Project Finance Manager (m/f/d) – ECHO & German Donors

IRC (International Rescue Committee) Germany is looking for a

Project Finance Manager (m/f/d) – ECHO & German Donors

Bonn or Berlin | as soon as possible

full-time | terminated for 2 years

About Us

Over the past 80 years, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has developed unparalleled expertise in responding to emergencies and helping uprooted communities to rebuild. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster.

The IRC is on the ground in more than 45 countries, providing emergency relief, relocating refugees and rebuilding lives in the wake of disaster. IRC Deutschland (IRC-DE) is part of the IRC global network, which has its headquarter in New York. Since 2016 the IRC has also been active with two offices in Germany. Here we engage in strategic dialogue with other actors in humanitarian aid and development cooperation, acquire funding and shape the dialogue with political stakeholders for the benefit of those affected by displacement. We also implement integration projects with and for refugees in Germany, focusing on the areas of protection, education and economic integration.

To strengthen our Finance capacity, we are currently looking for a Finance Manager (m/f/d) who contributes to the effective financial planning, monitoring, oversight and control of the implementation of all projects funded by ECHO and German statutory donors.

Major Responsibilities

• Conduct critical reviews and quality control of project budgets and financial reports
• Coordinate the submission of timely, accurate and complete proposals to ECHO and German statutory donors
• Monitor grant receipts and allocate funds as well as expenditure
• Maintain budget reports and allocate overhead
• Ensure control of grant budgets, cash flow and funding
• Review payment requests
• Carry out reconciliations
• Manage communication with implementing partners finance teams and IRC-DE Finance team
• Support the fiscal year end and statutory audit processes
• Coordinate the submission of timely, accurate and complete relevant reporting to ECHO and German statutory donors
• Conduct expenditure verifications on implementing partners’ activities, incl. on-the-spot checks
• Review partners reports, sample of transactions and supporting documents

Person Specification

• University degree in accounting, business management or similar
• You have English language skills at C1 and German language skills at B2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CERF)
• Excellent financial and analytical skills
• Working experience as a finance professional with ECHO/EC/GFFO and other German government funded grants or grants funded by similar donors
• Familiarity with the aid system, and understanding of donor and governmental requirements
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
• Ability to operate in a cross-cultural environment
• Ability to multi-task and work to tight deadlines
• Detail-oriented and able to work independently
• Excellent MS Office skills (Word, Outlook, Excel)

What We Offer

• Meaningful work in a multi-cultural team
• Flexible hybrid-work options (working hours, office/homebased)
• Attractive benefits for employees such as gym membership, company pension plan, job bike leasing, job ticket subsidy and special leave days
• 30 days of annual leave
• Training and development opportunties

We are committed to empowerment and inclusion and actively counter all forms of discrimination. Therefore, applications from people with a history of flight and migration, experience of racism and discrimination are expressly welcome. We ask that you refrain from including photos in your application documents.

Please submit your complete application documents:

• Letter of motivation stating your possible start date and salary expectations (max. 1 page),
• curriculum vitae (max. 2 pages),
• at least three references

via our application portal. Unfortunately, we cannot consider applications submitted by e-mail.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Nicole Lajom (HR.Deutschland@rescue.org).

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Please submit your application by 23. October 2022.