Job Title : International Management AccountantLocation : NigeriaCompany : WaterAidSalary : Open Date : 2023-03-22Close Date : 2023-07-22
Job description
International Management Accountant
Contract Type: Permanent, Full time
Location: The role can be based in the UK or one of the WaterAid Country Programmes including Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal and Mali, subject to right to work eligibility in the respective countries.
Salary and grade:
- UK: Grade 3 42,871 - 45,149 GBP with excellent benefits
- Nigeria: Garde G 18,135,071 - 25,990,761 NGN + 33% basic pay in allowances
- Ghana: Grade G 172,198 - 238,179 GHC + 10% basic pay in allowances
- Senegal: Grade G 34,703,738 - 45,491,699 XOF + up to 8% basic pay in allowances
- Mali: Grade G 17,438,901- 28,759,842 MAF + 18% basic pay in allowances
Closing date: Applications will close at 23:59 on Wednesday 5th April 2023. Shortlisting and interviews may take place on a rolling basis and the application process will close if a suitable candidate is found prior to the advertised closing date.
How to Apply: To see the full job pack, please click 'Apply'.
- Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter into one document in either Word Document or PDF format. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.
- Please indicate your location and the right to work eligibility in your Cover letter.
About WaterAid:
Want to use your skills in Financial Planning and Reporting to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere?
We need passionate, creative and dedicated people. In return, you will be encouraged and empowered to be yourself at your very best. Together, we will make a bigger difference.
Join WaterAid as an International Management Accountant to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good. On top of that you'll be joining a 2020 Great Place to Work® award-winning organisation.
About the Team:
The WaterAid Management Accounting team provides country programmes and the regions with professional and technical finance leadership for WaterAid UK's international work.
The International Management Accountants act as a trusted business partner to each region they support. Being involved in strategic conversations and enabling decision making through insights and data analysis.
About the Role:
As an IMA you will support the regions, country programme leadership, and International Programmes Directorate, to deliver effective financial plans and ensure best practice in monitoring and evaluating performance is in place.
You will act as a trusted Business Partner of your stakeholders, providing analysis, robust challenge and strategic advice, to support the delivery of WaterAid's mission.
This will include helping to build the financial management capacity of stakeholders through developing and championing self service reporting and insights that support optimal and cohesive decision making on all levels of International Programmes Directorate: country, regional and director.
You'll also:
- Work with Country Senior Management Team to develop business plans for scale up/innovation/new activities for the country programme.
- Support the country programme to implement appropriate financial processes and procedures for sourcing and managing complex restricted funds
- Review and analyse country programme plan and budgets, to provide support and advice to Country Senior Management Teams, Heads of Region and the Head of Management Accounting.
- Consolidate information from country programmes to produce financial analysis and narrative information for regional management accounts on a monthly basis.
- Collaborate with wider organisation and actively build relationships with others, including, programmes support functions, fundraising teams and other finance colleagues as well as a range of direct senior stakeholders
About You:
- Degree level education
- Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA)
- Experience in the use of Sun, or a similar multi-dimensional accounting system.
- Working knowledge of Business Intelligence tools
- Extensive experience of financial planning, budgeting and forecasting
- Experience of developing financial policies, processes and systems
- Management accounting expertise and knowledge, in order to act as a credible business partner to senior teams
Other Skills
- Experience of leading, influencing and motivating others and driving change.
- Ability to build effective working relationships with finance and non-finance colleagues and work in a collaborative way
- Fluency in spoken and written French is desirable
Our Benefits
Salaries and benefits for different countries will vary in line with the location of the successful candidate and depending on experience.
Our Commitment
An inclusive workplace:
We are committed to being an organisation where everyone is included, respected, and empowered to be their best. We represent and celebrate our staff, partners and everyone we work with, and create a culture where everyone can reach their full potential.
Equal opportunities:
We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.
Safeguarding:
We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously.