Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) is seeking a finance professional to fill the role of Regional Finance Manager. Reporting to the Africa/Middle East (AME) Finance Director, the Regional Finance Manager is responsible for the support and oversight of the financial accounting and reporting for HFH Branch and National Offices in Middle East and East Africa. The Regional Finance Manager will assess and support Middle East/East Africa (MEEA) Branch and National Offices (NO) Finance operations to ensure compliance with HFHI policies/procedures and existing national and international financial accounting standards (GAAP, IAS).  The Regional Finance Manager will perform the above role either as a program team lead, a program team member, or as a thematic knowledge manager.  This position is located at our area office in Pretoria, South Africa.

Responsibilities include:

Financial Accounting
• Act as primary support for finance function of HFH National Offices in the area.
• Support AME Internal Control Specialist in the rollout of the Strengthening Internal Controls Project (SICP) and HFHI Internal Control policies and procedures within MEEA.

•Oversee the external audit process (Branches and National Organizations) and review of audit reports.  Act as the point person for reconciling and consolidating Branch financial results in preparation for HFHI audit.
• Monitor accounting and financial functions at the National Offices to insure compliance with HFHI policies and financial accounting GAAP and IAS.
• Support roll out and follow up on implementation of Internal Control policies in coordination with AME Internal Control Specialist  
• Oversee the external audit process (Branches and National organizations) and review of audit reports.  Act as the point person for reconciling and consolidating Branch financial results in preparation for HFHI audit.
• Review External and Internal Audit management letter recommendations with AME Regional Directors. Follow through with Branch/NO to maintain progress in responding to all audit findings in a timely manner.
• Participate in Quarterly program planning and monitoring meetings.
• Complete the financial accounting, reporting and consolidation of area financial reports on a regular basis, track key indicators.
• Complete the quality control review of the financial reports, including quarterly financial indicators and review of annual budgets.
• Support grants proposal development, including review of all grant proposals and budgets.
• Participate in review of financial analysis reports with AO and Branch/NO management.
• Assist in development of mortgage reconciliation process.
• Notify Area Management Team of non-compliant Programs and Projects.
• Investigate, document/disseminate, and train HFH national and international staff on best practices in financial accounting.
• Coordinate with Regional and Program teams to develop branches’ financial and programmatic strategies.
• Work with the Regional Teams to process and summarize National Offices’ budgets.
• Provide training to National Offices’ staffs including area-wide trainings.  Assist National Offices in providing training to affiliates.

Monitor grant compliance  in the Area
• Work very closely with area and national offices staff on grant finance issues in the area.
• Support AME Grant Manager to ensure accountability and compliance for all bilateral and multilateral grants in the area.
• Review all expenses charged to selected grants and ensure compliance with approved policies and procedures including allocation and allowance.
• Design and prepare reports using SUN Systems/Vision XL/Vision Executive.
• Track expenses vs. budgets and advise AME Grant Manager about possible over/under expenditure and ways of solving the problem including budget revisions and (no) cost extensions if needed.
• Provide a full range of support - consultative, advisory, information gathering and analysis.

Assist, train and monitor grant implementation in Branch/National Offices
• Prepare training and resource materials related to grant finance accountability for use by field staff.
• Provide on-the-job training for grant accountants in each national office.
• Work with Grant Manager to coordinate training of finance staff within the Area on grant finance policies and procedures.
• In coordination with Grant Management unit ensure all grant handling staffs are properly trained on grant requirements for programs they are working on.

Track Compliance on Grant Issues & Grant Audit Findings
• Coordinate with NO audit functions, AME internal control specialist and HFHI grant finance officers to assure there is follow-up and implementation of grant audit recommendations in NO’s.
• Work on initiatives to address most frequent audit findings and accountability issues related to USAID and other grants.
• Ensure that the project grants are executed in a timely manner and in accordance with the grant agreement.

·          Proficiency in MS Office Applications and experience working with several different accounting software packages required

·          Fluency in English

·          Additional language skills in Arabic preferred

·          3 years experience in international accounting or Business Management

·          2 years auditing experience preferred

·          2 years experience with managing USAID grants or performing A133 audits preferred

·          Experience in installation and training on computerized accounting systems Preferred – training experience

·          Undergraduate degree in related field or equivalent

·          CPA/Chartered accountant preferred

·          Ability to work with other cultures while possessing the patience and perseverance in understanding and explaining issues with field staff

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.