Finance Director - Syria Response & Turkey Programme September 2021
About GOAL Global GOAL is an international emergency and development NGO dedicated to alleviating the suffering of the poorest and most vulnerable. GOAL was established in 1977 and is currently operational in 14 countries world-wide. GOAL an International Humanitarian Organisation has had a presence in Turkey since 2013 and has been contributing to the migrant response since 2016 with a focus on responding to needs in health service delivery, social safety nets and the protection of vulnerable and marginalised migrants in southern Turkey. GOAL’s work in Northern Syria is primarily in Idleb Governorate and Northern Aleppo Governorate. The program focuses on Food Security, WASH, Livelihoods and Emergency response. GOAL implements directly, with over 500 staff based in Syria, as well as through Syrian NGO partners.
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The Role Role: Finance Director - Syria Response & Turkey programme Reporting to:
Country Director - Syria Response
Location:
Ankara, Turkey
Salary:
Competitive with benefits
Contract:
This is a 24-month FTC position
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Job Summary
The Finance Director - Syria Response & Turkey programme is responsible for overseeing all GOAL finance activities in Turkey, Syria and Jordan, including strategic planning, reporting and partner support. He/she will manage three Finance Managers, as well as two Assistance Finance Controllers (AFCs) for Operations, as well as improving work processes to ensure compliance with donor and other statutory regulatory requirements and performing a role as a key member of the senior management team for each of the fields.
The Finance Director working closely with the Country Director and other members of the Senior Management Team (SMT), is responsible for promoting and ensuring an organizational culture where GOAL’s core values – Humanitarianism, Courage, Integrity, Respect and Partnership- are practiced, teamwork is encouraged and all staff feel valued.
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Responsibilities Financial Management • Responsible for successful completion and compliance of Goal’s financial practices with the Turkish and Jordan statutory regulations. • Ensure compliance with GOALs standard accounting procedures and policies across the programme and actively monitor internal controls to minimize risk to the organization. • Ensure appropriate contracting and review of auditing services and, consequently, the quality and timely financial reporting to donors and other regulatory bodies. • Manage cash flow forecasts and lead the cash management process to ensure adequate resource is available to support operations in country and in HQ • Lead finance team in budgeting and monthly financial operations and reporting. • Lead the finance team in developing and maintaining relationships with service providers and contractors, including banking institutions and accountants.
People Management • Responsible for providing effective supervision, leadership, coaching and guidance to the finance staff located in any GOAL Syria response office. (Syria, Turkey and Jordan). • Ensure the proper Implementation of GOAL’s performance management system for direct reports, including individual planning, ,regular feedback, coaching and mentoring. • Oversee the recruitment and induction of new direct reports. • Maintain a focus on the training and development needs of the team
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Responsibilities GOAL Strategic Planning, Analysis and Reporting • Actively participate and contribute to the country senior management team (SMT), strategic planning processes, and relevant GOAL -wide strategic initiatives. • Continually develop and update methods and practices to minimise financial risk. • Present monthly financial analysis summary to SMT and provide quarterly analysis of the financial health of GOAL Syria and each of its programmes • Assist country management team on finance element of projects or issue resolution. • Lead the development and completion of the annual budget process with Donors, Programme Director and Systems Director, oversee the completion of the Annual budget process
Finance Training • Responsible for developing finance training materials (online, classroom, blended) and in-house courses for Finance staff (GOAL and Partners) and non-finance staff (GOAL and Partners). • With the AFCs ensure comprehensive Finance annual training schedule is delivered and results monitored to staff (GOAL and Partners)
Interdepartmental Coordination • Promote functional integration between Finance and other departments (Programme and Systems) that promote efficiency and effectiveness. • Promote efficient provision of financial services to Programme and System staff and promoting collaboration amongst the departments. • Ensure adhering to programmatic, HR, Procurement, Logs and IT policies and procedures. Provide suggestions for improvement.
Other Duties • Perform any other duties as requested from Regional Director, Country Director Turkey and/or Country Director Syria GOAL Finance Director - Syria Response & Turkey Programme | 6
Candidate profile • Qualified accountant with 5+ years’ experience • Experience in working in a team including at least 3 years at senior management level. • Strong strategic, analytical, systems thinking, and problem-solving skills. • Highly organized team player, pro-active and with demonstrated strong personal initiative and decision-making ability. • Proven track record of capacity building of staff. • Experience in INGO and/or multinational organisations is essential and experience of working in the region is desirable • Experience of accounting for a budget in excess of €25m • Fluency (spoken and written) in English. • Proficiency in accounting software as well as Microsoft Excel • Skilled communicator and ability to work effectively across multiple cultures, including remotely. • Proven ability to work to deadlines. • Experience in dealing with institutional donors such as DFID, USAID, EC, UN, private foundations. Familiarity with donor rules and regulations (Particularly EU, Irish Aid, USAID). • Fluency in Turkish or Arabic is an advantage.
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How to Apply
All correspondence, at this stage, should be via Oxford HR. Before applying, please check that you can answer yes to all the following questions: • Are you a qualified accountant with 5+ years of experience? • Do you have experience in dealing with institutional donors such as DFID, USAID, EC, UN, private foundations? Familiarity with donor rules and regulations (Particularly EU, Irish Aid, USAID)? • Experience of accounting for a budget in excess of €25M? • Are you a strategic and forward-looking leader with strong functional and operational competencies? • Do you have a record of improving efficiency and effectiveness in an organisation? • Do you enjoy building capacities and developing business? If you can answer yes to all the above questions, then please proceed to click on the “Apply” button on the job advert page, complete our online application form, and submit your CV and cover letter. Please provide a CV and cover letter in two different documents, which should be prepared before applying as they will be considered in the application process. The cover letter should be no more than two pages long and explain why you are interested in this post and how your skills and experience make you a good fit. The document should be saved in MS Word or PDF in the following format: Your First Name-Your Last Name-Document Name-Date (mmyy)-GOAL-FD. For example: Pat-Jones-CV-092021-GOAL-FD or Pat-JonesCoverLetter-092021-GOAL-FD. Timeline Closing date: First stage interviews: Final interviews:
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17th October 2021 Week of November 1st, 2021 TBC
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