Responsibilities

• Carry out a desktop review of the current prescribed systems and processes, for all financial transactions including a review of BV’s SDA (Scheme of Delegation Authority) to ensure that approvals processes are clearly outlined.

• Review and refine the Financial Management Manual and support its roll-out to the sites, including an assessment of how descriptive our policies need to be in order for them to be easily followed

• Provide financial technical support and advice to the programme staff, including capacity building in financial management & planning

• Guide the development of strong procurement policies and procedures to minimise opportunities for irregularities and fraud…

Skills and experience:

• Experience in financial control or financial management
  . A Chartered accountant would be desirable.

• Considerable previous relevant experience in financial functions including accounts and bookkeeping, procurement and supply chain

• International NGO experience, is highly advantageous to have experience with country programmes that are expanding

• Demonstrable experience of progressive development across your career from local to country level responsibility

• Demonstrable experience in donor compliance issues across a range of institutional donors

• Demonstrable experience in system creation or system modification that meets donor compliance regulations

• Knowledge of the malagasy “Code de Passation de Marché” would be a plus

• Knowledge of the Malagasy governmental reporting regulations would be a plus

• Fluency in French and English is essential with Malagasy highly desirable

• Good numerical and IT skills (Google Docs – is highly desired)