Financial Controller

Duties

• Under the supervision of the Contract and Finance Manager (based in Rwanda), the Financial Controller ensures 1) the quality of financial information to allow decision-making and contribute to efficiency and effectiveness with which operations are conducted which must lead to the achievement of the objectives of the intervention and 2) mastery of fiduciary risks
• In general, (s)he will:
• Ensure verification and support to the preparation of budgetary planning and monitoring in order to allow for qualitative budget management
• Verify the monthly financial statements
• Verify the correctness of budget planning
• Provide support to the elaboration of budget change proposals and validate them following Enabel guidelines
• Produce periodic budget monitoring reports, including analysis and recommendations
• Analyse functioning costs and costs of activities and formulate recommendations in view of improving the efficient use of funds
• Ensure follow-up of treasury operations to ensure that suppliers/beneficiaries/etc. are paid correctly and in due time
• Check the cash call requests
• Analyse the treasury position and prepare the request for funds
• Authorise the payments
• Carry out the banking reconciliation
• Ensure the daily management of banking relations
• Control the reporting to ensure expenditure is in compliance with the Grant Agreements
• Contribute to the organisational assessments
• Control the financial reports and the instalment requests
• Prepare the conclusions regarding feedback to be sent to the contracting beneficiaries/partners:
• Provide opinion to the CFM (or RAFI) regarding disbursement requests pertaining to the instalments of the grants
• Plan and carry out control missions of the contracting beneficiaries
• Prepare and support the eventual external (administrative and financial) audits of the beneficiaries
• Manage the questions regarding fiscal and social domains in order to ensure complete and qualitative information on these matters
• Ensure the update of fiscal and social rules applicable under partner country legislation and inform/train the intervention on any changes with regard thereto
• Analyse fiduciary risks, follow up the internal control and audit action plans in order to put the risks in the spotlight and minimise the impact
• Prepare self-evaluation questionnaires of financial management
• Support the preparation of audits
• Support the implementation of audit recommendations and internal controls
• Ensure that rules and procedures in force within the intervention are updated and in conformity with the rules and procedures of Enabel and other donors
• Lead the team of which one is the hierarchical supervisor in order to have qualified and motivated staff
• Supervise and coach the administrative and financial management of the intervention
• Guarantee that rules and procedures are respected
• Determine the objectives and priorities of the staff members
• Motivate, coach, follow up and evaluate staff members
• Create an atmosphere of trust and accountability
• Develop the competences of the staff members
• Capacity development of partner entities in order to contribute to the improvement of their organisation, processes and systems and of their staff’s competences

Requisites

• Master’s degree in management, Finance or Accounting or similar sector
• Minimum 5 years of relevant working experience in similar position
• Experience with team management
• Experience in capacity development and training
• Budget management and financial analysis
• Financial control and audit
• Advanced mastery of Excel and Word, use of financial software is an asset
• Ability to handle sensitive issues with discretion in a multicultural environment
• Proficient in Portuguese and English
• Ability to work in an international, multi-stakeholder environment, maintain effective and cooperative relations with national authorities as well as donors
• Be of proven moral integrity
• Possess strong analytical and assessment skills
• Good communication skills (also including written)
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team
• Service and solution oriented
• Able to work independently
• Reliable

Notes

• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted