Country Finance Manager

Job Description

We are currently looking for a dynamic and experienced Country Finance Manager  

• Type: Full time   
• Location: Vientiane, Lao PDR

Your role  
As the Country Finance Manager, you will lead our finance department at the national level (comprising a team of 3 team members and project administrators), ensuring alignment with SNV’s global and national guidelines and procedures. In this pivotal role, you will ensure the execution, monitoring, and control of all finance-related activities in the country, ensuring compliance with SNV’s global & national financial guidelines, donor requirements, international and national auditing, accounting, and reporting regulations, and applicable national laws, including taxes. As a key member of the Country Management Team, the Country Finance Manager plays a critical role in maintaining financial integrity and supporting the overall mission of SNV.  The Country Finance Manager will also provide detailed forecasting and analysis of project finance trends and advice to the Country Director on the financial health and direction of SNV.

Key Job Responsibilities 

• Financial Strategy: Responsible for adapting global financial strategies, policies, and procedures to the country context, considering the national context. Implement the financial strategy after approval from the Country Director, contribute to the development of medium-term national projections, and identify and analyse financial opportunities and threats.
• Financial Operations: Supervise and organise the country's financial function and manage the finance department, including all its activities and aspects. Ensure adherence to the approved plan, budget, and relevant procedures to achieve financial objectives for both donors and SNV. Act as the country's focal point on financial matters, guiding administration and project managers promptly and appropriately.
• Financial Planning and Control: Supports all budget holders in complying with internal and external procedures, regulations, SNV, and donor guidelines regarding the financial administration of country operations and projects. Leads the development, consolidation, forecasting, and periodical review (incl. compliance, audits) of the countries and project budgets and funds (grant management). Contributes (challenges and advises) to efficiency improvement and implements measures to minimise the risk of irregularities.
• Grant Management: Conduct due diligence on new implementation partners, establish systems and procedures for grant management, and develop implementation partners' capacity.
• Program Planning and Control: Ensure financial plans for programs, monitor progress, and support project managers with budget control. Suggest actions and provide support to improve project financial performance.
• Information Management: Regularly provide financial reports and analyses to give insights into the overall financial situation of the country and projects to internal and external parties (e.g., donors), safeguard financial performance and profitability, assess financial risks, and take necessary actions.
• Program Development: Develop and refine budgets in proposals, ensuring compliance with guidelines and donor requirements.
• Team Management: Guides, develops, coaches, and motivates the internal and external finance staff to realise the department’s objectives. Acts as a source of expertise for (project) management.