By providing expert financial management support the role supports the organisations’ project implementation, strategy and program design and management processes. The role is further responsible for establishing and leading organisation-wide, cross functional strategic initiatives in terms of financial and administrative system configuration and business process design. It oversees the financial implementation by countries and departments on a monthly and yearly basis and is responsible for leading the financial capacity building initiative of both finance and non-finance staff.
Reports directly to the Finance Director of the Global Operations and is based in Cape Town.
Key Performance Areas:
· Organizational and Proposal budgeting and Financial Management
· Award Management and donor reporting
· Manage financial and administrative systems (Navision Serenic, Replicon, etc)
· Manage and Support the work outputs of the Country Finance Teams
Qualifications and Experience Required:
· Bachelor’s Degree in Business and/or accounting
· CIMA/CA preferred or a Post graduate degree/diploma an advantage
· 10 years’ experience in a financial role of which at least 5 years must’ve been in a managerial role
Competencies Required:
· Knowledge of institutional donor requirements; EC, DfID, UN partner agreements, SIDA, USAID, CDC, etc preferred
· Sound business and technical acumen
· Focused and versatile team player that is comfortable under pressure
· Ability to communicate at all levels with clarity and precision both written and verbally
· Proven superior knowledge and experience of computerized financial and business information systems, Advanced Excel skill
· Previous experience in a multi-national not-for-profit organization at head office level preferred
· Experience in managing a team of professionals
· Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to work on own and within various teams;
· Ability to implement new initiatives and processes and do so in a collaborative manner
· Ability to assess the needs of countries and the organization and design and implement a training program to build the financial capacity of staff and countries/departments
mothers2mothers is an equal opportunity employer. We particularly encourage applications from people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA), people with disabilities, women and previously disadvantaged people.
Competitive salary packages will be negotiable in accordance with m2m’s remuneration policies.
HOW TO APPLY:
· Interested applicants should submit their Curriculum Vitae to the Recruitment Specialist atrecruitment2@m2m.org by 5 May 2016. Please insert Finance Manager in the subject line. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not hear from us by 18 May 2016 please consider your application unsuccessful.
