Roles and Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with audit, risk and compliance leads in HQ and the regional level and CP leadership on implementing and strengthening internal control systems and continuous process performance improvement.
• Monitor regional compliance with subrecipient financial monitoring and other donor compliance metrics. Provide direct coaching, follow up, and support to country program staff in these areas.
• Anticipate and identify risk issues and challenges and the most appropriate solutions to address them. Lead and support region and country programs to implement these solutions.
• In collaboration with CP management, plan and perform regular transaction processing reviews, other control reviews, fraud allegation reviews, and compliance assessments. Analyze results and provide recommendations.
• In collaboration with CP management, programming, and/or operation leads, design and facilitate relevant risk training sessions and contribute to relevant components of institutional capacity strengthening plans for CRS and partners.
• Serve as liaison and support external audits. Coordinate action plans to close out audit findings.
• Facilitate and organize trainings and other capacity building activities on matters related to risk management and compliance for both CRS and partner staff
• Review, assist and support in developing operational processes for large grants following donor awards. Ensure full awareness of compliance requirements by the consortium members or partners right from the start of the award.
• As required, travel to high-risk country contexts (for example emergency response, new office or new program start up, staff turnover) to provide temporary direct management support and risk / compliance oversight across operational functions as acting Head of Operations or Finance Manager.
• Minimum Requirements:
  • Bachelor’s degree required.
  • Master’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration or other relevant field preferred. Accounting or audit certification is highly preferred.
  • Experience working for an NGO in an operational management function such as Finance Manager, Internal Auditor, etc.
  • Minimum of 5 years work experience, ideally with an international organization, with progressive responsibility in operations and/or finance.
  • Knowledge of donor rules and regulations, including USAID, EU, WFP, and other UN donors.