Donor Finance Controller: MES

Donor Finance Controller is available at MES. This position is part of the Head Office Finance Department.

Purpose: Donor Finance Controller

• Donor Finance Controller is responsible for MES’s Donor finance, including, supporting the donor proposals, donor budgeting, forecasting and reporting revenue and expenditure performance to management and donors; and implementing MES’s grants lifecycle.
• Responsible for maintaining the donor transaction accounting according to MES’s policies & procedures and the SLA signed with the donors.
• Ensure that financial policies & procedures of the organisation are implemented & monitored to ensure compliance with donor requirements.
• The Donor Finance Controller works in close collaboration with the Fundraising Team and has one
  direct report.
• This position will report to the Finance Manager.

Responsibilities

Donor Finance & Compliance

• Ensure accurate and timely donor reporting using cloud-based budget software tool, Sage
  Intacct, capacity building among branch administrators, Head Office Finance Team and
  fundraisers.
• Influence organisational behavioural change through improvement of the donor lifecycle
  from bid and proposal stage to award, to close-out, through partnership with the
  Fundraising Team and branch managers, creation of new processes, clarity of roles and
  responsibilities, and development of tools for fundraising team.
• In partnership with the Fundraising team, manage information resources and tools that
  support financial budgeting for grants. Collaborate with the Fundraising team to reinforce
  a focus on areas of greatest fundraising need and organization efficiency in grants
  proposals and reporting.
• Support Branches in their implementation of grants budgeting, reporting and
  performance analysis processes, particularly focusing on bilateral/multilateral grants.
  Partner with Accounting to ensure proper adoption of grants recording and reporting
  standards.
• Lead Indirect Cost Rate annual revision and manage the donor Audits.
• Manage the project tracking in partnership with programme managers, ensuring its
  appropriate use and organization compliance.
• Standardize the view for multiyear donations – revenue and cash – to provide projectbased visibility to current year and total life cycle revenue.
• Ensure Cash Forecast is completed by all programme managers and reviewed by the
  branch manager.
• Review Payroll, including recalculation and variance analysis before Finance Manager
  Approves and upload payroll bank file.
• Preparation of all month end journals and upload into Sage for Approval by Finance
  Manager.

Planning & Budgeting

• Provide financial analysis and budget support to Fundraising Team related to expense and
  revenue tracking.
• Clean and integrate personnel inputs.
• Goods and services-in-Kind inputs for annual budget
• Partner with Fundraising Team in the development of the income projections for annual
  budget, time and segment phased.
• Collaborate with the Fundraising team to reinforce a focus on areas of greatest
  fundraising need and organization efficiency in grants proposals and reporting.
• Propose and introduce important revenue analysis metrics into the budgeting and
  forecasting process.

Other/Miscellaneous

• Perform ad-hoc donor financial analyses to support the CFO and CEO.
• Staff performance management (goal setting, performance feedback, professional
  development) of one direct report
• Other duties, as assigned.

Requirements

Essential Requirements

• B. Com Accounting degree or similar qualification
• At least three years working experience in donor finance management position. Experience
• in dealing with DSD or similar donor will be an added advantage.
• Knowledge in SAGE Intacct.
• Experience in payroll will be an added advantage.
• Legally eligible to work in South Africa
• Proven track record of achieving results.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities simultaneously and take initiative.

Necessary Skills

• Must have driver’s licence.
• Analytical thinking
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Microsoft
• Teamwork
• Reliable

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Closing Date: 10 June,2024