Country Finance Manager for Healthcare NGO in Mozambique

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Our partner is a prestigious international NGO that focuses on healthcare and the eradication of disease in the developing world. A Country Finance Manager is required for the Country Office in Mozambique. Fluent Portuguese required.

Responsibilities:

Financial Accounting

• Ensure monthly transactions are entered in the Ledger accurately
• Act as a signatory and take responsibility for checking the validity and account coding of payments
• Approve advances for field activity and staff travel, ensuring proper process for disbursement of funds
• Checking the balance sheet and validating: monthly bank reconciliations; purchase ledger reconciliations; staff advances and other debtors; sundry creditors and other creditors; check fixed assets register is up to date
• Approve monthly payroll and remit the payroll deductions to the correct government authorities;
• Work with the Regional Finance Manager to improve financial systems in the Country Office, recommending change
• Submit monthly reports to the regional office

Management Accounting

• Ensure project financial reports for donor and partners are prepared according to requirements;
• Ensure monthly management accounts are reviewed and variances are acted on by budget holders; report to the CFO on the variances and the remedies that will be taken.
• Ensure in-country monthly donor grant variance reports are prepared and reviewed on a monthly basis
• Prepare annual budgets and monthly cash flow projections for the country office
• Make regular visits to field offices, project sites and partners to ensure good standard finance management

Candidate:

Essential:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA etc)
• Knowledge of the Mozambique and Southern Africa
• Knowledge of NGO donors and their reporting requirements
• 3- 5 years accountancy and managerial experience
• Fluent in Portuguese spoken and written
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills
• Working knowledge of accounting software

How to apply: 

For more information on any of this please send in your CV to info@afid.org.uk or phone us on 0207 559 1422.