Finance Support Manager

Harris Hill are extremely proud to be working alongside one of the world's leading non-profit organisations specialising in the prevention, control and treatment of disease among vulnerable and under privileged populations.
They do lifesaving work within disadvantaged communities, in cooperation with governments, academic institutions, local and international organisations. Much of the work is in rural areas of Africa and Asia ensuring effective delivery of their services.

Job purpose
To support finance the teams across all countries within Africa where the charity operates. You will focus on budgeting and financial analysis to assist the in-country management teams.

Scope of work
This role is global and you report into the Finance Director. Ultimately you will work closely with the senior management taking full responsibility for Africa's overall financial integrity. This includes reviewing of donor reports, keeping an overview of the accounting records, the co-ordination and review of budgets & forecasts, and providing additional support on budgets for new opportunities & bids.
Also there will be the opportunity for a limited amount of overseas travel.

Qualifications and experience:
Essential:
- Qualified ACA or CIMA Accountant
- Previous extensive experience of working in a non-profit in a financial management role
- Experience of working abroad or in a multi-country reporting environment
- Strong technical accounting skills
- Solid experience in co-ordinating and consolidating budgets and forecasts across countries
- Excellent computer skills with high advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Strong analytical and reporting skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Desirable:
- Knowledge of NGO donors and their financial reporting requirements
- Previous experience of working overseas in Africa or Asia
- Strong technical accounting skills
- Solid experience in co-ordinating and consolidating budgets and forecasts across countries
- Excellent computer skills with high advanced proficiency in Excel
- Strong analytical and reporting skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Experience of developing and implementing new financial reports, systems and information
- Experience in training, developing and managing staff
- Understanding of basic SQL database structures and data relationships
- Working knowledge of French or Portuguese