Summury of the position:
The Finance Director represents the organization in all financial aspects before external parties including: funders, auditors, local government and PSI headquarters in Washington, DC. Ensure compliance with local law, funder regulations. Liaise with local tax authorities and other local governmental agencies as needed.
Responsabilities:
- Maintain sound accounting systems that give reasonable assurance that records and controls are sufficient to ensure accuracy and reliability of financial information for expenditure monitoring and information.
- Create a strategic plan to achieve financial goals, including streamlining operations and strengthening internal controls and compliance.
- Provide management accounts and analysis to the Senior Management Team in Angola to facilitate decision making
- Certify financial statements and funder financial reports. Ensure that monthly close is performed timely, efficiently and effectively. Ensure that payroll, severance, accounts payable, accounts receivable, sales, inventory and fixed assets are calculated and recorded correctly.
- Ensure that sub-awardees comply with funder regulations and financial reporting requirements.
- Manage relationships with internal and external auditors.
- Support budget development and monitoring. Work with the Country Representative, Program Team and Washington Backstopping Team to: departmental and annual operating budgets, to monitor burn rates and to realign budgets as needed.
- Approve requests for cash advances from headquarters, manage cash flow in the country office and maintain relationships with local banks.
- Manage capacity building and professional growth of finance staff and sub awardees.
- Report directly to the Country Representative; liaise with Field Finance Support in Washington, DC.
****QUALIFICATIONS****
- Master’s degree or higher in Accounting
- At least 5 years successful experience as a country finance manager of donor-funded technical assistance projects of similar magnitude and complexity in developing countries
- Familiarity with USAID and Global Fund regulations preferred.
- Experience with QuickBooks preferred, strong working knowledge of spreadsheets.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Fluency in Portuguese and English required;
- Demonstrated leadership skills. Ability to manage complexity and balance priorities in a fast-paced work environment.This is a local position, PSI Angola does not offer any expat. benefits.
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply by sending CVs to rita.tavares@psiangola.org or rh@psiangola.org
