Mekong Delta Field Finance Coordinator

Major Functions:
The position will provide the oversight to assigned landscape, and advice to Manager, project finance on finance related matter when needed. The position is also responsible for the financial monitoring, planning, and financial overview of WWF projects and programmes ensuring approved policies, procedures and Network and Donors Standards are adhered to with the aim to increase operational efficiencies and effectiveness.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
- Leads project financial planning for assigned projects, including development of proposals, budgeting, development and drafting of contracts, and monitoring contractual compliance and progress, all in accordance with WWF and Donors’ policies and procedures.
- Responsible for operational and financial administration of projects. Identifies and communicates major funding gaps and recommends best working solutions.
- Ensure adequate cash flow for operation and secure storage of cash at office bank.
- Ensures all agreements with partners, 3rd party contracts / consultant / other procurement and payments for projects in charged are processed in a timely manner in accordance with WWF policies and Donor regulation.
- Ensures the implementation of WWF and donor’s standards and best practices.
- Validates coding of intercompany transactions initiated by the General Accounting Operation Unit Responsible for contracts management for assigned projects when required
- Timely prepares and reviews internal financial reports to management (PM/ practice lead), ensuring that expenditure is according to approved contractual budgets and donor requirements.
- Liaises with donors on project financial management as and when required. Provide support in audit of projects/CO/donors and take prompt action to improve system to respond to audit findings (if any)
- Visits field offices/ partners to support/ review financial management of projects, train field staffs/ partners and participate facilitate Finance workshops if required.
- Provide orientation to staffs/ partners/ other stakeholders to help them understand WWF administration systems, policies and procedures when required.
- Manages finance staffs/ assistants
- Provide back-stopping service to other project finance staffs when required
- Provide back-stopping service to the Manager, Project Finance when required
- Support and provide required months’ end task Performs other duties as required by managers