Director, Finance and Administration (Europe/Central Asia)
24 Jun 2009 20:24:00 GMT
Deadline date: 24 Aug 2009 |
| Organisation: | Habitat for Humanity International |
| Location: | 220127 |
| Type: | permanent |
| Salary: | TBA (000's USD) |
| Description: | PLEASE APPLY ONLINE THROUGH OUR JOBSITE AT:
http://www.habitatjobs.org/JobDetail.asp?jid=31107 Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) is seeking a qualified and experienced professional to fill the role of Director, Finance and Administration in our area office serving the Europe/Central Asia (ECA) region. Reporting directly to the area vice president for the region, and acting as a member of the area office senior management team, this role directs activities related to finance, administration, internal controls, and operations functions and involves up to 30% international travel. This position will be located in Bratislava, Slovakia. Responsibilities include: *Manage area office finance/administration team of 7 staff *Provide strategic financial input for decision-making in all program areas *Develop, implement, and monitor compliance with HFHI policies, both at the area office and national organizations/affiliates *Ensure that internal and external financial and administrative reporting requirements are met in accordance with organizational standards and local laws *Ensure adequate, timely and accurate reporting and review of the financial activity at the area office and national organizations/affiliates demonstrating trends and comparisons in field performance; conduct financial reviews of the reporting organizations *Provide on-going advice and consultancy on financial issues to the ECA national organizations/affiliates including accounting, cash flow, systems, procedures, internal controls and policies, development of healthy credit portfolio management practices (mortgage tracking & recovery), etc., fostering progress towards financial sustainability *Enhance the organizational development of national organizations/affiliates in regards to financial matters; identify and address national staff financial training needs *Analyze, comment and follow-up on the audit reports of the national organizations/affiliates *Manage the process of fund transfers to the national organizations/affiliates *Manage the annual budget process for the area office *Work with national organizations/affiliates to ensure accuracy of budget submissions *Support national organizations/affiliates with an effective fiscal planning, monitoring and evaluation process Required Skills: *Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting; CPA or similar qualification in finance/accounting; Master’s degree in related field preferred *10+ years of experience in finance, including demonstrated experience with international finance and accounting standards *2+ years of supervisory experience *Coaching/consultancy/advisory skills preferred *Fluent in English; knowledge of additional European languages preferred *Experience with Sun Systems, Navision or other complex accounting/finance software *Professional experience in the Europe/Central Asia region and awareness of cultural sensitivity issues *Must be willing to travel up to 30% Candidates please cut and paste your cover letter and resume into our applicant tracking system as ONE DOCUMENT when applying. HFHI is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best qualified personnel for all our positions in a manner that does not unlawfully discriminate against any person because of race, color, religion, gender, marital status, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, veteran/reserve national guard status, or any other status or characteristic protected by law. Habitat for Humanity International is a non-profit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry. Our purpose and goal is to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. Habitat invites people of all backgrounds, races and religions to build houses in partnership with families in need. Habitat for Humanity is a global, non-profit ministry where our employees build futures and lives. PLEASE APPLY ONLINE THROUGH OUR JOBSITE AT: http://www.habitatjobs.org/JobDetail.asp?jid=31107 |
| Name: | HR Staffing |
| Email: | http://www.habitatjobs.org/JobDetail.asp?jid=31107 |