About Action Against Hunger

Action Against Hunger leads the global movement to end hunger. We innovate solutions, advocate for change, and reach 24 million people every year with proven hunger prevention and treatment programs. As a nonprofit that works across 50 countries, our 8,300 dedicated staff members partner with communities to address the root causes of hunger, including climate change, conflict, inequity, and emergencies. We strive to create a world free from hunger, for everyone, for good.

Action Against Hunger USA is part of the Action Against Hunger International network. As an independent NGO, Action Against Hunger USA currently manages operations in 8 countries: Kenya, South Sudan, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Zambia, and Haiti. Action Against Hunger-USA has over $100 million in programs and approximately 1,800 permanent staff based in New York City, Washington D.C, Nairobi, and country offices. Additional growth is anticipated.

Roving Finance Manager

Country Office: Ethiopia

Work Base: Addis Ababa

Availability: As Soon As Possible

Salary Scale: EMS09

Salary: 1,117 USD

Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply for this position.

Summary of position

Under the supervision of the Head of Department Finance, the Roving Finance Manager serves as a focal person for gap filling (Budget Management, Treasury Forecast, Field Compliance, Validation of Procurements, and Accountancy), ensuring that the Field Office Finance Team receives the proper support, and building their capacity.

The Roving Finance Manager (RFM) role’s purpose, engagement, and delivery are:

Purpose: The main purpose of the RFM is to fill gaps in the base offices and assist the Capital finance team in any financial matters.

Engagement: The RFM mainly interacts with Field Coordinators, Finance colleagues in the base office and Capital office with intermittent interaction with stakeholders whenever he/she assumes the position of Field Finance Manager (during gap filling).

Delivery: The RFM is expected to deliver error-free monthly/weekly/daily accountancy packages to the Capital Accounting team on a timely basis. The position holder shall need to ensure the accuracy and completeness of procurement documents when validating. Moreover, the RFM shall be able to provide project financial performance status to base coordinators on a timely basis.

Essential Duties:

• Keep track of organizational expenditure to make sure it stays within the allotted amount and assist other departments in the budget management process. Inform the program and support departments of any large budget line balances that remain. Make strong efforts to consume the budget more quickly than anticipated.

• Create a monthly treasury prediction that is accurate and timely, ensuring that there are enough funds in the base to cover ongoing operational costs by producing the revised treasury forecast, if any, in a timely way.

• Serve as the base's point of contact for compliance, making sure that the base's Action Against Hunger policies, procedures, and systems are in place and operational. Inform the Finance HoD/Deputy Finance HoD of any violations of procedures and policies that could put the organization at risk.

• Make sure all transactions adhere to the minimal donor requirements and are backed up by the appropriate paperwork in accordance with the standard supporting documentation guideline.

• Confirming that the budget is available and that the requests are within the authorized budget through validation of procurement requests Verifying the accuracy of supporting documents and the compliance of the procurement process involves validating the documents used in the procurement process before payment

• Ensure the base's accounting is prepared and given to the capital office in a timely manner, and that transactions are charged to the proper budget line in the accountancy and recorded using the proper accounting code, project code, budget code, and budget line.

• Prepare training materials to provide capacity-building sessions for field finance staff based on the gaps observed when conducting field visits. Moreover, provide training for newly hired field finance staff. Collect information about the field finance team's gaps from team members of capital finance as input.

• Provide support to the Capital Finance team as directed by HOD/Deputy HOD Finance.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• None

Gender Equality Commitments  

• Foster an environment that supports the values of women and men, and equal access to information.

• Provide a work environment where women and men must be evaluated and promoted based on their skills and performance.

• Respect beneficiaries’ women, men, and children (boys and girls) regardless of gender, sexual orientation, disability, or religion. race, color, ancestry, national origin, age, or marital status. 

• Value and respect all cultures. 

Fiscal Responsibility 

• N/A

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit for long periods and to concentrate on work, including typing, and turn out heavy volumes of work accurately, within short time frames under stressful situations in the context of a moderately noisy office with many interruptions. Must be able to proofread own work accurately so that only minor corrections are needed on an infrequent basis.

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Working Conditions, Travel, and Environment

• The duties of the job require regular job attendance at least five days per week. Must be available to work outside normal office hours or on the weekends as required. 

• Must be able to travel as required for standard domestic and international business purposes. While performing the duties of this job in the field, the employee may be exposed to precarious settings under high-security risks and/or very basic living conditions and outside weather conditions, as well as to infectious diseases. 

Job Requirements

Required Qualifications and Professional Experience

•  Degree/Masters in Accounting and related fields plus 5 years of managerial experience in a relevant humanitarian setting.

Required Skills & Competencies

• Good command of English

• Skills in using accounting software (Serenic Navigator, SAGA)

• Strong Analytical and Planning Skills

• Ability to forecast

• Ability to work in an intense working environment

• Problem-solving and decision-making skills

How to Apply

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

If you are interested, please send your application composed of none returnable CV, a Covering Letter with “Roving Finance Manager” written in the subject line, and three references, applicants to the following address:

Through THIS LINK

NB: Only shortlisted applicants will be, communicated on and the selection process includes technical tests and an interview.

Action Against Hunger-USA provides all staff with an attractive salary & benefits package. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees & qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, ancestry, national origin, age, handicap, disability, marital status, or status as a veteran. Action Against Hunger-USA complies with all applicable laws governing nondiscrimination in employment