Finance Manager

Job Category : Finance & Compliance

Requisition Number : FINAN007020

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Posting Details

  • Posted: August 19, 2026
  • Full-Time
  • On-site
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Yangon Office

No.659, Mya Kan Thar 1 street, 2 ward, Kamaryut Township ,Yangon

Yangon, MM-06 11201, MMR

Yangon Office

No.659, Mya Kan Thar 1 street, 2 ward, Kamaryut Township ,Yangon

Yangon, MM-06 11201, MMR

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Job Details

Description

Working in the Finance Department under the direction of the Finance and Compliance Director, the Finance Manager ensures the accuracy and completeness of Mercy Corps’ accounting records and leads the monthly accounting cycle. The role supports budgeting at various levels and assists the Finance and Compliance Director in finalizing management and financial reports.

Essential Job Responsibilities

Strategy & Vision
  • Recognize opportunities for innovative action and create an empowering environment.
  • Set direction by prioritizing and organizing actions and resources to achieve objectives and contribute to country-wide strategy development.
Personal Leadership
  • Consistently demonstrate flexibility, resilience and ability to maintain positive relationships and composure, even under difficult circumstances.
  • Maintain high ethical standards and treat people with respect and dignity.
  • Demonstrate an awareness of his/her own strengths and development needs.
Representation
  • Interface with the partner representatives to convey information about programs as appropriate.
  • Communicate with our partners, as well as any sub-grantees, to verify their systems and that they understand and follow all appropriate procedures and archiving.
  • Participate in sharing best practices with NGOs and governmental agencies.
Team Management
  • Create and sustain a work environment of mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence.
  • Promote accountability, communicate expectations and provide constructive feedback via regular performance reviews.
  • Supervise, hire and orient new team members as necessary.
  • Provide team members with information, tools and other resources to improve performance and reach objectives.
  • Contribute to country team-building efforts, help team members identify problem-solving options and ensure the integration of all team members into relevant decision-making processes.
Operations – Financial and Budgeting
  • Ensure effective, transparent use of financial resources in compliance with Mercy Corps and partner agencies’ policies and procedures.
  • Maintain banking relations and plan and monitor country cash flow requirements to ensure the smooth implementation of Mercy Corps programs.
  • Provide monthly standard accounting submissions to Mercy Corps management/HQ including general ledger files, account reconciliations, expenditures by Fund code/project, required subgrantee reporting, as well as other financial information in a timely and accurate manner.
  • Provide monthly management reports to the Director Finance & Compliance and Program Managers, including expenditure by fund code, and other financial information, in a timely and accurate manner.
  • Manage the month end accounting close process, ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the ledger, sub journals and all supporting documentation in all country offices.
  • Prepare month-end balance sheet account reconciliations.
  • Assist the Finance and Compliance Director in responding to audit inquiries.
  • Develop annual fiscal year budgets with the Director Finance & Compliance and develop and implement grant budgeting and forecasting systems with Program Managers.
  • Develop and prepare budget for new proposal in line with partner agencies’ budget format and requirements.
  • Provide Budget Vs Actual reports monthly to program heads and discuss for the updated projection.
  • Involve in the grant close out meetings and coordinate with program heads for all financial, subgrant and compliance issues before grants close out.
  • Maintain relationship with financial services.
Team Management
  • Create and sustain a work environment of mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence.
  • Promote accountability, communicate expectations and provide constructive feedback via regular performance reviews.
  • Supervise, hire and orient new team members as necessary.
  • Provide team members with information, tools and other resources to improve performance and reach objectives.
  • Contribute to country team-building efforts, help team members identify problem-solving options and ensure the integration of all team members into relevant decision-making processes.

Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI)

  • Recognize opportunities for innovative action and create an environment where alternative viewpoints from diverse social groups and genders are welcomed.

Security

  • Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country leadership.

Safeguarding Responsibilities

  • Continuously enhance their knowledge and understanding of safeguarding principles and actively integrate safeguarding into their work, including identifying relevant safeguarding risks and applying appropriate mitigation measures within their area of responsibility.
  • Encourages openness and communication in their team; encourages team members to submit reports if they have any concerns using reporting mechanisms e.g., Integrity Hotline and other options.

Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders

  • Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants, community partners, other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work. We are committed to actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects. As such, all team members will be trained on Mercy Corps’ Community Accountability Reporting Mechanism (CARM) and have a duty to report all feedback received in person.
Supervisory Responsibility

Finance Coordinator, Finance Officer

Reports Directly To: Finance and Compliance Director

Works Directly With: Finance team, subaward team and international finance including other programs, Operations and HR.

Accountability

Accountable for following Mercy Corps Subaward Financial Management Manual, the MC Code of conduct regarding subgrant activities and MC Conflict of Interest policy.

Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills

  • A minimum of four or more years of progressive financial management experience is required.
  • A BA/S or equivalent in accounting or finance is required. An advanced degree is preferred.
  • Four years’ experience in grants management as well as an understanding of partner agencies’ regulations is required.
  • Demonstrated experience and skill with budget preparation and analysis, financial reporting preparation and presentation and the proven ability to translate technical financial data into informative reports.
  • Strong accounting skills and experience, including management of the general ledger, journal entries, payroll, payables and balance sheet.
  • Advanced computer skills in MS Office programs, particularly Excel
  • Prior management experience and strong organizational skills
  • Excellent oral and written English skills

Success Factors

An ability to interact effectively with international and national personnel is required. A demonstrated ability to multi-task, meet deadlines and process information in support of changing program activities is necessary.  A high professional standard of finance and procurement ethics as well as a willingness and ability to enforce compliance with Mercy Corps and partner agencies’ policies and procedures is essential. The Finance Manager must be willing to travel to Mercy Corps field offices and project sites.
Organizational Learning

In support of our belief that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities we serve, we empower all team members to dedicate 5% of their time to learning activities that further their personal and/or professional growth and development.

Team Engagement and Effectiveness

Achieving our mission starts with how we build our team and collaborate. By bringing together individuals with a variety of experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives, we strengthen our ability to solve complex challenges and drive innovation. We foster a culture of trust and respect, where every team member is valued for their contributions, empowered to reach their full potential, and motivated to do their best work.

We recognize that building a strong and effective team is an ongoing process, and we remain committed to learning, improving, and growing together.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Mercy Corps is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected under applicable law.

Safeguarding & Ethics

Mercy Corps is committed to ensuring that all individuals we come into contact with through our work, whether team members, community members, program participants or others, are treated with respect and dignity. We are committed to the core principles regarding prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse laid out by the UN Secretary General and IASC and have signed on to the Interagency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme . We will not tolerate child abuse, sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment by or of our team members. As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive work environment, team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner, respect local laws and customs, and to adhere to Mercy Corps Code of Ethics Policies and values at all times. Team members are required to complete mandatory Code of Conduct eLearning courses upon hire and on an annual basis.

As an applicant, if you witness or experience any form of sexual misconduct during the recruitment process, please report this to Mercy Corps Integrity Hotline (integrityhotline@mercycorps.org).

Consent Language

“Mercy Corps collects your personal data for the purposes of managing Mercy Corps recruitment related activities as well as for organizational planning purposes globally. Consequently, Mercy Corps may use your personal data in relation to the evaluation and selection of applicants including, for example, setting up and conducting interviews and tests, evaluating and assessing the results thereto and as is otherwise needed in the recruitment processes including the final recruitment.

Mercy Corps is an international organization consisting of multiple affiliated companies in various countries. Mercy Corps has international sites and uses resources located throughout the world. Your data may be held on secure platforms globally, including outside of the EU. All personal data whether relating to recruitment or employment, is held on a secure platform and system which is subject to regular testing and audit. Unless stated in the job description that the post involves other organizations with which the information will be shared as part of the recruitment process, your personal data will only be shared with third parties where consent is given.

Mercy Corps participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (the “Scheme”) (www.schr.info/the-misconduct-disclosure-scheme). Accordingly, we request information from a job applicant’s previous employer(s) about any investigations which found that the applicant committed sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents of misconduct under investigation when the applicant left employment. By applying, you confirm your consent to Mercy Corps collecting your prior employment history under the Scheme as part of the application process. Your data will be stored for up to four years.”

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