Project Finance Supervisor

We are seeking a dynamic, self-motivated, and service-orientated professional for the position of Project Finance Supervisor in the Corporate Services Program, Finance Department. The selected candidate will provide day to day supervision of Financial Analysts responsible for project budget review and upload, as well as perform financial donor reporting.

The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, known by its Spanish acronym, CIMMYT®, is a not-for-profit research and training organization with partners in over 100 countries. Please refer to our website for more information:www.cimmyt.org

The position will be based at CIMMYT’s Main Campus (located 45 km northeast of Mexico City, Mexico) but will interact with all CIMMYT´s experimental stations and regional office (country and world-wide) on a regular basis.

Specific responsibilities of this position will include:

• Supervise Financial Analysts responsible for project budget review and upload.
• Perform financial donor reporting as required.
• Do quality control and authorization of proposal budget reviews and Financial Donor reports before submission to PMU to ensure consistency with donor agreements, application of full costing concepts, and reconciliation with Financial system.
• Perform day to day management core processes under responsibility of Program Finance Support Unit: upload of project budgets strictly based on signed donor agreements, upload of grant proposals in financial system in accordance with Pipeline Procedure and timely submission of accurate Financial Donor Reports to PMU.
• Assist to ensure accurate Budget monitoring reports are available through the RMS for all grant funded Project codes.
• Ensure timely closure in financial systems after acceptance by donor of final financial report and clearance of grant related balances.
• Perform top down budget versus actual review for grant funded project and highlight issues and suggest actions to Program Support Finance Manager.
• Attend monthly meetings with program finance managers to discuss requirements new grants, issues and corrective actions for ongoing grants and closure of projects.
• Participate in close cooperation with Program Support Finance Manager in the development of a budgeting template and design and implementation of a checklist for preparation and review of Donor budgets and financial reports.
• Review rationale and supporting documentation for reallocations of expenditure between projects and post in the financial system.
• Day to day coordination of grant audits and review of proposal budgets with emphasis on Costing guidelines issued by CGIAR, policies and guidelines at institutional level and donor regulations.
• Perform other duties as assigned by manager.

We are seeking candidates with the following qualification, skills and attitudes:

• Master’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of practical experience in a finance position with increasing levels of responsibility in a medium sized to large international organization, including at least 3 years’ experience in grant or project financial management and 3 years’ experience supervising staff.
• Proficient in English.
• Excellent use of MS Office (advanced Excel skills). Experience with AX Dynamics will be an advantage.
• Strong level of customer orientation, and ability to work with different nationalities, under pressure and as a member of diverse work team.

CIMMYT offers an attractive remuneration package and support for continuous professional development. In addition to the provisions of the Mexican Labor Law our package of benefits includes Year-end Bonus (40 days), Vacation Premium (56%), Life Insurance and Medical Insurance, Supermarket Coupons, Savings Fund, Social Mexican Benefits (IMSS, SAR / Infonavit).

CIMMYT is an equal opportunity employer. It fosters a multicultural work environment that values gender equality, teamwork, and respect for diversity. Women are encouraged to apply.

To apply, please email cover letter and CV no later than Monday, 30 June, 2014 to Human Resources, CIMMYT (Email: nrsrecruitment@cgiar.org / Please insert position Reference number: N14167 in the header of your email)

Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

For further information please contact Guillermo Flores, g.flores@cgiar.org