Finance Specialist-Partner Support & Cash Programming at DRC, Yangon, Myanmar

Deadline: 17 March 2023

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is currently seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Finance Specialist-Partner Support & Cash Programming in Yangon, Myanmar.

DRC fulfills its mandate by providing direct assistance to conflict-affected populations – refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs) and host communities in the conflict areas of the world.

Key Jobs Responsibilities

The Finance Specialist-Partner Support & Cash Programming will perform the following functions:

• Support
  • Support the development and implementation of financial management capacity building of partner staffs.
  • Provide technical support and advice to the DRC Partnership staff and implementing partner finance teams.
  • Design tools and templates to help partner in managing/ reporting their financial data.
  • To check and validate financial report from implementing partner before loading the transactions into DRC’s financial system.
  • Facilitation and tracking of Installments to implementing partner.
  • Facilitate processing of cash programing data in DRC accounts book and donor templates.
• Financial Management
  • In close cooperation with AO Finance staffs, Budget Holders, Area Managers and the Partnership team in the operation, reinforce existing procedures and systems for financial management and control in compliance with guidelines of DRC’s Operations Handbook, internal guidelines and donor requirements.
  • Conduct regular financial capacity building to the implementing partner relevant staffs.
  • Support timely delivery of quality financial reports to the Budget Holders and other relevant internal stakeholders.
  • Ensure that partners are in compliance with relevant country statutory and other financial obligations such as tax, levies and statutory returns.
  • Monthly financial briefings to Finance Manager, Budget Holders and relevant SMT members.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must have:

• Degree in Finance/Accounting/ Business Administration or relevant discipline
• Certification of CA, ACCA or CPA will have an added advantage.
• Minimum 3 years of international practical experience in financial management and budgeting.
• Proven experience in managing Cash programming/ national/international partners and local/government authorities with large budgets.
• Competence in providing technical guidance and training.
• Working experience with relevant donors (e.g., DANIDA, UNHCR, UNOCHA, ECHO, OFDA, WFP, DFID or BPRM guidelines etc.)
• Advanced proficiency in Excel.
• Good communication skills
• Full proficiency in English

How to Apply

Applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English through online process.

For more information, visit DRC.