• Consistently demonstrate flexibility, resilience and ability to maintain positive relationships and composure, even under difficult circumstances.

• Maintain high ethical standards and treat people with respect and dignity.

• Demonstrate an awareness of his/her own strengths and development needs.

• Interface with the (donor) representatives to convey information about programs as appropriate.

• Communicate with our partners and sub-grantees to verify their systems and that they understand and follow all appropriate procedures and archiving.

• Participate in sharing best practices with NGOs and governmental agencies.

• Consistently demonstrate flexibility, resilience and ability to maintain positive relationships and composure, even under difficult circumstances.

• Develop the capacity of the team, deepen understanding of their roles and assist with career development.

• Assist team members with information, tools and resources to improve performance & reach objectives.

• Create and sustain a work environment of mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence.

• Promote accountability, communicate expectations and provide constructive feedback via regular performance reviews.

• Hire, orient and lead team members as necessary.

• Supervise, hire and orient new team members as necessary.

• Provide team members with information, tools and other resources to improve performance and reach objectives.

• Contribute to country team-building efforts, help team members identify problem-solving options and ensure the integration of all team members into relevant decision-making processes.

• Ensure effective, transparent use of financial resources in compliance with Mercy Corps and donor policies and procedures.

• Maintain banking relations and plan and monitor country cash flow requirements to ensure the smooth implementation of Mercy Corps programs.

• Maintain appropriate local insurance coverage in coordination with the Administration, Human Resources, operations and Security departments to protect Mercy Corps.

• Provide monthly standard accounting submissions to Mercy Corps Headquarters, including general ledger files, account reconciliations, expenditures by cost center/project, required subgrantee reporting, as well as other financial information in a timely and accurate manner.

• Provide monthly management reports to the Country Director and Program Managers, including expenditures by cost center/project, subgrantee reporting and other financial information, in a timely and accurate manner.

• Develop annual fiscal year master budget and core funds budget with the Country Director and develop and implement grant budgeting and forecasting systems with Program Managers.

• Regularly visit field offices and subgrantee offices in South Sudan and submits trip/visit reports with recommendations.

• Develop/revised country office policies, procedures, approval authority matrix and related internal control policies at least yearly and when ever necessary based on findings and needs.

• Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country leadership.

• Proactively ensure that team members operate in a secure environment and are aware of policies.

• As part of our commitment to organizational learning and in support of our understanding that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities they serve, we expect all team members to commit 5% of their time to learning activities that benefit Mercy Corps as well as themselves.

• Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically
  to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.

• Team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and MC’s policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all in-country venues.

Supervisory Responsibility

The Finance & Compliance Manager is the head of Finance function in South Sudan and directly manages Finance Manager, Field Finance Heads/Officers and other Senior Finance Officers based in Juba and coordinate all finance staff.

Reports Directly To:County Director

Works Directly With: HQ Regional Finance Manager (with authority for technical financial matters), MCE finance officer, Operations, Program Managers, TSU team members, and others.

• A BA/S or equivalent in accounting or finance required; advanced degree preferred.

• At least 6+ years of progressive financial management experience, including supervisory experience required.

• At least 4 years’ experience in grants management as well as an understanding of US government, UN, NORAD, SDC, AFD and other European donorsregulations required.

• At least 3 years’ international experience required; international NGO/PVO field office experience is preferred.

• Demonstrated experience and skill with budget preparation and analysis, financial reporting preparation and presentation and the proven ability to translate technical financial data into informative reports.

• Strong accounting skills and experience, including management of the general ledger, journal entries, payroll, payables and balance sheet.

• Prior management experience and strong organizational skills.

• Advanced computer skills in MS Office programs, particularly Excel.

• Effective verbal and written communication, multi-tasking, organizational and prioritization skills.

• Excellent oral and written English skills required.

• Ability to work effectively with an ethnically diverse team in a sensitive environment.

• Previous experience in insecure environments.

• Internationally recognized qualification in project or program management or a commitment to obtain the qualification in the early months of work.

• Knowledge of Sphere standards and other training in humanitarian response preferred.