# Deputy Director of Finance

**Company**: International Rescue Committee (IRC)
**Location**: Bamako
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Non-Profit

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## Description

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) opened its country program in Mali in 2012, focusing on humanitarian and recovery activities, including child protection, education, economic wellbeing, nutrition, health, and water and sanitation.

As a member of the Mali Country Program Senior Management Team (SMT), the Deputy Director of Finance provides leadership and management to ensure the country program has the necessary financial infrastructure and systems to support the organization's strategic vision.

**Key Responsibilities:**

**1. Strategic Planning & Analysis**

- Provides financial information to support business decisions aligned with IRC, regional, and country program strategies.

- Conducts strategic analysis on the country's financial health and contributes to the development of the Strategic Annual Plan.

**2. Internal Control and Accounting**

- Ensures national financial practices comply with IRC and donor policies and procedures.

- Manages the finance department, meeting management and donor deadlines.

- Oversees internal controls, external audits, and financial reporting to donors.

**3. Staff Management and Development**

- Establishes a clear matrix of finance department roles and responsibilities.

- Recruits and retains qualified finance staff, conducts performance reviews, and implements professional development plans.

**4. Cash Management**

- Oversees banking relationships, bank account activities, and cash reconciliations.

- Maintains accurate cash requirement forecasts and minimizes foreign exchange risk.

**5. Budget Management, Forecasting, and Financial Reporting**

- Oversees grant proposal budgets, budget follow-ups, and expenditure forecasts.

- Presents financial situations and key performance indicators to the SMT.

**Requirements:**

- Master's degree in accounting, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.

- At least five years of experience in financial management or auditing, preferably in the humanitarian or international development sector.

- Proficiency in computerized accounting systems and financial management tools.

- Full professional proficiency in French; fluency in English is an asset.

## Skills

### Required
- Accounting
- Financial Management
- Budgeting
- Cash Management
- Internal Control
- Leadership
- Staff Management
- French
- English

### Nice to have
- CPA or equivalent
- Fluency in English

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