Deputy Chief of Party- Finance and Operations

Position

Description

Required for the role

 Deputy Chief of Party- Finance and Operations

(Kathmandu)

• Manage the finance and accounting, procurement and logistics, grants, human resources and administration.
• Ensure financial management systems, procedures, controls for compliance, transparency and effective utilization of resources.
• Ensure all procedures and documents for audits.
• Ensure timely submission of all financial reports, records and files.
• Ensure that sub-grants to local NGOs and any other sub-grantees are implemented as per program objectives, design and USAID sub-grants regulations.
• Monitor procurement, purchase orders and payment requests to ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures, as well as with USAID regulations;
• Ensure program is compliant with all USAID rules and regulations and lead budget processes in collaboration with HQ.

Education:  

• An advanceddegree in business administration, accounting or finance.

Work experience:

• At least ten (10) years of experience in a field related to accounting, finance, or operations; including at least five (5) years as a supervisor of Finance and Administration on a USAID project.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in the areas of: financial management, grants management procurement and contracting, human resources and administration, and USAID grant rules regulations.
• Previous experience working in a consortium setting will be an added value

Skills:  

• Ability to work under pressure and maintain accuracy with a very demanding workload and in a culturally sensitive environment.
• Knowledge of MS Word, Excel and QuickBooks accounting software.
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work effectively with NGOs/CBOs, donors, project teams, beneficiaries, and headquarters.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, oral and written communication skills in English.