URGENT! Interim Finance Manager in Malawi
- Employer
- A f I D (Accounting for International Development)
- Posted
- Sunday 23 May 2010
- Reference
- www.afid.org.uk
- Contact
- Neil Jennings
- Location
- Malawi
- Contract type
- Placements
- Hours
- Full-time
- Sector
- Financial services, Not for profit/charity, Travel and tourism
- Job role
- Finance Manager
- Position
- URGENT! Interim Finance Manager in Malawi
- Salary
- Overseas Volunteer
The goal of our partner in Lilongwe is to reduce the risk of HIV infection among vulnerable groups in Malawi. They believe that through active and physical participation in the learning process, young people can learn communication skills that can protect them from infection, discover their rights to balanced relationships free from abuse and transform their lives and the lives of people around them. They provide child-centred training to pre-service teachers as a unique tool for positive behaviour change and empower young people to protect themselves from HIV and advocate for their gender and human rights.
They are looking for a qualified and experienced accountant to help and support their new Finance Director, who will start soon. You will be taking over from a previous AfID volunteer, who supported the organisation for 2 months.
Objectives of Accountancy Support
Accounting - helping the team prepare accurate monthly Income and Expenditure reports and cash flow forecasts.
Capacity Building – training the finance team in the use of Sage.
Person Specification
Essential
1. Qualified accountant
2. Experience of NGO/Charity accounting
3. Ability to solve day to day accounting problems in a practical, hands on manner
Desirable
1. Experience of working/volunteering in developing countries
Length of visit to Malawi: 6-8+ Weeks, preferably in mid-June 2012, with an option of ongoing support for the team.
Terms and Conditions: Our partner will pay for flights and accommodation in Malawi, and provide a subsistence allowance.
For more information on any of these roles please contact us on +44 (0) 207 559 1422 or email info@afid.org.uk. Please forward this link to any accountants in your network that you think would be interested in our work.
A f I D (Accounting for International Development)
Accounting for International Development (A f I D) offers accountants the opportunity to use their skills to make a genuine difference as volunteers and to gain invaluable hands-on overseas experience in the International Development sector.
Tailored and Structured Volunteer assignments of 2 to 12 weeks form part of an ongoing strategy to build the financial management capacity and long term sustainability of small community based charities across Africa, Asia and South America.
Our partners which include street kid centres, health clinics and rural schools are doing amazing work to tackle extreme poverty and inequality in their communities but are unable to access vital professional services.
A f I D is now supporting almost grassroots charities in 20 countries across Africa, Asia and South America and are keen to talk to more accountants willing to share their invaluable skills and experience.
In only two years we are pleased to announce the placement of our 200th volunteer. This will take the total hours of pro-bono financial management coaching by our volunteers to over 25,000. An extraordinary effort, that assisted the development, and in some cases survival, of some fantastic organisations.
A f I D is a double award winning social enterprise supported by UnLtd & The Millenium Awards Trust (Funded by the National Lottery).