Belgian Red Cross, Financial Consultant Jobs Vacancy

The
Belgian Red Cross has recently begun providing technical and financial support
to Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) in the implementation of an ECHO funded DRR
project in Malawi. The project is being implemented in three districts in the
southern regions of Malawi.

To assist
MRCS in financial reporting, a Financial Consultant will be hired to work on
these specific tasks:

1. Follow up recommendations and
action points from financial missions of BRC;

2. Daily report to the BRC Country
Representative and or

DRR Delegate on progress and possible challenges

3. Ensure donor compliance and audit
proof project administration. All MRCS supporting documents and subcontractors
project financial files are completed in line with the EU and ECHO
requirements;

4. Consolidation of the financial
report in the Back-donor format (operational actual costs MRCS and BRC) and
coherence with the narrative report;

5. Bank reconciliation and financial
analysis of the financial statement;

6. Check of the exchange rates
applied;

7. Coordinate and facilitate the
external expenditure verification.

The
Financial Consultant must meet the following profile, experience, skills and
knowledge:

1. University degree or other
relevant qualification in accountancy;

2. Experience with financial
management, accounting and control;

3. Experience in subsidy management,
donor liaison, project monitoring, and reporting to institutional donors such
as EU and ECHO;

4. Experience in developing
frameworks for financial project monitoring;

5. Experience working with the Red
Cross movement is preferred;

6. Fluency in English language;

7. Excellent skills in using
financial programmes and systems such as

8. Excel, Winpaccs, and Microsoft
Dynamics Axapta;

9. Ability to work effectively in an
intercultural setting;

10. Ability to meet deadlines;

11. Self-supporting in working with
computers (word-processing, spreadsheets, statistical software);

12. Knowledge of international
accounting standards;

13. Knowledge of donor criteria and
policies.

All
applications must be sent by email with attached cover letter and resume’ to

Emma
Achten
BRC Country Representative in Malawi
Email: Emma.Achten@rodekruis.be

Deadline
for applications is 15th September, 2017. Interviews for shortlisted applicants
will start on 22nd September, 2017. It is expected that the successful
applicant will be able to start the consultancy immediately in the month of
October, 2017.