GOAL Financial Controller Job Vacancy in Malawi

General
Description of the Role

The
aim of the role is to manage the financial function of the GOAL programmes in
Malawi, ensuring proper financial reporting, financial controls and financial
systems are in place and in line with the specified GOAL Ireland procedures.
This will include preparation of monthly management accounts, budgets for
proposals, donor status reports, monitoring levels of GOAL expenditure, year
end accounts etc.

Key
Duties

Report directly
to Country Director in-country and to Financial Controller in Dublin
To
manage/supervise and work closely with local financial administrative
staff
To build the
capacity of local finance and programme staff in financial issues
Prepare monthly
management accounts for approval by Country Director for submission to
Dublin
Management
accounts – based on the GOAL management accounts template – includes
monthly and year to date project and donors actuals, bank reconciliations,
income and expenditure accounts and other necessary information.
Donor Status
Reports (DSR) – Monthly reports on the project actual v budget, and donor
funding on individual budgets.
Responsibility
for the preparation of project financial budgets (in liaison with project
officers) for submission to donors. The budgets must be in accordance with
the donor’s guidelines for budget submissions.
Responsibility
for the timely preparation of financial reports – monthly, quarterly,
bi-annually or yearly, as required by the donor project contracts and
guidelines, which agree with the corresponding narrative reports. These
are submitted to Dublin for approval along with budget variance analysis
and explanations.
Prepare the
annual financial field budget with Country Director for submission to
Dublin for approval.
Monitor and
ensure project and administrative spending are all in line with agreed
budgets, – identify potential project under- or over-spends and liaise
with Dublin and donors as to the required action needed (e.g. no-cost
extensions, budget re-allocations, etc)
Responsible for cash
management and control of cash flow, liaison with banks
Ensure internal
controls are reviewed and maintained according to GOAL guidelines
Maintain and
improve information systems – develop the accounts/financial information
maintained on the field’s accounting package.
Ensure adherence
to GOAL’s ‘Accounting and Finance Manual’ and donor requirements. Ensure
familiarity with the contents and requirements of both.
Prepare the year
end financial statements , arrange and ensure timely completion of year
end audit.
Responsibility
for ensuring local compliance with the employee tax deductions, that all
relevant statutory deductions are made from the employees salaries and
paid out to the appropriate authorities
Ensure GOAL
procurement procedures are adhered to and ensure maintenance of fixed
asset register – quarterly updates submitted to the Dublin logs office.
Recharge the
costs that Dublin office incurs and ensure that the Field amounts agree to
the amounts per Dublin
Conduct regular
field visits for internal auditing purposes and verification of systems
and controls
Any other duties
as required.

Requirements:

Qualified
Chartered/Certified Accountant or Management Accountant
A minimum of 1
year overseas experience with development programs as a financial
controller
Excellent
interpersonal, motivational and management skills
Strong
experience in preparation and monitoring of budget proposals
Strong IT skills
in Excel and accounting packages, specifically Sage
Ability to take
direction and work independently
Previous
experience in living in isolated areas and with basic conditions