Finance Officer

Background

IUCN Mozambique is seeking a high caliber Finance Officer to support the implementation of the regional IKI CBA project with the budgeting and financial reporting against a portfolio of program grants and contracts, in compliance with both donor and IUCN policies and procedures.

Major Responsibilities

The Finance Officer will provide the financial insights that accompany the programmatic and operational reporting on the grant provided by donors.

Specific Duties

• The specific duties and responsibilities of the Finance Officer will be.
• Financial Monitoring and Reporting.
• Designs, generates and analyses financial reports for the donor and internal management.
• Provides program financial analysis and recommendations on spending rates, over and under-spending and pattern of expenditure.
• Reviews the monthly financial reports and follows-up on issues related to coding; follows-up with the Administration and Finance Manager – Programmes on reallocate/recode expenses and other charges.
• Prepares financial reports for donors for the assigned grants with narratives, explaining any variances to project budgets.
• Coordinates closely with the Program team and the Finance team to contribute to the annual revenue recognition and audit process.
• Supports and facilitates donor audits.
• Budget Development and Technical Support.
• Contributes to the development of project budgets, notes and narratives for funding proposals; participates in proposal development for major grants.
• Provides technical guidance on budget development for new grant proposals.
• Ensures that proposal budget aligns with donor requirements and RTP reporting requirements.
• Assists with the annual budget development and upload process; coordinates timely submission of budgets from assigned regions/countries.
• Works with the country and regional team to ensure programme activity-based budgets are aligned with approved grant budgets.
• Notifies program team of any significant budget changes that require donor approval and recommends necessary communications.
• Maintains accurate and accessible records of uploaded budget for assigned regions/countries.
• Coordinates and facilitates all procurement required, ensuring procedures are followed and all documentation is properly filed.
• Capacity Building on Grant Compliance and Financial Reporting.
• Provides training and support as needed to project partners in areas of proposal budget development, financial reporting, and compliance.
• Contributes to the development/ improvement of financial management systems.

Requirements

• Education: University degree, preferably with an MBA in accounting, business, management or finance.
• Work Experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a grants finance role preferably in a large or international NGO.
• Direct experience with government international development agencies and international contracts management.
• Experience building financial tracking and reporting systems, including for large and regional events.
• Understanding and experience of accounting software.
• Language Proficiency.
• Fluency in written and spoken English with strong communication skills. A working knowledge of Portuguese is an added advantage.
• Core Competencies.
• Transparency: Able to build trust and contribute to informed and responsible decision making by carrying out the work of IUCN in a transparent manner; provides clear guidance to ensure that objectives and desired measurable results are understood by members of the team.
• Inclusiveness: Understands and accepts cultural diversity, and provide a tolerant, positive and supportive working environment that fosters respect for diversity, demonstrates ability to work in a multicultural, multi ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different nationalities and cultural backgrounds.
• Professionalism: Promote the organization’s interests, objectives and values in a diligent and professional manner.
• Accountability: Takes responsibility of individual and collective actions, promotes the IUCN One Programme approach.
• Functional competencies.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Team player and strong interpersonal skills.
• Works effectively with people from different backgrounds.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Good time management and ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, especially in Excel.
• Financial analysis, budgeting, and financial reporting.
• Willingness and ability to travel frequently.