SayPro Management of Finance and Administration, Advancing Youth Leadership

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Summary

Save the Children seeks a Director of Finance and Administration (DFA) for a five-year USAID/Cambodia Advancing Youth Leadership Activity. The anticipated program will to enhance the capacity and leadership of youth, especially those from marginalized groups such as indigenous populations and LGBTQI+, to engage in the political process, to address local development issues and to increase civic participation.

The DFA oversees all financial management, internal controls and financial compliance aspects of the program, in accordance with USAID guidance and regulations. This role provides financial and operational management to ensure the best use of resources by preparing sound budgets, monitoring project expenses, and providing accurate and timely financial reports for donors.

This position is contingent upon donor approval and funding.

What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

• Review and consolidate monthly financial reports to ensure accuracy and to provide regular feedback to senior management
• Ensure all financial plans, invoices, reports, and other financial documents and transactions are accurate, timely, and consistent with Save the Children and USAID guidelines and regulations
• Prepare and monitor budgets to ascertain that spending occurs as planned and that variances are anticipated, noted, and corrected; ensure that key program personnel are aware of budgetary resources and are able to monitor their budgets respectively
• Prepare quarterly reports, consolidated annual fiscal report, cumulative life of project report, and any other required donor submissions
• Verify that appropriate segregation of duties exists to ensure effective support of field operations and to protect the integrity of the country office finance and administrative operations
• Perform financial review of purchase requests, purchase orders, and payment requests to ensure compliance with Save the Children’s policies and procedures and donors grants and contracts requirements
• Oversee sub grant monitoring and compliance including organizational assessments, review of financial reports/ advance requests, and financial tracking; develop sub grant monitoring plans; perform and document compliance visits;
• Supervise the finance and operations staff including performance evaluation and revising job descriptions as necessary. Develop the capacity of the team and facilitate their professional growth
• Prepare and revise finance and operation guidelines in order that they adhere to SC and donor requirements
• Encourage a work environment of mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or other relevant field
• Minimum of 10 years of experience managing finance for USAID-funded projects; in-depth knowledge of USAID financial management rules and regulations
• Proven ability to prepare budgets and donor financial reports
• Strong analytical, leadership and interpersonal skills; demonstrated ability to lead and work effectively in team situations
• Experience as a coach/mentor to train staff and develop financial skills of colleagues
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English

Qualified Cambodian candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional qualification in accounting
• Knowledge of local language
• Familiarity with the political, social and cultural context of Cambodia; prior work experience in country is ideal.
• Experience on USAID contracts

Why you should join the Save the Children Team…

Save the Children US offers outstanding benefits that include health, dental, vision and life insurances, pet insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage, an Employee Assistance Program, 403(b), generous vacation, personal sick leave, family leave, parental/adoption leave, commuter benefits, dress for your day, and much more.

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