Finance Manager

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration 
  

• Proven experience in managing large budgets. 
  

• Proven leadership skills and competence in people management. 
  

• Competence in providing technical guidance and training. 
  

• Proven experience in working with national partners and local/government authorities. 
  

• Working experience with relevant donors (e.g. UNHCR, ECHO, OFDA, WFP, DFID or BPRM guidelines). 
  

• Advanced proficiency in Excel as well as experience working in a financial IT system. 
  

• Full professional proficiency in English. 
  

People Management 

• Lead and manage the finance team (including people planning, performance, well-being and development)
  

• Support the development and implementation of financial management capacity building of staff 
  

Financial Management 

• In close cooperation with Managers in the country and field office, reinforce existing procedures and systems for financial management and control in compliance with guidelines of DRC's Operation Handbook, internal guidelines and donor requirements.
  

• Support timely delivery of quality financial reports to donors and internal reports to colleagues and Head Quarters (HQ)
  

• Ensure compliance with relevant country statutory and other financial obligations such as tax, levies and statutory returns. 
  

• Provide monthly financial briefings to the Senior Management Team on all pertinent financial aspects as requested.
  

DRC Dynamics Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system 

• Ensure DRC Dynamics is used to its full capacity. 
  

• Ensure proper application of ERP finance processes in the country. 
  

• Apply reports and data analytics from the ERP system to improve performance in the country. 
  

• Ensure that Country ERP support is in place (i.e. super users) 
  

As Manager, the post-holder is responsible for the following:  

• Accountable for achieving DRC’s strategic goals and objectives within the area of responsibility.  
  

• Accountable for making significant decisions on what the finance department does: its purpose, functions and role, and for making commitments and decisions that require the expenditure of significant unit resources..  
  

• Accountable for people management of direct reports, generally at least 3 employees. This includes hiring & exit management, objective setting, probation, performance appraisal, staff development, and managing performance, including poor performance.  
  

• Accountable for making sound decisions based on DRC policies, MOPs, standards, and the advice of technical experts in DRC