Finance & Admin Manager

People in Need (PIN) Philippines is currently looking for a FINANCE & ADMIN MANAGER.

Area of Assignment : Cagayan De Oro City / Manila

Under the direct supervision of the Head of Systems and Operations/ Country Director, the Finance Manager is responsible for mission economy, mission’s compliance with PIN and donors’ financial and admin procedures and policies. Finance Manager directly manages a small finance team and continuously works on its capacity building.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Financial Management

As a member of the Country SMT:

·         quickly develops strong knowledge and expertise of PIN systems, policies, and procedures;

·         Responsibility for overall country program economy (preparation of operational budget and its regular update, cost allocation planning, proper budgeting, cash flow and cost efficiency monitoring, FX rate risk, etc.)

·         ensures that relevant accounting, financial and administrative management procedures and systems of the country program are in place and used appropriately;

·         provides training of these procedures and systems to project and support staff;

·         ensures that project and country spending monitoring tools are updated and available;

·         monitors project spending and sends early alerts if spending issues;

·         prepares with program leads the expenditure forecasts;

·         prepares internal and donor budgets’ realignments in line with policies and procedures;

·         provides regular financial overview and updates to country and project management;

·         prepares financial and project reporting to the donors and HQ;

·         verifies, corrects, and approves financial and expenditure reports of PIN project partners;

·         manages cashflow of the country program and submits timely and sufficient fund requests;

·         ensures that all transactions are properly accounted for and the financial systems are maintained, under all procedures and controls;

·         plays a key role in expenditure verification, statutory and project audits (either internal or external); and

·         prepares budgets of new projects.

Accounting

·         responsible for integrity, accuracy, punctuality, and completeness of accounting data;

·         responsible of the quality of bookkeeping;

·         Responsible for the quality of posting and documentation of accounting transactions;

·         administers completion of regular accounting closure operations; and

·         ensures that all accounting issues and concerns are administered and acted promptly and responsibly.

Compliance

·         makes sure that PIN Philippines complies with all obligations towards local authorities;

·         ensures timely submission of the SEC reports;

·         ensures that PIN’s registration in the PHL is valid and remains active;

·         obtains any business authorisations;

·         ensures registration and compliance with local administration: SEC, PhilHealth, SSS, …

·         examines irregularities and non-compliance issues and ensure that findings are recorded and followed up with management so that issues can be rectified;

·         ensures quality and completeness of project documentation

·         sets up archiving rules and ensures they are implemented;

·         performs regular checks on proper archiving of accounting, procurement and HR documents; and

·         ensures that conditions and requirements of project donors are known and abided by.

Benefits

• Salaries are according to People in Need Salary Scale. Candidates will be informed about the salaries in the beginning of the recruitment process
• Health insurance for both in-patient and out-patient care with maximum benefit limit of Php. 195,000.00 per year per staff.
• Life & Accident insurance for all injuries during work time.
• 15 days of paid annual leave per year.
• 7 days of paid sick leave per year plus 13 days of medical leave per year.
• 3 days paid compassionate / emergency leave.
• Compensation leave for working overtime when requested by the Line Manager.
• VAWC, Special Leave for Women, Maternity, Paternity and Solo Parental Leave according to law.
• Communication or internet allowance on monthly basis.
• Home office after agreement with Line Manager.
• Extensive Capacity Building program, both internal and external trainings - Induction training, internal online
• Opportunities, such as access to e-learning platform and live webinars.
• International environments with opportunities to learn from other country programs and HQ office in Prague
• Opportunities to travel locally and also internationally.
• Per diem for working outside of the duty town depending on the location. Full reimbursement of accommodation and transportation during business trips.
• Friendly and fair environment in small collective structure where everyone knows each other.
• Work hours are from 8:00 am - 5:00pm, Monday to Friday with one hour break for lunch.

People in Need is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct and committed to promoting the welfare of children and adults with whom People in Need engages /is in contact with. People in Need expects all staff to perform job duties and responsibilities in accordance with People in Need code of conduct and key policies (available at: https://www.peopleinneed.net/key-policies-4142gp). People in Need Staff will undertake the appropriate level of training.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records, terrorism and finance checks.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.