretation of results and forecasts;

To maintain the integrity of the financial information in the finance system for supported teams;

To review and process grant agreements and grant transfers for supported teams and to challenge where necessary, and to ensure funds are sent within appropriate time frames, balancing programme needs with maximising cashflow;

To process delegate mission floats for supported teams;

1. Restricted Funds

To provide financial support for bids & reporting to all restricted fund programmes in supported teams

To provide financial support for audits and close-out to all restricted fund programmes in supported teams

1. Management and Training

Manage the International Financial Accounting team;

To provide financial training on financial systems and processes as required to all staff in supported teams;

To carry out the financial induction for new starters in supported teams;

Person Specification

• Qualified accountant with relevant post qualification experience

• Experience of managing and developing financial reporting (experience of financial reporting to donors an advantage)

• Experience of developing financial systems to support international operations

• Experience of different accounting systems (experience of working with Agresso an advantage)

• Experience of working with international programmes

• Experience of foreign currency monitoring and accounting

• Strong audit and internal controls knowledge with the ability to highlight weaknesses and make appropriate recommendations

• Strong analytical and reporting skills

The salary of this role is £36K + benefits.

How to apply:

Email your CV to jobs@afid.org.uk for more information on this role and others like it.