Finance and Grants Manager - Women’s Empowerment Program, Indonesia, Asia, Indonesia

Job Reference Number

EMR/ANCNP/WEP/INDO003

Job Type

International Development Assistance/Emerging Markets

Schedule

Contract

Job Location

Asia; Indonesia

Job Summary

Cardno Emerging Markets, a leading international development consulting firm, is currently seeking dynamic, highly skilled national and international professionals to fill the position of Finance and Grants Manager on an anticipated donor-funded women’s empowerment program in Indonesia.

Key Responsibilities

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Key Responsibilities

• Develop and offer training on budget and financial management procedures and templates that can be consistently used across all projects and affiliates, linked to donor requirements
• Maintain financial systems to track funding and project costs under grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and subcontracts
• Work with program partners and staff, supervise, review expenditures related to grants and contracts for accuracy, allowability, adequate supporting documentation, proper authorisation, compliance with internal policies and donor requirements, proper recording of project and account numbers, and availability of budgeted funds. Coordinate partner financial reviews as necessary.  Oversee proper allocation of invoices to funding sources and expense categories, monitor costs against budgets and obligated funds
• Supervise the preparation and submission of financial deliverables. Assist in the design of various financial report formats, prepare reports and upon approval, submit the reports to the donor.
• Develop financial policies and procedures to ensure compliance with donor regulations. Write and/or edit as necessary to ensure a continuously updated affiliate financial manual/handbook. Offer training and ensure that financial policies and procedures are adhered to by all staff and program partners
• Provide capacity support to program partners to ensure accounting systems and practices are sound, adhere to best practices, and monitor adherence to internal controls. Work with partner finance teams to ensure timely reporting of expenses and documentation
• Perform site visits as needed to offer training to affiliate finance staff on finance manual and financial processes and to audit controls. Ensure that all financial and project reports have been completed as required

 

 

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• At least a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance; an MBA, CPA, or other advanced degree is preferred
• Minimum five plus years administering or coordinating financial activities
• Accounting/financial management experience in a civil society setting
• Excellent skills in Excel spreadsheet presentations and in financial reporting systems
• Familiarity with the financial and procurement procedures of donors such as AusAID
• Excellent relationship-building and relationship-management skills, with a demonstrated ability to influence & motivate colleagues
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, written and cross-cultural communication skills essential

Other Requirements

The program is scheduled to commence in February 2013 and the positions will be Jakarta based. Professional requirements and terms of reference of each position can be found at: cardno.com/careers, and look for respective job reference code for the position.

 

Email your application to emergingmarkets.jakarta@cardno.com with the reference "Empowerment-Ind" in the subject line, before 14 October 2012.

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