Finance Director at UMCOR Zimbabwe

Location: Harare, Zimbabwe
Last Date: December 14, 2010

JOB TITLE: Finance Director, UMCOR Zimbabwe
LOCATION: Harare, Zimbabwe

PURPOSE: The purpose of UMCOR’s Zimbabwe mission is to provide emergency response, early recovery and transitional development assistance in the affected regions of Zimbabwe. The Financial Director’s primary responsibility is to provide overall financial leadership for Zimbabwe mission.
Term: 11 months

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: The Financial Director’s primary responsibility is to provide overall financial leadership for the Zimbabwe mission. The Finance Director for UMCOR Zimbabwe is accountable and reports to the UMCOR Treasurer, through the Comptroller UMCOR-NGO while also amenable to the Head of Mission for Zimbabwe.

Primary Responsibilities:

FINANCE
• Generate and maintain all budgets for various donors. Ensure budgets are spent according to donor requirements. Prepare realignments, and final financial reports to donors.
• Oversee and approve all payments by cash and wire transfer. Maintain proper cash controls, and review all bank reconciliation.
• Generate monthly financial statements and send it to HQ on a timely basis.
• Ensure finance department and UMCOR Zimbabwe meet GAAP standards, and all donor requirements related to finance. Review policies and procedures, and recommend revision as necessary.
• Prepare and allocate payroll and fringe benefits for international and national staff.
• Oversee the tracking of project contracts and payments.
• Track all expenses by donor, and office.
• Conduct field audits. Work with external auditors and prepare all reports, representation letter, and management letter response.
• Analyze and project estimated expenses by office. Ensure all offices and staff have adequate coverage in budgets.
• Oversee cash flow projections. Oversee cash requests to individual offices, and preparation of cash request for HQ.
• Participate in Senior Management Team. Contribute to policies decisions, and decisions related to overall goals of UMCOR Zimbabwe.
• Provide training to Finance staff, and assist in staff developing necessary skills to make them eligible for advancement.

PROCUREMENT
• Oversee procurement department and maintenance of centralized procurement activities.
• Review and oversee update of procurement procedures. Ensure all staff is following, and using uniform contracts, invitations to bid, and other related forms.
• Monitor bid selection process. Participate in bid selection committee.
• Oversee maintenance of all vehicles and equipment.
• Ensure records are accurate and updated. Inventories are performed on periodic basis.
• Oversee safeguarding of all assets.
OTHER
• Perform any other tasks as directed by the Treasurer of UMCOR.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES:
• Bachelors Degree in Accounting is required; five plus years experience in accounting including preparation of complete financial statements (balance sheet and income statement) is required;
• Written and oral communication skills in English and French required.
• Working knowledge of GAAP, GAAS, and audit preparation as well as familiarity with U.S.
Government and other institutional donor compliance issues is an asset;
• Ability to use DDI, AccPac and ADP software is helpful.
• Must possess functional and generalist expertise as well as strong interpersonal, organizational,
analytical, and computer-related skills.
• Prior experience with NGO in the region highly desirable.

To Apply:
Submit your cover letter (notes) and resume through our website at http://jobs-umcor.icims.com/umcor_jobs/jobs/candidate/job.jsp?jobid=1292&mode=view or fax to 212-870-3508. Application deadline is December 14, 2010. NO TELEPHONE INQUIRIES PLEASE. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. This position will remain open until it is filled. UMCOR is an Equal Opportunity Employer.