Somalia PCGA – Finance Manager

• Ensure that the project meets all USAID contractual requirements and ensure compliance with USAID policies and regulations.
• Provide financial oversight, including the maintenance and monitoring of the project budget.
• Manage financial systems, files, and maintain Creative’s online accounting system
• Liaise between Creative Associates’ field and headquarters offices regarding all program financial matters and all internal or external audit requests, as needed.
• Process check requests and wire transfer requests for payments to vendors in compliance with contract requirements.
• Review and process invoices and in-field fee payments in accordance with Creative accounting procedures and contract policies.
• Manage personnel and payroll office staff and procedures.
• Participate in ongoing analysis, forecasting and review of project expenses.
• Cash management including preparation of monthly projection to Headquarters, monitoring of cash balances
• Track the transfer of funds between headquarters and the field office and manage accounting and finance records of in-country expenses, including developing tracking and monitoring all financial project activities, and maintaining current project expense data.
• Participate in budget planning and realignments as required.
• Work closely with field subcontractors to ensure budgets, projections, and invoices are completed in accordance with Creative / USAID policies and procedures
• Draft quarterly and annual financial reports on financial status of project expenses and budget information and forward to Finance & Contracts for review and approval by the Controller.
• Prepare monthly field expense reports, and report monthly expenses to HQ Offices.
• Provide Chief of Party with project’s current financial status
• Develop a financial procedures manual
• Provide financial management and systems training for project staff.
• Travel to field location(s) as necessary and provide oversight to field office financial systems and processes.
• Provide training and guidance to grantees, local partners, and beneficiaries, as needed
• Review and approve the financial close-out of program activities, and verify documentation and information is complete.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

• Bachelor’s degree in management, financial analysis or accounting desirable; Master’s degree preferred
• Minimum of six (6) years of relevant work experience;  
• Experience managing the financial activities for a project of similar size;  
• Experience with USAID project finances and budgeting (preferred) or similar work for other donors/U.S. Government agencies; 
• Competent in using computers and financial software; 
• Experience managing teams;
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills;
• Excellent written and spoken English essential;
• Ability to work under pressure and efficiently handle multiple tasks;
• Ability to work independently or as a part of a team; and
• Somali nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.

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