Turkey: Finance Manager (Building Tomorrow Programme)

Concern Worldwide is a non-governmental, international, humanitarian organization dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries. Concern has been working in Turkey since August 2013 and currently looking for a Finance Manager for an EU Funded project Building Tomorrow. This offer is conditional on Concern receiving all necessary government permits and approvals to begin the project.

Job Overview

Job Title Finance Manager – Building Tomorrow

Location Ankara, Turkey

Reporting line Program Director with technical report to CFC

Supervisory Responsibility Finance Officer (Ankara), technical supervisor for Finance Officers in Izmir, Adana and Sanliurfa

Closely work with Finance & Compliance Coordinator, Program Accountant, Area Coordinators (Ankara, Adana, Izmir and Sanliurfa)

Job Status Fixed term

Job Grade C

Job Purpose: Finance Manager will be responsible for all financial management of Building Tomorrow project funding by EUTF and will be a key member of country’s finance team. The Finance Manager will provide leadership in developing/ refining tools for successfully administering the grant budget and providing financial analysis of the project performance to inform decision making processes. The Finance Manager will closely work with Program Director in Ankara office, Manager Grants (Sanliurfa), Finance Coordinator (Sanliurfa) and Finance Officers in three sub-office. S/he will work closely with the Concern Turkey Finance team in Sanliurfa to submit accurate financial reports in line with Donor and HQ-Dublin requirements.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:**

A. Finance Management:

· Lead response for all financial management aspects of the project, Building Tomorrow’ funded by (EUTF)

· Remote financial management of sub-offices (with Finance Officers at 3 locations) and ensure strong internal controls are in place and implemented

· Ensure adherence with donor requirements and timelines, and timely submission of reports.

· Ensure that financial management systems and records related to the project are effective and robust in order to identify and protect the assets and interests of all stakeholders

· Coordinate forecasts, cash flows, regular reporting (as determined by Country Finance Controller), financial plans and amendments related to the grant throughout the project life.

· Ensure all records in hard and in soft files related to the project is maintained in accordance with Donor, Organization and Turkish National law requirements

· Monitor budget burn rates and recommend appropriate action (to support financial efficiency and value for money) on any significant variance and preparing budget amendments, as and when needed

· Facilitate Donor Verification Audit for the grant related expenses

· Ensure internal audit recommendations are adhered to and track lesson learned

B. Financial Reporting:

· Review and finalize financial reports received from sub-offices and timely submit to Finance Coordinator in Sanliurfa for posting into FMS (GP)

· Assist CFC in consolidating internal and donor financial reports, fund requests and budgets in a timely fashion

· Ensure that all financial records and accounts are compiled on time, accurately and in line with international accounting standards and donor regulations

· Support CFC in finalizing year-end accounts and assist in providing any ad-hoc year reports that may be required

· Providing support in generating Management Accounts for the project and coordinating with area managers. Identifying any significant deviation from their allotted budget and proactively raising issues of non-compliance

· Generating donor financial reports required at various stages of the project period

C. Team Management:

· Undertake periodic visits to sub-offices to monitor performance of Finance Officers and provide on-job training

· Facilitate training on donor guidelines, grants management and internal controls to logistics, admin and HR department both to all relevant to ensure compliance with EU policies

· Lead on staff induction and provide on-the-job training to Finance Officers. Identify staff development needs and facilitate (in coordination with HR and CFC) to identify training and support to finance staff of the Building Tomorrow Project

· To support and promote the standards outlined in the Programme Participant Protection Policy and Concern Code of Conduct to their team, partner organisations and beneficiaries, and be committed to providing a safe working environment

· To contribute to the establishment of preventive measures to reduce the potential for abuse in Concern programme

E. Other tasks:

· Other tasks as required by Country Financial Controller and Program Director, Building Tomorrow

Person Specification

A- Minimum Education, Qualifications & Experience Required:

· Minimum of Masters in finance/ economics (or other relevant finance qualification) with proven capacity and skills in financial management and accounting

· A minimum of five years’ experience in leading financial management function in a computerized financial system

· Knowledge and experience of EU financial compliance requirements

· Demonstrated evidence of capability in designing, implementing and monitoring systems of financial management, controls and accounting systems

· Experience of and well developed skills in team management at remote locations and staff supervision

· Computer literate and proven experience of working on computerized accounting software

· Strong understanding of Government of Turkey regulations on accounting, taxation and social security

B- Preference will be given to candidates who are:

· Strong communication in English (written and spoken) and interpersonal skills with experience in managing multicultural teams Excellent planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organize a workload comprised of varying and changing tasks and responsibilities

CONCERN STAFF CODE OF CONDUCT AND PROGRAMME PARTICIPANT PROTECTION POLICY

Concern has a Programme Participant Protection Policy and Concern Code of Conduct which has been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants, especially beneficiaries, from abuse and exploitation, and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, partner organisations, and anyone engaged by Concern or visiting our programmes, and the standards of behaviour expected of them. In this context all Concern staff have a responsibility to the organisation to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct of their work in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission.

Any candidate offered a job with Concern will be expected to sign the Programme Participant Protection Policy and the Concern Code of Conduct as an appendix to their contract of employment and conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions in this document.

Any breach of Concern Staff Code of Conduct or the Programme Participant Protection Policy by employees of Concern Worldwide during the course of their employment will result in disciplinary action up to, and including dismissal.

If you feel that your qualifications and experience match our requirements, and you share a commitment to Concern’s values, please send both a covering letter and an up-to-date CV to: turkey.jobs@concern.net

Please note, both CV and cover letter should be in English and the role you are applying for set out clearly in the email subject-header

Equal opportunities: Concern values diversity in the workplace and is a committed equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from all suitable candidates regardless of gender, race, family or marital status, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, disability, class, caste or religion.

· Please detail the position applied for in the email subject-header

· Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview

· Application Closing Date: 26.08.2018