Regional Finance Manager

About Us Action Against Hunger leads the global movement to end hunger. We develop innovative solutions, advocate for lasting change, and reach 24 million people each year through proven hunger prevention and treatment programs. Operating in more than 50 countries, our teams partner with communities to address the root causes of hunger, including climate change, conflict, inequality, and emergencies. Action Against Hunger USA is part of the Action Against Hunger International network and currently manages operations in Kenya, South Sudan, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Zambia, and Haiti. In partnership with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development and the IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre, Action Against Hunger is implementing a DG ECHO-funded Regional Disaster Preparedness Program across Ethiopia, Somalia, and Djibouti, with an additional consortium component in South Sudan. We are seeking a Regional Finance Manager to provide strategic financial leadership, donor compliance, partner oversight, and financial risk management for this complex, multi-country program. About the Role The Regional Finance Manager will serve as the senior financial authority for the DG ECHO Regional Disaster Preparedness Program across Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti, South Sudan, and the regional component. Reporting to the Regional Consortium Coordinator, this role will establish and maintain the financial systems, controls, reporting standards, and compliance frameworks required to protect the integrity of the program and ensure transparent, efficient, and accountable use of donor funding. The Regional Finance Manager will oversee consolidated budgeting, financial forecasting, donor reporting, sub-grant management, audit readiness, multi-currency operations, and Crisis Modifier financial preparedness. The role will also provide functional guidance and capacity strengthening to country finance teams and consortium partners. This position is ideal for an experienced humanitarian finance leader with strong DG ECHO grant-management expertise, multi-country financial oversight experience, and the ability to translate complex financial information into clear recommendations for program leadership. Key Responsibilities • Provide overall financial oversight for the consolidated program budget across Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti, South Sudan, and the regional component. • Maintain an accurate master budget with clear visibility of expenditure, commitments, forecasts, and available balances by country, result area, budget line, and implementing partner. • Develop quarterly multi-country cash-flow forecasts and consolidated monthly Budget Versus Actual reports, including analysis of burn rates, variances, financial risks, and recommended corrective actions. • Lead financial preparedness for Crisis Modifier activations, including rapid budget realignment, emergency cash disbursement planning, partner financing, expenditure tracking, and post-activation reconciliation. • Advise program leadership on eligible costs, budget flexibility, exchange-rate exposure, underspending, cost overruns, liquidity, and partner disbursement risks. • Serve as the primary financial reporting lead for the DG ECHO grant, ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and timely submission of interim, mid-term, final, and amendment-related financial reports. • Prepare complete donor reporting and audit documentation packages, including expenditure schedules, procurement records, source documents, partner financial statements, and cost-allocation explanations. • Maintain program-wide audit readiness and coordinate internal audits, DG ECHO expenditure-verification exercises, auditor requests, and implementation of audit recommendations. • Manage financial aspects of grant amendments, budget revisions, no-cost extensions, reporting-period changes, and formal donor financial communications. • Develop and enforce consistent financial reporting standards, templates, controls, and submission timelines across all country teams and implementing partners. • Oversee financial due diligence, sub-grant agreements, disbursement schedules, financial reporting, expenditure verification, and capacity strengthening for IGAD, ICPAC, PAPDA, and SCAP. • Coordinate Action Against Hunger’s financial obligations within the FAO South Sudan consortium component, ensuring alignment with both FAO and DG ECHO requirements. • Establish and maintain strong internal controls, including segregation of duties, authorization matrices, payment verification, bank reconciliation, cash management, and anti-fraud measures. • Ensure appropriate financial controls for Somalia’s operating context, including hawala transfers, mobile-money payments, exchange-rate management, and Financial Service Provider documentation. • Oversee multi-currency accounting, payroll and staff-cost allocation, fixed assets, tax compliance, VAT exemptions, withholding taxes, and other statutory obligations. • Conduct financial monitoring visits, partner spot checks, compliance reviews, and audit-preparation support across program countries and partner offices. • Develop and maintain the program Financial Risk Register and ensure fraud, corruption, compliance, exchange-rate, partner, and liquidity risks are actively monitored and mitigated. • Provide financial dashboards, commitment trackers, forecasts, and partner status summaries to support consortium governance and management decisions. • Lead the financial closeout process, including final reconciliation, partner closeout, expenditure verification, asset disposal, donor submissions, and record archiving. • Provide functional guidance, mentoring, and professional development support to country finance officers and partner finance teams. Requirements Who We’re Looking For • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Public Financial Management, or a closely related quantitative discipline. • A master’s degree or professional accountancy qualification, such as ACA, ACCA, CPA, or CIMA, is an added advantage. • Additional training in EU grant management, DG ECHO financial compliance, or humanitarian financial management is strongly preferred. • Minimum seven years of financial management experience within an international humanitarian or development organization. • At least three years of experience in a senior regional or multi-country finance role with responsibility for complex institutional donor grants. • Demonstrated hands-on experience managing DG ECHO-funded programs, including budgeting, financial reporting, compliance monitoring, sub-grant oversight, audit preparation, and closeout. • Expert knowledge of DG ECHO General Conditions, eligible-cost requirements, PRAG provisions, procurement rules, and expenditure-verification standards. • Proven experience managing multi-partner financial arrangements involving intergovernmental institutions, international NGOs, local organizations, and multiple country offices. • Experience managing financial compliance in Somalia, including hawala documentation, mobile-money systems, or comparable payment environments, is a significant advantage. • Strong experience in financial forecasting, Budget Versus Actual analysis, cash-flow planning, multi-currency accounting, risk management, and donor reporting. • Advanced proficiency in SAGA or comparable NGO accounting software, along with expert-level Microsoft Excel skills. • Experience using DG ECHO reporting systems, including eSF and APPEL, is strongly preferred. • Demonstrated ability to analyze complex financial information and provide concise, decision-focused guidance to senior leaders and non-finance colleagues. • Strong experience building the financial-management capacity of country teams, local partners, and intergovernmental organizations. • Excellent communication, coordination, analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management skills. • Full professional fluency in written and spoken English is required. Working knowledge of French, Somali, or Amharic is an advantage. • Ability and willingness to travel approximately 30%–40% of working time across program countries, including travel to challenging or high-risk environments. Why Join Us? Join Action Against Hunger to help protect the financial integrity of a major regional disaster-preparedness and anticipatory-action program across the Greater Horn of Africa. In this regional leadership role, you will work with country teams, IGAD, ICPAC, FAO, local partners, and DG ECHO to build financial systems that support timely, accountable, and effective humanitarian action. Your leadership will help ensure donor funds are managed transparently, financial risks are addressed proactively, and program resources reach their intended purpose with strong oversight and accountability. Candidates are to apply directly to: https://jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/aahunger/CANDIDATEPORTAL/jobs/281 for consideration. Full Job Description: Regional Finance Manager