Financial Manager

Duties and responsibilities

• Reviews the financial reporting and purchasing guidelines of the donor;
• Monitors and confirms financial condition by conducting audits; providing information to external auditors;
• Prepares special reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information;

• Be aware of implementation plans/deadlines and schedules for projects;
• Develops monthly expenditure forecasts to ensure projects are completed within budget;
• Ensures timely delivery of financial reports to donors and reports to director;

• Communicates with the project manager to ensure project implementation goes along with budget guidelines;
• Reviews correctness of the budget posted on the accounting software;
• Fills out forms related to advances and reimbursements of the donors;
• Monitors the organization finance support documents;
• Controls and analyses budget in coordination with the project manager, and inform Ana Aqra Association’s finance committee on budget status concerns;

• Prepares the financial report to go along requests for reimbursements;
• Prepares all required documentation for financial auditors;
• Prepares the final financial report;
• Updates the Executive Director, the program director and the finance committee (then board) of the association financial situation;

• Protects operations by keeping financial information and plans confidential.

Qualifications

1. Bachelor or Master’s Degree in Accounting or Finance;
2. CPA or CMA is a plus;
3. Minimum 10 years of overall combined accounting and finance experience (including proven experience as a Controller);
4. Thorough knowledge of accounting principles and procedures;
5. Knowledge of financial regulations relating to NGOs; 
6. Knowledge of the NGO operations (knowledge of reporting requirements for donors);
7. Experience in creating financial statements;
8. Previous experience in managing project budgets;
9. Well-developed written and oral communication skills;
10. Excellent report-writing skill;
11. Strong analytical, problem solving and decision making skills;
12. Ability to work in a team environment, and outside office hours when needed.

Working conditions

The Financial Manager works primarily in an office environment. Monday through Friday 8:00 AM- 4:00 PM

He/she may be required to work some overtime hours to attend meetings of the Board and special events.