Alumni Talent Pool: Finance Lead Roles

Mercy Corps

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About The Position

The Alumni Talent Pool is open exclusively to former Mercy Corps team members who were employed within the past 4 years and completed at least 1 year of service. Mercy Corps has created an Alumni Talent Pool to support emergency response, transitions and complex program start-up, by fast-tracking Mercy Corps alumni into temporary Senior Finance roles. The initiative focuses on matching qualified team members with urgent country-based needs, for short-term placements (3 months on average). This is an opportunity for senior managers that offers more professional and personal flexibility and access to diverse experiences.

Requirements

• BA/S or equivalent in accounting or finance required.
• At least 5 years of field experience in international relief and development operations, including overseeing financial operations and budget management functions.
• Prior team management experience required.
• Prior experience with Mercy Corps within the last four years (with at least one year of Mercy Corps work experience).
• Demonstrated experience and skill with budget preparation and analysis, financial reporting preparation and presentation and the proven ability to translate technical financial data into informative reports.
• Strong accounting skills and experience, including management of the general ledger, journal entries, payroll, payables and balance sheet.
• Advanced computer skills in MS Office programs, particularly Excel.
• Effective verbal and written communication, multi-tasking, organizational and prioritization skills.
• Good oral and written English skills required.
• Professional level proficiency in at least one other Mercy Corps’ working language (French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian) is a plus.
• Willing and able to deploy internationally at short notice for assignments.
• Able to work effectively in a highly stressed and potentially physically challenging emergency response set up in early and later stages of responses.
• Availability to work non-standard hours as needed, especially when supporting an active emergency or critical incident response.
• Ability to work effectively with an ethnically diverse team in a sensitive environment.
• Experience leading teams, managing performance of supervisees, and coaching/mentoring staff.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a strategy for operational startup to support a rapid, high quality emergency response.
• Work closely with Program, Administration, Security and Operations on the set up of new offices, partnerships and financial systems.
• Assess the operating environment in the emergency and adapt ways of working in compliance with Mercy Corps’ policies and procedures.
• Set up financial and internal control systems to support rapid program delivery.
• Develop and manage country portfolio budgets in coordination with the country leadership.
• Oversee the implementation and monitoring of fiscal plans and country budgets, including forecasting and reporting, in coordination with Program Managers.
• Recruit, onboard and train team members to fill critical functions on the finance team.
• Create a sustainable work environment of mutual respect that attracts motivated, skilled and effective team members and enables them individually and collectively to strive to achieve excellence.
• Supervise and lead a diverse team of direct and indirect reports in field offices.
• Contribute to country team-building efforts; build constructive internal relationships; help team members identify problem solving options and ensure integration of all team members into relevant decision-making processes.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits.
• Access to diverse experiences.
• Professional and personal flexibility.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees