Overview
The Finance Manager is responsible for overseeing all accounting and financial management activities for the DRC Myanmar and Bangladesh program, ensuring sound financial management in accordance with DRC and donor procedures.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage finance and accounting teams, including workforce planning, performance management, staff well-being, and professional development.
- Provide leadership to finance units and technical support to Area Office finance teams.
- Strengthen financial systems, controls, and tools in compliance with national regulations, DRC’s Operations Handbook, internal policies, and donor requirements.
- Ensure timely submission of high-quality financial reports to Head office, donors, and internal stakeholders.
- Ensure compliance with all statutory financial obligations.
- Maintain strict budgetary control aligned with the Master Budget.
- Oversee daily accounting operations, including cash and bank reconciliations, cashbook closures, advances reconciliation, inter-company transactions, and timely submission of accounts to HQ.
- Consolidate and review cash forecasts and ensure timely fund requests.
- Monitor funding levels and ensure proper allocation and management of shared support costs.
- Coordinate with relevant teams to ensure complete and accurate documentation for financial audits and support audit processes.
- Maintain an accurate, secure, and well-organized physical and digital filing system for all financial documents.
- Develop donor budgets in coordination with Budget Holders, Area Managers, and the program team.
- Lead regular financial review meetings, provide analysis on burn rates and variances, and communicate suggested actions and follow-ups.
- Prepare donor financial reports, ensure compliance with donor requirements, and maintain high quality and timely submission.
- Coordinate and lead donor budget revisions and no-cost extension processes.
- Take the lead in donor audits and monitoring visits.
- Verify partner budgets before signing the SGA.
- Coordinate with partner finance teams for timely reporting, review, and registration in the DYN system.
- Provide feedback on the quality of partners’ financial reports and any missing or inadequate documentation.
- Ensure full and effective utilization of DRC Dynamics (ERP system) for financial operations.
- Act as the finance business process super user, providing ongoing support and troubleshooting.
- Guide the adaptation and implementation of policies within DRC Dynamics to align with local regulations.
- Use data and analytics from DRC Dynamics to drive performance improvements.
- Guarantee accuracy and reliability of accounting data in the ERP system.
- Collaborate to enhance financial policies, systems, and structures.
- Update finance team job descriptions as needed.
- Proactively identify capacity-building needs and provide relevant training and coaching to finance staff.
- Conduct practical, on-the-job training for Budget Holders on budgeting, donor compliance, and DRC Handbook requirements.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Required Experience
- Minimum of 4 years of experience in a senior-level financial management role
- At least 2 years of experience in supervising and managing staff
- Demonstrated ability to manage large-scale and complex budgets, including multi-partner consortiums
- Strong leadership capabilities with proven expertise in people management
- Skilled in delivering technical guidance and training on financial management practices
- Experience collaborating with national partners and local or government authorities
- Familiarity with major donor regulations and reporting requirements (e.g., UNHCR, ECHO, DANIDA, DFID, DFAT, EU, SDC)
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and hands-on experience with financial management systems (like Dynamic)
Qualifications
- A Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field is required.
- A recognized professional accounting qualification (e.g., CPA, CA, ACCA, CIMA) is strongly preferred.
