Finance Analyst

Save the Children’s vision is a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

Save the Children started our work in Vietnam in 1990, and implements programs in the key thematic areas: Education, Health and Nutrition, Child Protection, Child Rights and Governance, Child Poverty, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Emergency Response. At present, Vietnam Country Office has programs in 20 out of 63 provinces in Vietnam.

Save the Children in Vietnam continues to develop innovative programming that reflects the overall strategic goal of measurably improving the survival, health, protection and development of Vietnam’s poorest children by strengthening the capacity of women and children, caring adults, communities and partner organizations.

Save the Children is committed to ensuring that all our personnel and programmes are absolutely safe for children.

Child Safeguarding positioning statement:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

We are looking for Vietnamese national for:

• Vacancy: Finance Analyst
• Location: Hanoi

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

The following are the main accountabilities:

• Budgeting and BvA Preparation
  
  • Create direct DEAs and Map CAM DEAs in cooperation with Programme team, load to the Agresso in due time and ensure the mapping to be actually effective in the sysem;
  • Work with Award team in reviewing budget Fund summary before getting approval on AMS;
  • Support BHs in proposal budget preparation, budget revision, ad-hoc phasing for strictly monitoring budget purpose;
  • Support BHs phase budget and upload to SOF loader tool in due time for the purpose of CO forecasts and CAP;
  • Provide required inputs in due time to the Master Budget (1st forecast, 2nd forecast, CAP);
  • Review BvA on monthly basis with due alert on the likely under/overspending and ineligible coding transactions.

• Financial Analysis and Technical FMS support
  
  • Run needed equiry from the Agresso and develop financial analyses which serve for the purpose of decision making;
  • Play the focal point role to solve Agresso technical problems; and ensure system technical support to be provided in due time;
  • Support Senior Finance Officer and Finance Manager with enquiry, templates when required;
  • Support Senior Finance Officer and Finance Manager to provide cost structure analysis with regard but not limited to premise costs, staff costs, NT staff costs, NTC costs, NTC rate, CAM costs…

• Reporting
  
  • Strictly follow up reporting deadlines for awards in charge;
  • Prepare donor financial reports to ensure reporting timelines, accuracy reporting data and donor templates;
  • Provide inputs to PACCOM reports.

• Staff salary and benefit calculation and allocation
  
  • Support SFO in calculating staff final payment;
  • Support SFO in preparing annual PIT finalization for all staff ;
  • Support SFO in doing salary allocation package; ensure the allocation to be posted before the month end date.

• Capacity Building
  
  • Provide training and/or technical guidance to BHs with regard to budget phasing; data extracting from Agresso, enabling them to understand reports, BvA generated from the system;
  • Provide and enhance BHs’ knowledge in Finance Global projects and impacts to their BvA and donor financial reports in order to avoid negative results on their awards;
  • Provide staff induction training to new staff; new BHs; team members;
  • Provide partners’ training when required.

• Other tasks:
  
  • Attend kickoff, closing award meetings as well as other award meeting issues;
  • Do back up in partners’ finance visits when required;
  • Maintain a comprehensive filing system of budgeting and analyst records for easy access when necessary.
  • Back up Senior Finance Officer when required

• Working contacts
  
  • Internal: Finance&Support Services Director, Finance Manager, Senior Finance Officer, Finance Staff, Award and Programme;
  • External: Government Agencies, INGOs, donors, suppliers of goods and services.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or equivalent subject;

Essential

• At least 3 years experience in financial budget management, preferably in international organizations, INGOs and/or bilateral organization
• Solid understanding of Vietnamese government system and international development arena
• Good financial management skill
• Have strong sence in compliance
• Good problem solving and negotiation skills
• Good interpersonal, communication and teamwork skills
• Good prioritization skill and ability to coordinate a variety of work activities
• Fluent English speaking and writing skills
• Proven commitment to children rights and equality of opportunity
• Good computure, Microsoft office skills, especially excel skills

Desirable

• Knowledge of Vietnam development issues and NGO networks

APPLICATION PACKAGE:

All application packages must be submitted via
https://stcuk.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=1900046Z&tz=G...

In case you cannot access to the above link, please send your updated CV (in English), your cover letter and your SC’s application form to Email: [email protected]

The closing date for application is 5pm on 06 December 2019. Applications will be treated in confidence. Due to the volume of applications we receive, only short-listed candidates will be contacted and CVs cannot be returned.

Save the Children is an equal opportunities employer. Our selection processes reflect our commitment to the protection of children from abuse, and our people are as diverse as the challenge we face. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of age, disability, HIV/AIDS status, race, national origin, religion, or sexual orientation.