Finance and Corporate Services Director (WVV)

Purpose of Position

Key Responsibilities

• Provide servant and spiritual leadership to the finance and corporate services department ensuring competent and motivated staff are hired and retained, providing efficient delivery of services.
• Coordinate professional and personal development of finance and corporate services staff through adequate orientation, on-the-job coaching, identification of learning, training needs and opportunities and succession planning.
• Develop the organizational capacity in Finance and Corporate Services in working with People & Culture and other departments.
• Develop strong networks internally (other NOs, SOs and partnership entities) and externally (donors, other NGOs, banking entities, communities, etc.) through effective communication, relationships and twin citizenship.
• Promote shared resource networks within the region, and the partnership.
• Lead Finance and Corporate Services team in providing support to APs/projects during emergency response when needed to ensure humanitarian standards and accountability.
• Build capacity for sub-grantees in financial management.

• Ensure standard finance systems and processes are functioning well, which focus on accountability and stewardship.
• Lead and drive Supply Chain function to ensure organization resources be most economically spent in alignment with global supply chain standards.
• Support IT manager to ensure IT strategy and governance, infrastructure management, and delivery management are functioning well at all WVV offices.
• Provide overall leadership to the administration function ensuring that the national office is effectively supported and staff have a clean, secure and hospitable place to work.
• Ensure that safety and security is considered in all aspects of our programs; monitors implementation of the Country Office Safety and Security Management Plan.
• Leading the implementation of Enterprise Risk Management and coordinate crisis responses to prevent or avoid strategic challenges and mitigate the impact of incidents or crises.)
• Lead process optimization which is one of WVV’s strategic objectives.

• In collaboration with other NO Directors, advise the ND on strategic resource acquisition and allocation
• Coordinate the planning and budgeting process and provide technical support, to ensure global and regional guidelines are met.
• Review alignment of budgets between National Office, projects, grants, MyPBAS and Support Offices.
• Control of NO budget, cash flow and project funding, by providing timely and relevant information to budget managers, in collaboration with the Operations Leader.
• Contribute to the development of WV NO strategic direction and priorities.

• Design and manage systems, policies and procedures that provide appropriate levels of security and control of WV assets, resources and operations.
• Coordinate the submission of timely, accurate and complete relevant reporting to the Partnership and to internal users.
• Define and implement efficient and effective internal control systems.
• Adhere to partnership policies, procedures and guidelines as stipulated in the WVI Financial Manual and other documents, including – but not limited to: grant compliance, planning & budgeting, year-end closing, carry forward, accounting and reporting.
• Coordinate the timely and accurate submission of financial reports in Notes FFR (Field Financial Reporting) database.
• Review the reconciliation of MyPBAS to FFR monthly with action plan for addressing outstanding items.
• Provide regular analysis of ADP/Grant financial reports and timely feedback to ADP/Grant managers for decision making
• Ensure NO Finance staff visit Programs/Projects to monitor accountability issues, follow up on implementation of audit findings and provide support as needed.

• Manage appropriate finance and corporate services related systems and controls and ensure they are in place to avoid significant audit risk ratings, both at the NO and project levels.
• Coordinate management responses to relevant audits performed to the NO and projects; ensure they are sent on time to the Audit Department; and that audit recommendations are implemented timely at all levels.
• Coordinate adequate preparation for GC and external audits.
• Implement anti-corruption and fraud strategies.
• Manage directly the safety and security within the team based on guidance WVV guidelines, through security assessment, planning and management.

• Master Degree or equivalent in Finance, Business Administration, Audit etc. required.
• ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent preferred.

• Solid knowledge of accounting principles, financial systems, budget/cash flow monitoring and internal accounting controls.
• Knowledge of government grant regulations and financial reporting requirements preferred.
• Good working knowledge of computerized accounting systems, preferable Sun Systems.  Must be computer literate in Microsoft Office software.

Required Professional Experience

• Minimum 10 - 12 years of relevant experience, preferably with international Humanitarian Organizations.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in finance and corporate services leadership position.

Please send your CV and Cover Letter to wvv_recruitment@wvi.org