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Finance and Support Services Director

NGO
📍 Gabon 🇬🇦CDI🗓️ 11 days ago

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Gabon
CDI

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With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith. Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Here’s where you come in: As the Finance and Support Services Director you will provide overall leadership, oversight, and management support for all aspects of financial management in the Field Office (FO). This position is a strategic partner and a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) of the WV Mauritania, with a focus on ensuring accountability, stewardship, coordinating planning and budgeting processes, providing accurate financial data, analysis, and advice; as well as developing a financial strategy that best serves the FO strategic and programme objectives. You will be responsible for the finance staff capacity strengthening, the development and implementation of good internal controls, risk management, and utilization and safeguarding of assets according to WV-approved policies and procedures.

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Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or Economics or a related field. Minimum 5 years of experience in a finance position with a medium business/medium NGO/government agency. Minimum 3 years of experience in a senior finance management position. Experience with financial planning and forecasting. Solid knowledge of accounting principles, financial systems, budget/cash flow monitoring, and internal accounting controls. Highly flexible and agile in style, with the ability to produce creative and pragmatic solutions to complex problems. Good working knowledge of computerized accounting systems, preferably Sun Systems & ProVision. Demonstrates systems thinking and is a high champion and Manages Innovation. Able to work in a cross-cultural environment with a multi-national staff. Ability to travel within the country, regionally, and internationally. French is non-negotiable (both written and spoken). Proficiency in written and spoken English.

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Excellent oral/written and interpersonal skills.

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