Project Finance Manager

Major Responsibilities:

Sub-Grants/ Partnership:

• Review sub grantee budget and agreement.
• Review sub grantee cash requests.
• Ensure payments for sub grantees are properly recorded and issued in a timely manner.
• Review the sub grantee financial reporting and transactions ensuring compliance with donor regulations and provide feedback as necessary.
• Prepare financial report reconciliations for Program and Finance review and sign off.
• Provide technical support to sub grantees  and facilitate training to foster good understanding of financial procedures
• Responsible for conducting financial verification visits to sub grantees, prepare monitoring report and share as appropriate.
• Assist during audits and donor verification visits for the said grants
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
• Implement financial procedures and verify partners’ documentation making sure to abide by IRC and donors policies.

Grant Management & Reporting

• Prepare the monthly Budget Versus Actual (BVA) reports and distribute on time.
• Review the budget spending and advice relevant staff on spending status and ask for feedback on all over/under spending.
• Participate in the monthly Grant review meetings and present the spending status. Follow up on the action points based on the comments from the meeting.
• Provide support and feedback to Operations and Program managers for all questions regarding the BVA.
• Prepare the Donor Financial report to be reviewed by the Finance Controller. Make sure the reports are in compliance to donor reporting formats and timely submitted as per contractual requirements.
• Review PRs and advise charge codes.
• Provide Analysis of grant spending plan vs. actual spending

Accounting:

• Maintain the accounts payable and accounts receivable system in order to ensure complete and accurate records.
• Ensures all financial transactions are reasonable, appropriate, and necessary.
• Review and verify all related payments to these 2 grants.

Other related Tasks:

• Promote cooperative professional relations between finance and other program and support staff, especially in the relation to provision of finance services and support.
• Contribute to the development of the IRC team by modeling positive and productive professional work relationships.
• Participate in professional development activities, as needed or requested.

Perform other duties, as necessary and / or as requested

Key Working Relationships:

Position Reports to:Finance Controller

Technical Reporting: N/ A

Position directly supervises:N/A

Indirect Reporting: N/A

Other Internal and/or external contacts: describe the nature of departments or groups the position influences or requires support from to accomplish objectives.

Internal: Finance, HR, Supply Chain, Program, and Field staff

External:Sub grants partners.

• A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Commerce or Finance, or equivalent technical training certificate in Accounting. 
• Minimum of Five (5) years of Finance experience.
• Excellent knowledge in Excel.

Work Experience: Working experience on budget preparation, budget management and financial reports. This job requires strong analytical skills to be able to make logical and strategic budget decision.

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

• Must be able to function comfortably in loosely structured but complex work environment, working and prioritizing multiple tasks.
• Able to communicate effectively (written and verbal) in English.
• Good time management and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent computer skills especially in excel.
• Must be able to work under minimal supervision.

Language Skills:  Excellent English and Arabic, French is add plus.