Corporate Finance Manager - British Office Sudan at British Embassy

British Embassy

Position: Corporate Finance Manager - British Office Sudan

Salary: USD 635.75

Deadline: December, 20/2023

The main purpose of the job:

The British Office Sudan (BOS) is looking to recruit a capable, motivated, and experienced individual to lead their budget, accounts and bank accounts in line with FCDO and HMG guidance and help us ensure audit compliance and good financial management. The person will also be responsible for cash profiling and monitoring; ensuring the BOS bank account is in line with appropriate levels. 

This is a fantastic opportunity, at a critical time for Sudan and a period of significant change, to ensure BOS finance is managed well. BOS is based principally at the British Embassy in Addis Ababa, with a humanitarian team in the British High Commission Nairobi and a number of legacy Sudanese staff working across Sudan, Egypt and elsewhere. The Finance Manager will work closely with teams across locations, especially the British Embassy in Addis Ababa.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Lead on the financial transition and legacy challenges from the British Embassy Khartoum to the British Office Sudan, including closing off any outstanding financial commitments in Khartoum.

• Forecasting and monitoring of budget spends monthly to ensure effective budget control and forecast accuracy whilst maximizing value for money.

• Managing the accounts of BOS and engagement with customers, budget holders, stakeholders and the Regional Finance Hub.

• Monitoring liquidity levels and requesting the transfer of funds as appropriate, through engagement with the Bank as well as profiling funding requirements for the entire financial year.

• Processing and submitting the Overseas Accounting Returns and Cash Funding Profiles to the finance hub.

• Ensuring that spends are correctly booked and preparing appropriate journals to reconcile wrong entries.

• Ensuring that end-of-month procedures are implemented at to uphold excellent Financial Performance and Compliance Indicator scores and House-Keeping.

• Periodic Management reports - Prepare prompt and accurate monthly management reports to support effective management decision-making, ensuring policies and procedures are maintained to ensure the integrity and timeliness of reports.

• Maintain assets responsibly and use escalation systems as appropriate to ensure timely and effective reporting of risks, issues and fraud.

• Conduct physical asset verification exercises at least annually, and reconcile the result of the exercise to the Fixed Asset register.

• Provide specifications/requirements for all purchases as required by Post.

• Ensure Financial Controls and the highest levels of financial propriety are applied in line with the Management Assurance Process.

• Driving Senior Budget Holder monthly review meetings.

• Ensure balance sheet reconciliations are completed and items are cleared in a timely fashion.

• Supervising Monthly Pay run for CBS and liaising with the Bank on payroll.

• Preparing end-of-year returns. 

Resources managed: 

• Complex budget

Essential qualifications, skills and experience

• Knowledge of UK Government Accounting and budgeting policies, practices and procedures

• Strong background in organizational budgeting and forecasting

• Strong analytical and numerical skills 

Language requirements: 

Language: English and Arabic 

Level of language required: Fluency in English and Arabic is desirable

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience 

• Knowledge of HERA budgeting procedures 

Required behaviours

Seeing the Big Picture, Managing a Quality Service, Communicating and Influencing, Working Together

Application deadline: 20 December 2023

Grade: Executive Officer (EO)

Type of Position: Fixed Term

Duration of Post: 12 months

Region: Africa

Country/Territory: Ethiopia

Location (City): Addis Ababa

Type of Post: British Embassy

Salary: USD 635.75

Start Date: 1 February 2024

Other benefits and conditions of employment

Learning and development opportunities:

• The successful candidate will have access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities in FCO e-learning and opportunities for on-the-job learning and mentoring. 

• Working at the British Embassy Addis presents an exciting opportunity to be part of a dedicated team working to deliver UK objectives in Sudan. The officer will have access to a lively community of colleagues and Embassy facilities.

Training courses to be completed:

• Basic Fire Awareness for All Staff

• IT Induction

• Counter Fraud, Bribery and Corruption: All staff

• Unconscious Bias

• Diversity at workplace

Working patterns: 

This opportunity to full-time and the postholder is expected to work the British Embassy Addis work pattern, which BOS colleagues in Addis follow. 

Additional information

• All applicants must be willing to work in Ethiopia and (with FCDO support) secure the correct visa/status or work permit.

• The British Office Khartoum in Addis is an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to inclusivity, a diverse workforce and valuing difference. Nonetheless, reference checking and security clearances will be conducted, and the job requires UK security clearance. 

• Must be able to legally work in Ethiopia

• Please complete the application form in full as the information provided is used during the screening

• Please check your application carefully before you submit, as no changes can be made once submitted

• The British Embassy will never request any payment or fees to apply for a position

• Employees recruited locally by the British Embassy in Addis Ababa are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law in Ethiopia

• All candidates must be legally able to work and reside in the country of the vacancy with the correct visa/work permit status or demonstrate eligibility to obtain the relevant permit

• The responsibility lies on the successful candidate to;

• Obtain the relevant permit

• Pay the fees for the permit

• Make arrangements to relocate

• Meet the costs to relocation

• Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary may have their salaries reduced by the equivalent local income tax amount

• Information about the Civil Service Success Profiles can be found on this link:

• https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles

• Reference checking and security clearances will be conducted on successful candidates

• Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful may be placed on a reserve list. If during the reserve period of 6/12 months the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate

How to Apply

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