The Finance Director will manage the finance activities of the project; supervise procurement, finance, human resources, and administrative staff; and ensure that adequate and appropriate internal controls are in place in compliance with USAID policies and procedures to meet generally recognized accounting standards. S/he will develop and oversee the implementation of policies, procedures, and systems for administration and financial support services and human resource management.

Actual hiring is contingent upon successful activity award and FCDO approval. Sierra Leonean nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities:

Oversee all aspects of program financial management and operations, including financial and accounting systems implementation; forecasting; budgeting; procurement; payroll expenditure tracking; and financial reporting.

Collaborate with the Team Leader, Regional Finance and Administration Manager, and IMA Headquarters in the development of program financial, accounting, procurement, and HR systems, including policies and procedures, in accordance with FCDO rules and regulations and IMA policies.

Develop program budgets; oversee effective budget planning; develop and implement budgeting and financial reporting processes to meet project financial management, forecasting, and reporting requirements.

Supervise project financial staff; institute staff development plans for training and capacity development; oversee staff recruitment.

Ensure continual review of internal controls, communications, risk assessments and maintenance of documentation.

Provide timely and accurate financial reports to HQ and FCDO as required.

Ensure that sub-recipients, sub-grants and local consultancy documents and procedures are completed in a timely and correct manner and comply with IMA and FCDO policies and regulations.

Support and monitor local partners and sub-recipients to ensure sound financial management, operations, and compliance; contribute to capacity building of local partners in administration and financial management.

Oversee all program human resources management, policies, and procedures; oversee local staff recruitment processes, including participating in interviews (as needed) and salary negotiations, and in preparing employment contracts.

Qualifications:

Minimum of a Master’s degree (or international equivalent) in business administration, finance, accounting, or related field; additional accounting certification preferred, e.g., American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA); Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA); Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), etc.

Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible administrative and fiscal management experience on large, complex, donor-funded international development projects, including financial and accounting systems development, financial monitoring, budget development, procurement, operations and logistics, IT, and HR management and administration.

Minimum of 6 years of leadership/supervisory experience managing finance, accounting, operations, and administrative staff and teams. Experience strengthening the organizational capacity of host country institutions is strongly preferred but not required.

Substantial experience in fiscal management of consortia of local implementing partners

Extensive experience in fiscal management of FCDO-funded projects of similar scope and size (cooperative agreements and/or contracts); strong understanding of FCDO compliance rules and regulations and Cost Accounting Standards; demonstrated experience with FCDO financial reporting requirements.

Experience overseeing project operations, procurement, and logistics; extensive experience in the development and management of large project budgets.

Experience overseeing management of sub-grants and sub-contracts.

Experience working in Sierra Leone highly desirable.

Knowledge of and experience with financial accounting software; high degree of proficiency in relevant software packages such as Adobe, MS Word, Excel, etc.

Demonstrated leadership skills, versatility, and integrity; excellent organizational, analytical, interpersonal, oral, and written communications skills; demonstrated supervisory skills and ability to work well as a member of a team.

Professional level fluency in English, both oral and written.