Job Description

The key responsibilities of the Regional Finance Manager are:

• Ability to speak French fluently
• International travel to Africa
• Act as Financial Business Partner to a Regional Director, supporting the Financial Management of a Portfolio of Country Programmes
• Support the Programmes Team in the drafting and monitoring of budgets and forecasts, including variance analysis and exception based reporting.
• Support the development and review of new business proposals, scrutinising direct and indirect cost coverage, financial alignment with project workplans and client/donor requirements.
• Supervise the production of grant/contract financial reports, including contract billing and cashflow forecasting/management.
• Review Country Programme balance sheet accounts, analysing key trends and material variations.
• Lead the monthly financial close process for a Portfolio of Country Programmes
• Provide Remote and on-site Financial Management support to Country Programmes
• Support the Finance Team in the production of financial information for grant/statutory audits
• Provide input into the recruitment and selection of Country Finance Managers.
• Manage and motivate departmental staff to perform to a high standard, conducting appraisal meetings in line with organisational policy and agree and review progress towards individual targets on a regular basis.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities