• Financial Forecasting, Analysis and Risk Management
  • Oversees investment of private funds to maximize return at an acceptable risk level
  • Assess and evaluates financial performance of organization with respect to organizational goals, budgets and forecasts, and provide analysis to the executive team on a regular basis
  • Provides useful financial insights to help make better decisions about formulating and executing strategy, and provide guidance and analysis to executive and operational management to improve results.
  • Ensures internal and external audit recommendations are implemented in a timely and efficient manner; including regular reporting to the SMT / Area Office on progress made

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Financial Compliance
  • Establishes & implements standards, policies and processes across the organization & monitors functional areas to ensure compliance with HFHP/HFHI requirements.
  • Oversees tax functions and ensures compliance with IRS regulations
  • Coordinate audits with independent auditors and regulatory agencies
  • Enhances and implements financial systems, policies, procedures and tools
  • Interprets legislative and program rules and regulations to ensure compliance with all governmental, local and contractual guidelines
  • Ensures that all government regulations and requirements are disseminated to appropriate personnel and implemented, and
  • Monitors compliance
• Financial Management and Reporting
  • Develops operating budget(s) and ensures programmatic success / organizational sustainability through cost analysis support, and compliance with all contractual and program requirements.
  • Reviews and ensures application of appropriate internal controls and financial procedures at headquarters and in field offices
  • Advises on the feasibility of projects, reviews proposed projects and status of ongoing projects, and makes recommendations on issues affecting the organization.
  • Oversees the management and coordination of all internal and external fiscal reporting activities for HFHP including, but not limited to:
    • Internal: organizational revenue/expense and balance sheet reports, cash flow reports / projections, reports to funding agencies, development and monitoring of organizational and project budgets.
    • External: comply with government financial and tax reporting requirements; BOI reporting; SEC reporting;
    • Monitors and maintains banking activities of the organization.

• Strategic Planning and Management
  • Participates and contributes toward the achievement of Habitat Philippines annual and long-range strategic planning objectives. This includes developing appropriate strategies, activities and key performance indicators; in addition to the development of sustainable business models.
  • Creates yearly financial objectives with the senior management team that align with organization’s strategies and current and projected grant portfolio
  • Develops annual revenue projections and organizational budget, monitor and make recommendations for adjustments throughout the year
  • Develops and manages an annual plan for the function such as treasury, budgeting, tax, accounting, purchasing, and information systems.
  • Presents financial reports and makes recommendations to the executive committee / Board of Trustees on matters pertaining to the departments function.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree in accounting or business administration, or equivalent business experience and 10+ years of progressively responsible experience
• At least 5 years of experience in a leadership role
• Cross-cultural management skills
• Analytical skills
• Computer skills: word-processing, spreadsheet preparation, internet usage; financial software
• Strong organizational and team-building skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong training and facilitation skills

Functional Knowledge

• The job holder requires a broad and comprehensive understanding of systems, theories and practices relevant to an area, plus some basic knowledge of other areas.

Business Expertise

• The job holder requires a good understanding of the organization, including how different functions operate and integrate. In addition, there is a requirement for industry knowledge, including an understanding of economic/commercial/political issues affecting the organization.

Leadership

• Full management of a team, including the management of people, defining roles and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes.

Problem Solving

• The job covers a wide range of diverse activities that require strategic vision and analysis. The job covers a wide range of activities that require complex judgments and solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.

Nature of Impact

• The job holder has an impact on the business by exercising control over resources, policy formulation and planning. They have accountability for the end results of the department.

Area of Impact

• The job has a sizeable impact on a function, and may extend to others functions.

Interpersonal Skills

• The job holder will be an effective communicator capable of influencing an internal and/or external audience.  The focus of the job will be to present issues that have an important impact on the organization.  Likely to be involved in both internal and external negotiations which will have a major impact on the function, and possibly on the whole organization.

• Lead efforts in the closure of affiliates in HFHP books.
• Ensure that balance sheet accounts assigned are properly reconciled and any open items are resolved before YE.
• Prepare key accounting and tax reports for submission to statutory bodies i.e. BIR, SEC, and any other organizations that the organization has reporting obligations to and create the necessary work process documentation.
• Ensure compliance of the organization to various tax guidelines and deadlines. Be able to highlight any tax compliance issue that might be encountered in the normal operations of the organization and in new projects to be undertaken.
• Keep abreast of new developments in accounting standards and/or rulings from BIR, lead in the dissemination of this information to the finance team, and proactively highlight any issues or risks that might arise from these.
• Assist the Accounting team in the creation of a Fixed Assets audit plan for the year and clean up current SUN system records to reflect actual fixed assets in HFHP.
• Act as liaison to external auditors during year-end audit.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree holder in Accounting
• Certified Public Accountant with audit experience is preferred
• Minimum of 4 years of work experience in General Accounting and Tax.
• Experience working in the non-profit sector is preferred but not required
• Experience in working with any ERP accounting system; proficient in MS Excel

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in statistics, economics, sociology, international development, or related disciplines
• At least 1-2 years experience and knowledge on monitoring, and evaluation of projects, development of logical frameworks and monitoring plans, facilitating multi-site evaluations; designing data collection instruments and managing data collection and analysis.

Job type: Fixed term
Contract length: 24 months
Location: Makati City

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Community Development, Social Work or related field
• Work Experience:
  • 3 to 4 years of project coordination, community organizing, capacity building and related experience.
  • Experience in Community Development, Social Work, is preferred.
• Specialized Skills & Knowledge:
  • Proven ability to solve problems creatively
  • Excellent stakeholder management and relationship building
  • Excellent analytical skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking