To manage the finance function and lead and set professional financial standards. This role will manage other finance staff in the same country or region. The role is responsible for ensuring accurate financial ledgers, for effective financial management including the preparation of financial plans, and financial reports; for managing the financial aspects of donor funded programmes and appeal funding, supporting and building the financial capacity of Christian Aid staff in the same country or region and facilitating external, internal and donor audits. This role may include supporting or managing partner financial capacity, managing the compliance function,
Key outcomes
• Financial ledgers are accurate, up-to-date and reconciled on a regular basis
• Senior Management for the country or region is provided with the necessary financial information to
enable them to make decisions regarding strategy and plans.
• Local budgets, donor funded programmes and appeal funds are managed, reviewed regularly and
corrective action taken as necessary.
• Christian Aid and donor financial policies and procedures are complied with and any issues arising
from noncompliance dealt with swiftly and efficiently.
• Internal, external and donor audits are supported and any actions dealt with.
• Financial training needs of local Christian Aid staff are addressed.
• Capacity of Partners’ Finance staff and CAE Programme Staff built on Finance Management

Applied skills/knowledge and expertise
Essential
• Masters/post graduate qualification in Finance, Accounting, Business Management or related
discipline/ Qualified IFAC accountant (ACCA, CPA, CIMA)
• 10years and above relevant experience in INGOs.
• Substantial experience of preparing complex budgets and financial reports
• Ability to contribute to local Senior Management’s strategy and plans.
• Experience of leading a finance function and of managing a small team
• Ability to apply logical thinking and common sense to gathering and analysing information and
designing and testing solutions to problems.
• Ability to implement and evaluate financial control.
• Verbal and written fluency in English
• Experience of using computerized financial reporting tools and advance use of Excel
• Experience of managing audit
Desirable
• Experience of dealing with institutional donor funding accounting
• Demonstrate leadership.
• Ability to resolve and be solution oriented
• SUN System Accounting application