Finance Manager

Finance Manager

Location: Kusunti, KC Tower, Lalitpur, Nepal

With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Key Responsibilities:

Provide overall leadership, oversight and management support for all aspects of financial management in the National Office. This position is seen as a strategic partner, with a focus on ensuring accountability, stewardship, coordinating planning and budgeting processes, providing accurate financial data, analysis and advices, as well as developing financial strategy that best serves the National Office (NO) strategic and programme objectives. Responsible for the finance staff capacity strengthening, the development and implementation of good internal controls, risk management, and utilization and safe guarding of assets according to WV approved policies and procedures.

A. Leadership, Capacity Development and Strategic Partnering

• Provide effective and positive leadership to the finance department ensuring competent and motivated staff are hired and retained, providing efficient delivery of services.
• Build a strong and effective financial management in areas of budgeting, accounting, reporting and communicate effectively to stakeholders, ensuring the effective running of day to day financial operations in line with financial policies and procedures.
• Coordinate professional and personal development of finance staff through adequate orientation, on-the-job coaching, mentorship, identification of learning, training needs and opportunities (e.g. in accounting, Sun-Systems, grant management, risk management, leadership, etc.); and succession planning.
• Attend and actively participate in Strategic regional meetings.
• Ensure partnership finance policies and procedures are understood by Senior Management, Operations/ Technical staff, Communities, Local Partners and other staff, including review and update of local financial policies relevant to WVI Nepal and Partner NGOs.
• Develop strong networks internally (other NOs, Support Offices and partnership entities) and externally (other NGOs, banking entities, communities, etc.) through effective communication, relationships and twin citizenship.

B. Stewardship

• Ensure adequate cost efficiency and effectiveness measures are in place and are being followed through:
• Providing cost analysis, promoting benchmarks and making recommendations for determining effective resource utilization at all levels.
• Review, update and develop financial policies, procedures and internal control standards to ensure effective financial management, evidence impact and value for money.

C. Financial Planning and Budgeting

• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes. Provide support and guidance for coordinating in the planning and budgeting process and provide technical support, to ensure global and regional guidelines are met.
• Review alignment of budgets between National Office, projects, grants, database (my-PBAS) and Support Offices.
• Ensure proper budgetary control, review and approval, cash flow and project funding, by providing timely and relevant information to budget managers, in collaboration with the Operations Team.
• Contribute to the development of WV NO strategic direction and priorities.
• Ensure adequate treasury and fund management such that adequate funds for activities are disbursed on a timely manner.

D. Fiscal accounting, compliance, monitoring and reporting

• Review, update and manage systems, policies and internal control procedures that provide appropriate levels of security and safeguarding of WV assets, resources and operations.
• Coordinate the submission of timely, accurate and complete relevant reporting to the Partnership and to internal users.
• Define and implement efficient and effective internal control systems.
• Adhere to partnership policies, Procedures and guidelines as stipulated in the WVI Financial Manual and other documents, including – but not limited to: grant compliance, planning & budgeting, year-end closing, carry-forward, accounting and reporting.
• Coordinate the timely and accurate submission of financial reports in Notes FFR (Field Financial Reporting) database.
• Review the reconciliation of MyPBAS to FFR monthly with action plan for addressing outstanding items.
• Provide regular analysis of Programmes/Grant financial reports and timely feedback to Project/Grant managers for decision making
• Ensure financial monitoring, visit and technical support to Programs/Projects and Partners, follow up on implementation of audit findings, monitoring issues and provide support as needed.

E. Financial Risk Management and Controls

• Manage appropriate financial systems and controls and ensure they are in place to avoid significant finance audit risk ratings, both at the NO and project levels.
• Coordinate for adequate preparation for GC and external audits as well as preparing / communicating management responses to Global, external, statutory and donor audits performed at WVI Nepal and Partner NGO level as well as the finance related audit recommendations are implemented timely at all levels.
• Manage Organizational risks including Financial Risk. Implement anti-corruption and fraud strategies.
• Anything else requested by the Supervisor to support the quality of Finance Operation for WVIN.

Required Professional Experience

• At least 5 years of broad and deep experience in leading and managing Accounting and Finance Team. With relevant hands-on experience in managing Information Technology and General Services administration.
• Coaching, mentoring and performance appraisal
• Must have proven knowledge of General accepted accounting principles
• Demonstrated depth of experience and effectiveness preferably in an I/NGO context in working with community/grassroots people and organizations, specially focus on Financial Management
• Leadership and Management Skills
• Analytical and decision-making skills
• Computer and presentation skills-Excel, Power Point, Sun Systems,
• Strength in financial planning, analysis, reporting and internal control, audit and management information system
• SYSTEMS AND POLICY DEVELOPER- This capability is about developing systems, policies and guidelines to support financial management, office facilities administration and Information Technology.
• LEGAL KNOW-HOW – The capability is about knowledge and understanding of laws related to Taxation, Public Donation, Building Code and local regulations on properties, Investments and Banking.
• ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERT- This capability is about broad and deep working knowledge on financial & office administration services.
• FINANCIAL ANALYST – This capability is about analytical skills in balancing income and expenditures, wise allocation and distribution of resources based on partnership standards, and investments to effectively manage the financial sustainability of the organization.
• Ability to travel abroad and across country

Required Education, training, license, registration and certification

• Bachelors’ Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration or a related field, preferably a Certified Public Accountant.

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

• At least 5 years as Finance Manager/Director in INGO or Senior
• Leadership experience in organization
• Masters’ Degree in Finance, MSC Finance /Accounting/ Auditing preferred ACCA, CIMA, CPA or Equivalent preferred

“World Vision is committed to achieving diversity, as the diversity of our teams is critical to our overall success. WV welcomes applications from qualified professionals all over Nepal. Women, people with disability, and members from other marginalized groups are strongly encouraged to apply.”

“Children and vulnerable adults who come into contact with WV as a result of our activities must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury, and any other harm. One of the ways that WVI Nepal shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates, in accordance to its Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy. WVI Nepal has zero tolerance to child rights’ violations, by employees and/or affiliates.”

WVI Nepal reserves all rights to qualify/disqualify applications in any case.

People & Culture Department

World Vision International Nepal

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only