Finance Advisor for Action Aid International Cambodia

Financial support:

• Provide analysis and advice on performance of programme/projects spending with variance analysis reports to Management and budget holders
• Overseeing financial compliance with donors’ requirements, both at the AAC level, consortium partners, co-applicants, and third-party partners.
• Provide technical support to AAC, partners on the project budget request, forecast and budget projection including budget template/reports as needed
• Support programme team and monitor progress of partners' implementation of plans and budget and ensure timely and accurate monthly, bi-annual and annual report (programme/project finance)
• Coordinate all the partner and third-party compliance work, ensure fully transparent and accountable financial, administrative, and operational procedures are followed.
• Working closely with finance team and programme/project team, partner on project financial closing.
• Support in the review of financial reports of partners to ensure the correctness of the expenses and they are made according to approved budget
• Work closely with project manager/project budget holders and partners to develop project budget details, analysis budget revisions/addendum or realignment and projections in compliance with donors and AAC rule and regulations.
• Working with project manager/budget holders to prepare budget revisions/addendum or realignment and projections as scheduled and requested by donor, partners and AAC.
• Review project budget, request and advise project manager/lead on project expenditure and donor/AA regulations.
• Advise and consult with project managers/budget holder on the financial status and progress and advise on partner’s queries

Grant and proposal

• Development, review ToR, grant agreement, grant agreement amendment (if required) with implementing partners.
• Provide relevant technical support, guidance on financial rules and regulations to consortium partners and partners’ staff on AAC programme/project staff.
• Ensure project costs recovery co-financing/matching fund required by project and donor is charged as agreed budget
• Provide support to budget development for concept note/proposal budget development, including conduct budget and cost recovery analysis
• Manage co-financing/matching fund required by project and donor
• Procurement
• Provide technical support and advise for sound procurement is aligned with ActionAid and donors’ guidelines.
• Audit
• Provide technical support and oversight over the project financial review and audit and ensure related audit recommendations is implemented
• Review and support project manager/project lead on the implementation of audit recommendations relating to the project and lessons learned related to finance and compliance aspect.
• Support any external financial evaluations, including audits, required by the donor.
• Financial review, risk assessment, analysis and propose the proper solution to address any irregularity in the partners' financial management.

Reporting

• Support in the development and submission of all responsible internal programme/project financial reports (monthly, quarterly and annually) in a timely manner.
• Provide technical and handson support to the budget holders on financial report or other finance related work as necessary.
• Work with project team and partners and produce timely financial reporting
• Provide support and ensure all responsible project donor finance reports are submitted as scheduled.