Job Details:
Organisation: MAG (Mines Advisory Group)
Deadline Sat, 31 Oct 2015
Job type: Permanent
Location:
Somalia
MAG Vacancy: Finance Manager – Somalia
The total salary package for this position is £38,384 - £41,972 per annum* (circa $59,000 - $65,300 USD) including basic salary, programme management allowance, hardship allowance and cost of living allowance.
About MAG:
MAG saves lives and builds futures by working with others to reclaim land contaminated with the debris of conflict, to reduce the daily risk of death or injury for civilians, and to create safe and secure conditions for development. MAG shared the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize as a founding member of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines for our work to ban landmines. Our vision is a safe and secure future for men, women and children affected by armed violence and conflict.
About MAG in Somalia:
MAG supports the development of countries emerging from conflict by finding and destroying the explosive remnants of war, so that communities can raise their families and pursue their livelihoods in a safe and secure environment, free from fear of death or injury. MAG first worked in Somalia in 2001 and has had a sustained presence in the country since 2008. The MAG Somalia programme is operating in a complex political and security environment with operations firmly established in Somaliland and Puntland. The main area of focus in Somalia is Arms Management & Destruction (AMD)
About the role:
Reporting to the Country Director, the Finance Manager will be a member of the programmes’ Senior Management Team, and provide strategic and operational financial leadership to the MAG programme, including control of expenditure, budgeting, cash flow management, financial reporting and identification of financial liabilities. In addition, a key aspect of all our Finance Manager roles will be to build the capacity of national support staff in the finance function.
The Finance Manager will have strategic responsibilities in maintaining, developing and improving financial management systems including internal controls and budget forecasting. They will also be responsible for day to day financial management in the programme, including managing cashbooks, payroll and statutory payments.
About you:
You will need to be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA etc.), or qualified by experience in a similar role. You will be able to demonstrate the ability to report in a timely and accurate manner, the ability to work independently and build excellent working relationships with project stakeholders. The successful candidate will support and travel between all of our bases within the Somalia Programme that are often remote with basic amenities and therefore applicants will need to be able to deal with living and working in challenging environments. MAG takes the security of its staff very seriously indeed, and the successful candidate will be required to understand, respect and follow MAG’s Somalia Security standard operating procedures.
For the further information on the role, the application form and details of how to apply, please visit, the MAG website at www.maginternational.org/vacancies-at-MAG
Applications will be reviewed and interviews will be carried out on an ongoing basis, therefore we advise you submit your application as soon as possible.
Due to the high volume of applications that we receive, we are not able to respond to every application. If you have not heard back from us within 3 weeks of applying, it means that your application has not been successful.
Finance Manager - Somalia
Job posted by: MAG (Mines Advisory Group) - Tue, 29 Sep 2015Job Details:
Organisation: MAG (Mines Advisory Group)
Deadline Sat, 31 Oct 2015
Job type: Permanent
Location: Somalia
MAG Vacancy: Finance Manager – Somalia
The total salary package for this position is £38,384 - £41,972 per annum* (circa $59,000 - $65,300 USD) including basic salary, programme management allowance, hardship allowance and cost of living allowance.
About MAG:
MAG saves lives and builds futures by working with others to reclaim land contaminated with the debris of conflict, to reduce the daily risk of death or injury for civilians, and to create safe and secure conditions for development. MAG shared the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize as a founding member of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines for our work to ban landmines. Our vision is a safe and secure future for men, women and children affected by armed violence and conflict.
About MAG in Somalia:
MAG supports the development of countries emerging from conflict by finding and destroying the explosive remnants of war, so that communities can raise their families and pursue their livelihoods in a safe and secure environment, free from fear of death or injury. MAG first worked in Somalia in 2001 and has had a sustained presence in the country since 2008. The MAG Somalia programme is operating in a complex political and security environment with operations firmly established in Somaliland and Puntland. The main area of focus in Somalia is Arms Management & Destruction (AMD)
About the role:
Reporting to the Country Director, the Finance Manager will be a member of the programmes’ Senior Management Team, and provide strategic and operational financial leadership to the MAG programme, including control of expenditure, budgeting, cash flow management, financial reporting and identification of financial liabilities. In addition, a key aspect of all our Finance Manager roles will be to build the capacity of national support staff in the finance function.
The Finance Manager will have strategic responsibilities in maintaining, developing and improving financial management systems including internal controls and budget forecasting. They will also be responsible for day to day financial management in the programme, including managing cashbooks, payroll and statutory payments.
About you:
You will need to be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA etc.), or qualified by experience in a similar role. You will be able to demonstrate the ability to report in a timely and accurate manner, the ability to work independently and build excellent working relationships with project stakeholders. The successful candidate will support and travel between all of our bases within the Somalia Programme that are often remote with basic amenities and therefore applicants will need to be able to deal with living and working in challenging environments. MAG takes the security of its staff very seriously indeed, and the successful candidate will be required to understand, respect and follow MAG’s Somalia Security standard operating procedures.
For the further information on the role, the application form and details of how to apply, please visit, the MAG website at www.maginternational.org/vacancies-at-MAG
Applications will be reviewed and interviews will be carried out on an ongoing basis, therefore we advise you submit your application as soon as possible.
Due to the high volume of applications that we receive, we are not able to respond to every application. If you have not heard back from us within 3 weeks of applying, it means that your application has not been successful.