Caritas Moldova is hiring Finance Manager

About CARITAS MOLDOVA

The Charity Foundation Caritas Moldova is the legal successor of the Religious Catholic Mission Caritas Moldova, headquartered in Chisinau municipality, 7 Sf. Andrei Lane, fiscal code no. 560019, registered under no. 36 on 10 May 1995 by the State Service for Religious Affairs within the Government of the Republic of Moldova. The organization's headquarters is in Chisinau, No 30/1 Gheorghe Asachi Street.

The Charity Foundation Caritas Moldova is one of the 49 members of the Caritas Europa Federation (www.caritas-europa.org) and a member of Caritas Internationalis (www.caritas.org). This global confederation reunites 160 catholic organizations of development, assistance in extreme cases and social service, provided regardless of race, religion, age, sex, occupation or political affiliation.

For 28 years now, Caritas Moldova has been a leading actor in the health and social assistance for people in need in the Republic of Moldova. Our actions and projects have a national scale and target the most affected areas, focusing on medical and social care for vulnerable people.

The main categories of beneficiaries of Caritas Moldova are aged persons with insufficient means for existence, persons with disabilities, incurable patients, children and young people, vulnerable families and one-parent families, socially isolated people, victims of disasters, homeless persons, and other vulnerable categories.

Job Summary:

You ensure a high level of resource stewardship, strict financial accountability and financial risk management while ensuring the effectiveness and robustness of the Country Program (CP) and relevant partners’ financial management systems, processes, and practices in support of high-quality programs serving the poor and vulnerable. You anticipate and manage financial management services needs and delivery challenges, and identify and implement improvement solutions, as needed, to minimize CP and partners’ exposure to financial risk.

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and manage financial processes in accordance with policies and provide proactive service delivery, advice, and support to managers, staff, and subrecipients in relation to managing the whole project cycle (Design, Start-up, Implementation, Close-out), ensuring efficiency and compliance with CARITAS MOLDOVA’ policies and procedures, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), donors’ rules and regulations, and legal requirements.
• Provide direction and coordination of effective budget development and management (Annual Program Plans and project budgets), ensuring accuracy and consistency of financial data and safeguarding of resources.
• Ensure integrity of accounting information by reviewing account issues for compliance and establishing quality control over accounting transactions and financial reporting. Oversee maintenance of supporting documentation for a reliable and easy to follow audit trail.
• Lead the preparation of accurate financial data, analysis and projections and support the Senior Management Team and Program/Project Managers in interpreting data for decision-making and effectively managing financial risks.
• Effectively manage talent and supervise. Manage team dynamics and staff well-being. Provide coaching, strategically tailor individual development plans, and complete performance management for direct reports.
• Oversee the performance of accurate reporting procedures and timely submission of reports to relevant stakeholders (HQ/Finance, donors, local government entities).
• Lead assessment of staff and subrecipients’ financial management capacity, ensure capacity strengthening on finance policies and regulations, as needed, and monitor and measure impact.
• Lead efforts to close audit financial management findings in a timely and sustainable way.

Basic Qualifications

• A. degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration with courses in accounting, or a qualification in accounting (CPA/ACCA or equivalent). MBA or Master’s degree in related field with a focus on Accounting preferred. A professional certification in Accounting or a related field highly preferred.
• Minimum of five years experience in a similar position, preferably with an International NGO.
• Additional education may substitute for some experience.

Required Languages - List languages required to perform the job

Travel – maximum 10% of the time.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent analytical skills with ability to make sound judgment and decisions
• Very good planning, monitoring and organizational skills
• Ethical conduct in accordance with recognized professional and organizational codes of ethics
• Proactive, resourceful, solutions oriented and results-oriented
• Ability to work collaboratively

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of the relevant public donors’ regulations highly preferred.
• Substantial budgeting, budget/expense analysis, and accounting experience.
• Knowledge of local law in taxation and local regulatory reporting procedures.
• Staff management experience.
• Strong experience in presenting and facilitating on financial management topics.
• Proficient in MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications. Knowledge of 1C financial accounting package or similar financial reporting software highly preferred

Agency-wide Competencies (for all CARITAS MOLDOVA Staff)

These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CARITAS MOLDOVA and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

• Integrity
• Continuous Improvement & Innovation
• Builds Relationships
• Develops Talent
• Strategic Mindset
• Accountability & Stewardship

Supervisory Responsibilities (if none, state none)

Key Working Relationships:

Internal

External

***Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. Caritas Moldova carries out the commitment of the Moldovan Catholic Church to assist the poor and vulnerable people of Moldova. We welcome as a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. CARITAS MOLDOVA’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

Disclaimer:  This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.

CARITAS MOLDOVA' talent acquisition procedures reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

CARITAS MOLDOVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Interested persons will present/send:

1. curriculum vitae (CV), in English

2. a letter of intent, providing reasons for the interest in this position, in English.

These will be sent to the email address secretariat@caritas.md until September 22, 2023, at 17.00.

Contact details: +373 22 29 31 49; secretariat@caritas.md; www.caritas.md.

Important: Caritas Moldova reserves the right to extend the application period for this position if the CVs received do not meet the organization’s needs.