Finance Manager

Catholic Relief Services | CRS•Baltimore, MD

15d

About The Position

The Finance Manager is responsible for ensuring a high level of resource stewardship, strict financial accountability and financial risk management while promoting the effectiveness and robustness of the project and relevant partners’ financial management systems, processes, and practices in support of high-quality programs serving the poor and vulnerable. The incumbent will anticipate and manage financial service needs and delivery challenges and identify and implement improvement solutions as needed to minimize CRS and partners’ exposure to financial risk.

Requirements

Proficiency (verbal and written) in English and at least one of the following languages: French, Spanish, Arabic.
Must be willing and able to travel up to 50%
Candidates should have the capacity to live and work in difficult/stressful environments and serve wherever agency needs dictate.
Proficient in MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio), Web Conferencing Applications.
Strong experience presenting and facilitating trainings on financial management topics.
Knowledge of local tax and regulatory reporting procedures.
Excellent analytical skills with ability to make sound judgment and decisions.
Very good planning, monitoring and organizational skills.
Ability to act ethically in accordance with recognized professional and organizational codes of ethics.
Ability to leverage a proactive, resourceful, solutions oriented and results-oriented mindset.
Ability to work collaboratively.
Knowledge of Humanitarian principles, standards and system, with specific knowledge of CRS and Caritas Internationalis emergency programming and standards a plus.
Ability to work with local partner organizations
Ability to maintain performance expectations and strong working relationships in diverse cultural contexts, psychologically and physically stressful environments
Ability to legally work where the position is to be performed.
All positions requiring residence or frequent travel outside a home country must undergo and clear a pre-employment medical clearance; some work permit processes require clearing a separate government administered medical examination.
Expected to sign and adhere to CRS´ Code of Conduct.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in related field with a focus on Accounting.
A professional certification in Accounting or a related field.
Experience in an International NGO, including working in or with a country or field office
Experience working in humanitarian contexts and supporting humanitarian programming.
Experience with and knowledge of the relevant public donors’ regulations, including the US Government, EU/ECHO and UN agencies
Experience with financial reporting software.
Experience managing a team of finance professionals.

Responsibilities

Develop, implement and manage financial processes in accordance with CRS & donor policies and local laws.
Provide proactive service delivery, advice, and support to managers, staff, and subrecipients in relation to managing the whole project cycle (Design, Start-up, Implementation, Close-out), ensuring efficiency and compliance with CRS’ policies and procedures, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), donors’ rules and regulations, and legal requirements.
Provide direction and coordinate effective budget development and management (Annual Program Plans and project budgets). Ensure accuracy and consistency of financial data and safeguarding of resources.
Ensure integrity of accounting information by reviewing account issues for compliance and establishing quality control over accounting transactions and financial reporting. Responsible for the maintenance of supporting documentation and ensuring it’s stored in a reliable and easy to follow audit trail.
Lead the preparation of accurate financial data, analysis and projections and support leadership in interpreting data for decision-making and effectively managing financial risks.
Effectively manage the finance team. Manage team dynamics and staff well-being. Provide coaching, strategically tailor individual development plans, and complete performance management for direct reports.
Oversee the performance of accurate reporting procedures and timely submission of reports to relevant stakeholders (CoP/DCoP, HQ/Finance, donors, local government entities, etc.).
Lead assessments of staff and subrecipients’ financial management capacity, ensure capacity strengthening on finance policies and regulations, as needed, and monitor and measure impact.
Lead efforts to close audit financial management findings in a timely and sustainable way.