Finance Manager (Projects and Risk) - Corporate Services Division

Job summary

The Finance Manager (Projects and Risk) is responsible for management of change programmes within the Finance area, including the Secretariat’s response to changes in the international accounting and audit environments, as well as the implementation and maintenance of risk management across the Secretariat. The post-holder will support the Head of Finance in implementing Secretariat strategies and policies in relation to finance, risk and audit.  The position includes review, revision and maintenance of financial regulations, policies, procedures, controls and risk management. It also includes streamlining of processes, and staff development/training.  The post-holder will be expected to assist the Head of Finance to progress these developments.  The post-holder will also be responsible for the financial modelling of projects and various initiatives. 

The post-holder:

• Manages change projects within the finance area;
• Provides a secretariat support function to the audit committee and follows up on internal and external audit issues;
• Identifies areas of risk and develops appropriate responses, liaising with colleagues in finance, CSD, and other divisions to ensure effective implementation;
• Maintains the risk policy, strategic level risk register and co-ordinates divisional level risk registers;
• Prepares and delivers organisational wide training on risk management;
• Assists the Head of Finance in responding to queries/requests from member Governments and other key external and internal customers by providing information, analysis and commentary;
• Performs any other duties as required;
• Undertakes ad hoc financial analysis for the Head of Finance.

Qualifications and Work Experience

• A professionally qualified accountant
• At least 5 years’ post-qualification experience
• 2 - 3 years risk management experience including working knowledge of risk registers
• Project management experience
• Experienced in writing and developing internal policies, maintaining policies in an organised and documented manner and managing a policy pipeline
• Contributing to and providing administrative support to various committees

About the Corporate Services Division

The Finance and Management Information Section (FMIS), which forms part of the Corporate Services Division (CSD), provides financial management and accounting services to the Secretariat.  The section prepares budgets and financial statements for the three separate Commonwealth funds, manages payroll and pensions, payments, revenue, travel and subsistence for both full time staff and contracted experts, and provides financial management information to Secretariat management and the governing bodies.  FMIS is also responsible for the implementation and maintenance of risk management across the organisation as well as the maintenance of the Secretariat’s financial system.

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