Finance and Administration Professional
Summary
The Finance and Administration Professional is a strategic individual in charge of the management of commercial services and financial and budget planning. S/He should be able to have an eagle's eye view of the organization to give recommendations to the Programme Manager regarding financial, revenue trends, and procurement.
Responsibilities
- Management of commercial services and financial and budget planning
- Procurement of material and service contracts and control of awarding processes
- Control and processing of accounting
- Monitoring of costs, expenses and claims and introduction of a financial monitoring system using new technologies
- Consulting/coaching and training on administrative issues
- Preparation and monitoring of audits
- Control and handling of administrative processes as well as coordination and guidance of the national administrative staff
- Advice on commercial decisions and representation in commercial matters
FOCUS:
- Ensure knowledge transfer to programme information
- Develop ready-to-use strategies and technical concepts, including guidelines, manuals and procedures and tools
- Prepare appropriate input for various programme reports including annual reports, and contributes to other reports required by the programme manager and Head Office
- Contribute to external evaluation
Education and Qualifications
- Completed university degree in business administration and economics, Master’s degree is an asset
- Additional comparable courses of study or equivalent commercial training
Requirements
- Several years of professional experience and comprehensive knowledge of financial management of international cooperation projects and programmes.
- Long-standing professional experience in the commercial processing of complex commissions from development partners
- Experience in project management
ADDITIONALLY:
- Strong conceptual and analytical skills
- Ability to work in a team, a high degree of flexibility as well as commitment and ability to work under pressure
- Extensive computer user knowledge
- Fluent in English language, knowledge of German language is an asset
Reporting To
- Programme Manager
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Finance: 5 Years
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