NGO JOBS

Country: Bangladesh
Closing date: 14 Oct 2013

CARE is seeking a Finance Controller (FC) to lead and motivate a team of professionals that will work to provide quality financial services to all parts of CARE in Bangladesh. S/he should have sound financial management skills and experience in strategic management, team building and communication.

The basic function of the FC is to develop, coordinate, and administer country office (CO) plans for proper recording, documentation, control, monitoring and reporting of financial operations. The FC is responsible for the day-to-day financial management needs at the CO level including planning, organizing, and directing, and is responsible for providing quality financial services to all units, projects and staff. S/he works closely with the Country Director and Senior Management to ensure coherent lines of communication in support of financial needs function between Finance, Program and Administration. The FC assumes shared responsibility with the Senior Management Team (SMT) for vigorous application of donor rules and regulations at the CO and sub-grantee level.

The CO Controller profile includes the following: very strong accounting and finance knowledge, analytical skills, attention to details, ability to work effectively under time pressure, very strong business partnering skills with ability to influence CO senior staff, team player, proactive individual with ability to offer structured guidance, ability to ensure that the right priorities are set for the CO finance team, proven experience of training finance and non-finance staff.

Responsibilities

Controller - Ensure CO compliance with CARE’s accounting policy and procedures and generally accepted accounting principlesTreasury and Cash functions - Provide oversight to day-to-day operations to include efficient process flows and controls over Accounts Payable, cash transfers and other cash journal entries;Budgeting and Forecasting - Develop budget guidelines and supervise the preparation of the CO budgets to include project proposal budgets and monthly, quarterly and annual operating budgets;Financial Reports and Quality Reviews - Responsible for the preparation and submission of complete, accurate, reliable and timely financial reports to CO managers, donors, local entities as relevant, regional office and HeadquartersStaff and Talent Management - Provide supervision and development to xx staff in the CO finance unit; Provide accounting and financial training to CO finance staff including sub-officesCO Senior Management Team - Participate actively as a member of the CO’s Senior Management Team at the strategic level focusing on the financials.

Requirements

Certified Public Accountant, Masters degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Management or equivalentAt least 3 years as a Controller or equivalent experience;5-10 years experience in not-for-profit financial, budgeting, accounting, financial reporting, grants/contract management, and business management in developing countries.Thorough understanding of financial accounting, reporting and grants and contract management processes. Understanding of finance reporting requirements and associated compliance requirements of USAID, EC, DfID etcFacilitation skills to conduct training sessions for small, medium and large sized groupsSolid analytical and problem solving, financial troubleshooting and audit experienceAbility to maintain customer focus while handling multiple prioritiesAbility to quickly earn new systems, processes and procedures and adapt local practices to global standardsExcellent leadership, coaching and negotiation skillsAbility to work on teams, work at detailed level and understand the larger pictureStrong oral and written communication skillsProficiency in Microsoft Office including Excel and Word and good skills at using financial software applications

The closing date for this posting, if listed, is approximate. Job postings may be removed from CARE's career website at any time.

How to apply:

To apply for this position, please visit our website here: https://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH05/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=CAREUSA&cw...