Regional Associate Director, Finance - MENA-EE-LAC

Job Summary:

This position will support FHI 360’s Middle East and North Africa, Eastern Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office (MENA-EE-LAC).
 

This position will manage the MENA EE LAC Regional finance team and provide support as required to the region-wide team. The portfolio's wide geographical span requires support in two time zones, so this position will be responsible for management and accountability of the team supporting MENA EE LAC. The position is responsible for ensuring good stewardship of the portfolio while maintaining policies, procedures, and internal controls that ensure compliance to audit, generally accepted accounting principles, and ethical standards.

Accountabilities:

• Provides strategic leadership to the MENA EE LAC supporting team of financial analysts and accountants in the regional office.

• Provides strategic leadership to the financial analyst staff in a local, regional or HQ office.

• Able to work with multiple country finance departments. Prepares financial guidance to field offices through memos, updates to policies, and procedure manuals.

• Assigns and audits the work of the finance department, while providing guidance to staff.

• Monitors and updates the departmental budget.

• Engages in the more critical and confidential aspects of financial analysis. Provides final decision making on projects and problems that may cross functional boundaries.

• Responsible for the development of policies, systems, special financial studies, etc. of major importance.

• Duties require broad conceptual judgment, initiative and ability to deal with a wide range of finance issues.

• Works with confidential data, which if disclosed, might have significant internal and / or external effect.

• Manages the operational and strategic functions for the finance department to ensure compliance and efficiency.

• Provides recommendations and consuls with management on financial performance and enterprise risk management.

• Comprehensive knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures with accounting, financial controls and financial information systems.

• Provide direct financial support to country offices in the whole region as needed throughout the full project cycle from startup to closeout

• Responsible for developing checklists and quality assurance/revision tools.

• Develops and implements process improvement plans for the Regional Office to ensure financial controls and operational procedures.

• Provides leadership in financial reporting for annual budget planning, audit reviews, and assessments processes.

• Keeps abreast of the latest trends in financial accounting and mentors staff.

• Develops capacity of team performance and drive for excellence.

Applied Knowledge & Skills:

• Comprehensive knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures with accounting, financial controls, and financial information systems.

• Excellent oral and written communication …