Senior Manager, Program Finance at Center For Reproductive Rights

Financial Leadership and Management

• Develop and manage the regional budget including regional forecasts and reprojections aligned to the regional strategy and workplans in close coordination with the regional team.
• Actively contribute to the development and periodic review of the Africa program workplans and ensuring alignment of the workplan to the regional budget.
• Accountable for ensuring and monitoring delivery against the financial plans through targeted financial analytical reviews and forecasting accuracy.
• Maximize spending and cost recovery on restricted grants, in line with donor regulations.
• Ensure financial and compliance policies and procedures are well understood; accountability is clear, carrying out proper management review of financial expenditure for the Program.
• Internal control - ensuring that funds are used as intended. Accountable for control of program assets and liabilities, ensuring costs are accurately charged against awards or budgets.
• Provide decision support to the Senior Regional Director for oversight of deployment of financial resources extending to all key activities of the region: grant management, logistics, operations, strategic issues, and financial risks and requirements for program and geographical expansion.
• Champion cost effectiveness in general ensuring that the Program is operating efficiently with a sustainable cost base.
• Ensure staff in the Program have the right finance skills to carry out their varied budget management roles including planning, monitoring, reviewing, and reporting on Program finances.
• Be responsible for regional program financial oversight and risk management including ensuring functional risk tracking and management tools on all aspects of regional program financial management.
• Participate in Center-wide cross-organizational teams working to optimize program management, grants reporting and compliance functions.

Program and Grant Support

• Review budgeted to actual expenditures monthly to ensure that spending is in line with budget allocations.
• Work with the Program Partner Team (constituted of the program finance officer, program manager, compliance staff and the relevant advocacy/litigation staff) to support partner assessment, engagement, reporting, audits, and financial management capacity building.
• Partner with the SRD to develop program and proposal budgets and supporting value for money rationales for the Africa Program ensuring that they are in line with the Donors interests.
• Take lead on all project and program related audits. Ensuring compliance and follow through on audit related issues.

​​​​​​​Staff management, mentorship, and development

• Manage regional program financial staff, defining expectations, providing leadership and technical support as needed, and evaluating direct reports regularly.
• Manage the performance of program financial staff in the region through staff development strategies and performance management systems.

​​​​​​​Qualifications

• A university degree in Finance or Business administration or related field.
• 10+ years post qualification experience in program financial management including demonstrable experience in handling of multi-country program finance, grants, and compliance requirements.
• Familiarity with INGO and NGO sector, financial reporting and accounting practices including program budget development, tracking of program expenditure and donor reporting.
• Proven experience in managing large and complex budgets, including sub-granting to partners.
• Extensive experience in working with computerized accounting systems, including familiarity with use of scalable Enterprise Resource (ERPs) and other e-based communication channels and tools.