Finance Officer

With over 70 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!

Key Responsibilities:

*Location - Philippines

*Please submit your CV and Cover letter in English.

PURPOSE OF POSITION:

This position is part of the Global Programmes and Resources, Finance and Operations team, providing business support to assigned teams within Global Programmes and Resources. The Finance Officer is primarily responsible for ensuring proper financial management and reporting on the budget and programmes/projects related to the assigned teams, and for developing and generating financial reports and analyses on department and project financial information. It will include working as part of the team to ensure that financial management and reporting is provided teams, providing cover as needed for other teams. This position is the primary point of contact when it comes to all matters of finance not only for the department but also for any projects related to the teams.

Using advanced reporting and analytical tools, and using financial knowledge, this position will provide advice, guidance, and support to the leadership, department colleagues as well as FOs in achieving integrated budgets that support quality programming. This role will have a dual reporting to the leaders of the assigned team(s) and the Sr. Manager, Finance and Business Support.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Ensure that department and project budgets and spending are within acceptable limits

• Develop the annual departmental budget
• Monitor, coordinate, and ensure proper charging of expenses
• Analyze and coordinate with department managers to prepare variance reports and explanations
• Analyze and prepare budget forecasts, projections
• Consolidate and prepare the department budget report each quarter
• Reconcile, review and ensure accurate general ledgers and expenses
• Establish PBAS accounts as necessary
• Develop and analyze multi-year project expenditures and quarterly trend analysis

Coordinate with and provide timely financial information to department leaders especially to the Partnership Leader for Health-WASH to ensure proper utilization of budget.

Advise leaders and department managers on options for repurposing and integrating budget and various funding sources to ensure spending within a budget.

Ensure the financial operations of the assigned team(s) are running appropriately

All budgets and payment strategies are appropriately managed, and issues are flagged by appropriate follow-up with managers/department leaders and Sr Manager, Finance and Business Support

Collaborate with GC Finance Planning Reporting & Analysis (FPRA), Global Finance Solutions (GFS), as well as offices hosting team staff or projects to ensure proper accounting and reporting of department spending, and adopt appropriate strategies for budget management and payments, and to troubleshoot any problem.

Generate Provision Purchase Requisitions, validate vendor registration, assess contracts, ToR, SOW, and essential standard documents for Purchase Order creation, manage receipt invoice for processing through Coupa system, and oversee payment tracking.

Monitor and review project sector budgets and spending and prepare reports and analysis

Monitor and report on partnership sector and ministry expenditures

• Develop regular and year-end reports with multi-year trend analysis by sub-sector and funding type
• Accurately extract financial information from the OLAP/data warehouse and other sources of data
• Collect and analyse project expenditure reports on using intelligent analysis tools and methods
• Present information on dashboards and templates used for senior leader review
• Based on information generated, identify existing risks & address them appropriately

Support special initiatives and projects by providing advice and using financial know-how in the budget establishment, forecasting, and trend analysis

• Review, analyze sector group (T7), and report on project funding spend
• Work with department managers and other colleagues, and if necessary, with NO and RO staff to ensure submission of financial reports
• Assist in the development of the annual operating budgets and monitor actual performance against projections

Provide advice, guidance, and training, and assist in all matters related to financial information and the finances of the department and its projects.

REQUIRED EDUCATION, TRAINING, LICENSE, REGISTRATION, AND CERTIFICATION

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in accounting, finance or international business
• Has extensive knowledge in all areas of finance and accounting
• Highly skilled in budget management, preparation, forecasting, and analysis
• Exceptional skills in MS Office suites and finance systems
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication (written and oral) skills

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• At least 3-5 years of experience in accounting or finance functions
• At least 3 years of experience managing multi-million-dollar budgets in an international NGO environment
• At least 1 year of experience in working with people from different levels and functions in the organization
• At least 6 months experience managing and reporting on government or private grant budgets
• At least 6 months experience working or supporting people off-shore
• At least 6 months experience working in a multi-cultural working environment

PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Certified Public Accountant or Master’s Degree preferred
• Competent with financial systems, financial reporting, and analysis
• Experience with business intelligence software (e.g. Sunsystem, OLAP/Datawarehouse, Dashboards, PowerBI) and reporting tools
• Skilled in preparing complex financial management reports on a timely basis
• Able to quickly learn and use other software packages like Sharepoint 2019 business intelligence, dashboards

Language Requirements: Effective in written and verbal communication in English.

With over 70 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!

Key Responsibilities:

*Location - Philippines

*Please submit your CV and Cover letter in English.

PURPOSE OF POSITION:

This position is part of the Global Programmes and Resources, Finance and Operations team, providing business support to assigned teams within Global Programmes and Resources. The Finance Officer is primarily responsible for ensuring proper financial management and reporting on the budget and programmes/projects related to the assigned teams, and for developing and generating financial reports and analyses on department and project financial information. It will include working as part of the team to ensure that financial management and reporting is provided teams, providing cover as needed for other teams. This position is the primary point of contact when it comes to all matters of finance not only for the department but also for any projects related to the teams.

Using advanced reporting and analytical tools, and using financial knowledge, this position will provide advice, guidance, and support to the leadership, department colleagues as well as FOs in achieving integrated budgets that support quality programming. This role will have a dual reporting to the leaders of the assigned team(s) and the Sr. Manager, Finance and Business Support.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Ensure that department and project budgets and spending are within acceptable limits

• Develop the annual departmental budget
• Monitor, coordinate, and ensure proper charging of expenses
• Analyze and coordinate with department managers to prepare variance reports and explanations
• Analyze and prepare budget forecasts, projections
• Consolidate and prepare the department budget report each quarter
• Reconcile, review and ensure accurate general ledgers and expenses
• Establish PBAS accounts as necessary
• Develop and analyze multi-year project expenditures and quarterly trend analysis

Coordinate with and provide timely financial information to department leaders especially to the Partnership Leader for Health-WASH to ensure proper utilization of budget.

Advise leaders and department managers on options for repurposing and integrating budget and various funding sources to ensure spending within a budget.

Ensure the financial operations of the assigned team(s) are running appropriately

All budgets and payment strategies are appropriately managed, and issues are flagged by appropriate follow-up with managers/department leaders and Sr Manager, Finance and Business Support

Collaborate with GC Finance Planning Reporting & Analysis (FPRA), Global Finance Solutions (GFS), as well as offices hosting team staff or projects to ensure proper accounting and reporting of department spending, and adopt appropriate strategies for budget management and payments, and to troubleshoot any problem.

Generate Provision Purchase Requisitions, validate vendor registration, assess contracts, ToR, SOW, and essential standard documents for Purchase Order creation, manage receipt invoice for processing through Coupa system, and oversee payment tracking.

Monitor and review project sector budgets and spending and prepare reports and analysis

Monitor and report on partnership sector and ministry expenditures

• Develop regular and year-end reports with multi-year trend analysis by sub-sector and funding type
• Accurately extract financial information from the OLAP/data warehouse and other sources of data
• Collect and analyse project expenditure reports on using intelligent analysis tools and methods
• Present information on dashboards and templates used for senior leader review
• Based on information generated, identify existing risks & address them appropriately

Support special initiatives and projects by providing advice and using financial know-how in the budget establishment, forecasting, and trend analysis

• Review, analyze sector group (T7), and report on project funding spend
• Work with department managers and other colleagues, and if necessary, with NO and RO staff to ensure submission of financial reports
• Assist in the development of the annual operating budgets and monitor actual performance against projections

Provide advice, guidance, and training, and assist in all matters related to financial information and the finances of the department and its projects.

REQUIRED EDUCATION, TRAINING, LICENSE, REGISTRATION, AND CERTIFICATION

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in accounting, finance or international business
• Has extensive knowledge in all areas of finance and accounting
• Highly skilled in budget management, preparation, forecasting, and analysis
• Exceptional skills in MS Office suites and finance systems
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication (written and oral) skills

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• At least 3-5 years of experience in accounting or finance functions
• At least 3 years of experience managing multi-million-dollar budgets in an international NGO environment
• At least 1 year of experience in working with people from different levels and functions in the organization
• At least 6 months experience managing and reporting on government or private grant budgets
• At least 6 months experience working or supporting people off-shore
• At least 6 months experience working in a multi-cultural working environment

PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Certified Public Accountant or Master’s Degree preferred
• Competent with financial systems, financial reporting, and analysis
• Experience with business intelligence software (e.g. Sunsystem, OLAP/Datawarehouse, Dashboards, PowerBI) and reporting tools
• Skilled in preparing complex financial management reports on a timely basis
• Able to quickly learn and use other software packages like Sharepoint 2019 business intelligence, dashboards

Language Requirements: Effective in written and verbal communication in English.

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About Us

Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so.

As a global Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation, 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.

Our organisational culture reflects a 'Partnership' of World Vision offices in 100 countries and 33,000+ staff working towards one vision: life in its fullness for every child.

A career with World Vision is a God-given calling, and we believe that every staff member has been brought to World Vision for God’s purposes. Whether working from home, in an office, or with children and community members, we celebrate and embrace each staff member’s diverse background and talents – knowing that together, we can make a difference. Together, #WeAreWorldVision.

Each staff member brings their unique experience and God-given talents to the organisation – and in return World Vision provides employees a competitive 'Total Rewards' package tailored to the context in which they work.

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