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• Manage all financial aspects of the ECHO
  project in line with EU requirements. 
  
• Manage the financial aspect of sub-grant
  tracking and subcontracting, ensuring forward planning and preparation for
  donor reporting, adherence with EU and consortium requirements and
  timelines and timely submission of sub-grantee reports from the partner
  organizations. 
• Work closely with the Senior Finance
  Officer ensures that financial management systems and records are
  effective and robust in order to identify and protect the assets and
  interests of the consortium. 
• Consolidate cash flows, reporting
  templates, financial plans and amendments throughout the project
  life.  
• Maintain an adequate filing system for all
  financial and accounting deliverables to ensure ease of access during
  internal/external audit. 
• Keenly monitor budget burn rates and
  recommend appropriate action on any significant variances (+/-10%). Notify
  the ECHO Project Manager of any red flag in expenditure levels.  
• Participate in a procurement committee as
  and when needed.  

• The incumbent will consolidate financial
  reports, fund requests and budgets in a timely fashion. 
• Ensure that all financial records and
  accounts are compiled on time, accurately and in line with international
  accounting standards and donor regulations. 
• Ensure all consortium members submit
  accurate timesheets. 
• Maintain accounting records of the
  consortium partners this includes review of the partner booking and
  documentation relating to ECHO as well as ensuring correct coding of expenses
  into DRC books of accounts.  
• The jobholder will follow up on timely
  implementation of the recommendations to remedy significant
  variances. 

• Disseminate relevant and required
  conditions of the grant to the project owner and other responsible. 
• Work in liaison with the Area Managers to
  ensure that funds are being spent correctly as per the regulation of the
  grant and reports are produced timely. 
  
• Establish the specific requirements of the
  ECHO grant and ensure these are followed by the various stakeholder
  involved in implementation of the project grants. 
• Ensure that the relevant documents
  including grant agreements, annexes, reports, project correspondence are
  up-to date both in hard copy files within DRC archive and on online grant
  management system (GMS). 
• Ensure in-country authority delegation for
  the ECHO project is signed and duly updated, and archived. 
• Support internal and external audits and
  project verification. 

• Ensure that reports are prepared by the
  relevant responsible person before the deadline and is consolidated.
  Strictly ensure that Donor deadlines are adhered to. 
• Send frequent reminders of Donor reporting
  deadlines well in advance to the project owners and other stakeholders. 
• Consolidate and QA the reports provided by
  the stakeholders and send it to Donor. 
  
• Document the submitted reports both in
  physical files and electronic archives. 
  
• Ensure correct format, forms and other
  annexes are complete before sending the reports to Donors.  
• The jobholder will also report to the
  Grants Manager on the status of the ECHO grant and compare records on a
  quarterly basis. 

• The ideal candidate for the Danish Refugee
  Council (DRC) ECHO Finance Coordinator job placement must hold a
  Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting and final certification in CPA
  or ACCA
• At least three years’ work experience in
  finance or accounting in INGOs. 
• Excellent knowledge in preparing major
  international donor reports. 
• Knowledge and experience of working with
  Echo, EU donors. 
• Working knowledge and experience in grant
  management in Consortium.  
• Possess strong analytical and conceptual
  skills. 
• Show commitment to accountable
  practices. 
• Extensive knowledge of working in
  challenging environments. 
• Proven ability to manage large varied
  workloads and deal constructively with stress and periods with long
  hours. 
• Proven ability to prioritize tasks, meet
  deadlines and work with limited supervision 
• Proactive, stable and robust character and
  a good team player. 
• Excellent communication skills, calm and a
  good sense of humor. 
• Excellent interpersonal skills and
  demonstrated ability to establish effective working relations at all
  levels.     
• The desired candidate must be able to
  conceptualize and articulate DRC vision and have the strong oral and
  written communication skill required to translate the vision into tangible
  action. The incumbent is expected to have extensive donor, government and
  partner engagement experiences. 
• Previous experience and understanding of
  refugee and displacement issues is an advantage and ideally the candidate
  will have a good understanding of the region.
• Fluent in written and spoken English

• Striving for excellence:
  You focus on reaching results in a fast paced environment
• Collaborating: You lead
  initiatives and processes by involving relevant parties and encouraging
  feedback. 
• Taking the lead: You
  take ownership and initiative while setting high standards 
• Communicating: You
  listen to other stakeholders and staff; and you communicate concisely and
  persuasively
• Demonstrating integrity:
  You act in line with DRC’s vision and values. 

• A cover letter (1 page) in which you
  explain why you are interested in the position and how you meet the
  qualities and qualifications criteria
• Concise and accurate CV (maximum 3 pages).
  The CV should include information about your qualification, relevant
  training courses, Work experience, name and contact details of 3 relevant
  references.

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