CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
Level 3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people frequently (e.g. once a week or more).
ROLE PURPOSE:
As a member of Finance Team, this position will assist the Team Lead for overall Financial Management for smooth implementation of all Projects and programs funded by different donors.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
- Assist preparation of monthly finance report and prepare assigned schedules.
- Review monthly finance report & prepare voucher thereof.
- Supervise and check data entry into the Sun System
- Review, and prepare re-class if necessary, grant reports to ensure that the expenses are incurred in line with donors, SC and IAS / GAAP requirements.
- Prepare financial reports in project and program wise separately.
- Quarterly effort report, review and reconciliation.
- Allocation of budget codes of Bank Payment Vouchers.
- Staff quarterly Severance calculation.
- Calculation, timely release, disbursement and reconciliation of funds.
- Timely collection of utility bills of health outlets its payment and reconciliation
- Identify the budget gaps.
- Maintain cash book and cash flow management.
- Able to coordinate over-spending & under-spending to the Management for prudent utilization of funds
- Facilitate COP/SPM, Project Managers in preparation of budgets.
- Facilitate the Internal / External Auditors.
- Training and capacity building of support staff
BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
- holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
- holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
- sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
- widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
- future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
- builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
- values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
- Harnesses internal and external technical resources in ways that can benefit the country program
Creativity:
- develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
- willing to take disciplined risks.
- Actively seeks new ways to develop the application of technical and professional standards within out programs
Integrity:
honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
QUALIFICATIONS : MBA Finance with commerce graduate or CA/ ACMA/ACCA Finalist plus article completed with recognized firm.
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential
- At least 5-6 years’ experience overseeing and managing complex multi grant management and compliance systems at scale in Pakistan and preferably some working experience with government department
- Excellent management, communications and presentation skills.
- Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform;
- Ability to work independently to a high professional standard
- Ability and willingness to live in an isolated conservative environment in sub-office base with other staff;
- Fluent spoken & written English language; Pashto language skills preferred;
- Having ability to work in emergency situation.
Additional job responsibilities
- The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Equal Opportunities
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Child Safeguarding:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Safeguarding our Staff: We need to keep our staff safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of staff from Sexual Exploitation and abuse
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.