Director, Finance

International Medical Corps is seeking a highly experienced and skilled Director of Finance to lead our global finance team. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing the accounting and financial management activities of our country offices, ensuring compliance with regulations and financial procedures.

• Ensure compliance with organizational and donor regulations and procedures.
• Establish and implement finance and supporting function policies, systems, and procedures.
• Supervise and ensure that day-to-day accounting operations and financial management functions are performed in accordance with internal policy and procedures.
• Review and account for procurement transactions to ensure adequate supporting documentation, accuracy of amounts, and control over payments.
• Suggest formats for financial reporting to aid financial statement users in making informed decisions.
• Ensure the maintenance of accurate records of financial transactions of country offices (main and field offices) to monitor financial status of all project activities.
• Manage the finance department of country offices to meet financial reporting requirements of in-country management and headquarters.
• Direct the preparation of all financial reports for external purposes, adhering to accounting, legal, and contractual requirements.
• Maintain the organization's system of accounts, ensuring all accounting data are updated, reconciled, and fully supported.
• Oversee training of finance staff and provide technical support to country program and logistics.
• Work closely with budget holders and team members on budget preparation, providing input on general, non-program costs, and recommending budget realignments as required.
• Present and facilitate review of actual to projected budget expenditures with budget holders and country management team.
• Make frequent visits to field offices to provide training to finance staff on internal procedures and requirements.
• Present and facilitate review of actual to budget expenditures with country director and site managers.

• Typically, an advanced university degree (equivalent to Master's degree) in Accounting or Business Administration.
• Typically, 12+ years of relevant progressive experience in the finance field, including minimum 7 years' experience in the administrative and financial management of overseas programs.
• Extensive experience in working with computerized accounting systems, with experience in ERP systems a plus.
• Working experience and comprehensive knowledge of USAID, ECHO, and UNDP regulations and financial management and reporting policies and procedures; World Bank, EU, DfID, and other donors.
• Experience in developing and managing procurement and logistical procedures and policies.
• Experience in working with a large national staff team.
• Must be able to carry out responsibilities independently with minimal technical support from within the organization.
• Knowledge of varied donor financial regulations.
• Experience in managing procurement and logistical procedures and policies.
• Proven leadership qualities required.
• Strong negotiation, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Can function effectively in a loosely structured work environment and set appropriate priorities and deal effectively with numerous simultaneous requirements.
• Skills and knowledge in program sustainability and capacity building, public-private partnerships, and project monitoring and evaluation (both quantitative and qualitative methods).
• Strong writing and presentation skills.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond appropriately to questions from senior managers in the field and HQ, counterparts, government, and other related regional players.
• Proven capabilities in leadership required.
• Strong negotiation, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Languages: fluency in English, written and oral is required. Additional ability to read, write, and interpret technical and non-technical in another language may be required according to post position and official country language, such as French and Arabic.