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• Manage all financial aspects of the
  multi-year and multi-partner project in line with EU requirements.
• Oversee financial aspect of sub-grant
  tracking and subcontracting, ensuring forward planning and preparation for
  donor reporting, adherence with EU and consortium requirements and
  timelines, and timely submission of sub-grantee reports from the partner
  organizations.
• Work in liaison with the Senior Finance
  Officer ensure that financial management systems and records are effective
  and robust in order to identify and protect the assets and interests of
  the consortium.
• Consolidate cash flows, reporting templates,
  financial plans and amendments throughout the project life. 
• Maintain an adequate filing system for all
  financial and accounting deliverables to ensure ease of access during
  internal/external audit.
• Monitor budget burn rates and recommend
  appropriate action on any significant variances (+/-10%). Notify the EU
  Trust Project Manager of any red flag in expenditure levels. 
• Participate in a procurement committee as and
  when needed. 

• Consolidate financial reports, fund requests
  and budgets in a timely fashion.
• Ensure that all financial records and
  accounts are compiled on time, accurately and in line with international
  accounting standards and donor regulations.
• Ensure all consortium members submit accurate
  timesheets.
• Maintain accounting records of the consortium
  partners this includes review of the partner booking and documentation
  relating to EU Trust Fund as well as ensuring correct coding of expenses
  into DRC books of accounts. 
• Follow up on timely implementation of the
  recommendations to remedy significant variances.

• Disseminate relevant and required conditions
  of the grant to the project owner and other responsible.
• Work closely with the Area Managers to ensure
  that funds are being spent correctly as per the regulation of the grant
  and reports are produced timely.
• Establish the specific requirements of the EU
  Trust Fund grant and ensure these are followed by the various stakeholder
  involved in implementation of the project grants.
• Ensure that the relevant documents including
  grant agreements, annexes, reports, project correspondence are up-to date
  both in hard copy files within DRC archive and on online grant management
  system (GMS).
• Ensure in-country authority delegation for
  the EU Trust Fund project is signed and duly updated, and archived.
• Support internal and external audits and
  project verification.

• Ensure that reports are prepared by the
  relevant responsible person before the deadline and is consolidated.
  Strictly ensure that Donor deadlines are adhered to.
• Send frequent reminders of Donor reporting
  deadlines well in advance to the project owners and other stakeholders.
• Consolidate and QA the reports provided by
  the stakeholders and send it to Donor.
• Document the submitted reports both in
  physical files and electronic archives.
• Ensure correct format, forms and other
  annexes are complete before sending the reports to Donors. 
• Report to the Grants Manager on the status of
  the EU Trust Fund grant and compare records on a quarterly basis.

• The ideal candidate for the Danish Refugee
  Council (DRC) Finance & Grants Officer job opportunity should hold a
  Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting and final certification in CPA
  or ACCA
• A minimum of three years’ work experience in
  finance or accounting in INGOs.
• Excellent knowledge in preparing major
  international donor reports.
• Knowledge and experience of working with
  Echo, EU donors.
• Working knowledge and experience in grant
  management in Consortium 
• Possess strong analytical and conceptual
  skills.
• Show commitment to accountable practices.
• Knowledge of working in challenging
  environments.
• Proven ability to manage large varied
  workloads and deal constructively with stress and periods with long hours.
  
• Proven ability to prioritize tasks, meet
  deadlines and work with limited supervision
• Proactive, stable and robust character and a
  good team player.
• Excellent communication skills, calm and a
  good sense of humour.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and
  demonstrated ability to establish effective working relations at all
  levels.    
• Fluent in written and spoken English.

• A cover letter (1 page) in which you explain
  why you are interested in the position and how you meet the qualities and
  qualifications criteria and please indicate your salary expectations
• Updated and detailed (maximum 3 pages). The
  CV should include information about your qualifications, relevant training
  courses, work experience, and name and contact details of three relevant references.

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