Global Finance Manager/ Deputy CFO

Job Description

About IFDC

IFDC is a public international organization active in 27 countries in Africa, Asia, and America. IFDC uniquely approaches the global issues of food security and poverty by bridging the gap between research and impact, combining science-based innovations, holistic market systems development, an enabling policy environment, and strategic partnerships to assist farmers and countries to identify and scale sustainable agricultural solutions, including improved nutrient use efficiency. These approaches are needed to boost soil health and crop productivity while reducing the environmental impact of fertilizer use. IFDC translates research into action by using locally driven, environmentally sound, and impact-oriented solutions. With our partners, we seek to close the yield gap, eradicate global hunger, safeguard the soil on which our lives depend, and generate economic resilience for farming households and the countries in which they live.

IFDC is currently seeking passionate individuals to join its team, as the organization continues to expand its impact and work towards creating positive changes in agriculture and sustainable soil management across the world.

Position Summary

The Global Finance Manager/Deputy CFO provides operational and strategic leadership to ensure that IFDC’s financial functions and resources increase the organization’s effectiveness and efficiency. This position oversees all financial materials and issues and is the focal point for ensuring global budgeting, accounting, and forecasting are planned and carried out effectively and promptly. The position works across all countries where IFDC has as presence on both a strategic and operational level.

Responsibilities

Duties may include:

• Strategic Advisory: Advise senior management on financial strategies, policies, and objectives.
• Audit Leadership: Lead external audits and oversee special project audits.
• Tax Oversight: Manage tax preparation activities.
• Financial Planning: Plan global financial activities with unit managers and regional finance officers (RFOs) and ensure strict adherence to financial compliance regulations, both at the headquarters and in country offices, by developing and implementing robust financial control systems and policies.
• Team Supervision: Supervise global Accounting, Budget, and Contracts units and conduct staff performance evaluations and ensure goal achievement.
• Business Development: Oversee the finance support function within the business development process.
• Administrative Coordination: Perform administrative activities, such as the annual external audit, System for Award Management (SAM) registration, insurance renewals, Grants.gov registration, and maintenance of bank records and financial backups.
• Budget Management: Prepare and manage the organizational operating budget at global level, working closely with unit managers and regional finance officers to ensure budgets align with organizational goals and financial compliance requirements.
• Oversight and Quality: Ensure compliance with IFDC and donor reporting standards.
• Ad Hoc Duties: Perform other relevant duties as needed.

Job Requirements

This position requires an advanced understanding of financial business aspects, such as accounting, budgeting, forecasting, banking, and administrative functions. Forward-thinking interpersonal and communication skills to work with all levels of management and staff within IFDC, including overseas locations, are critical. Requirements include the following:

• American Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Certification required.
• Minimum of a master’s degree in business administration and 10 years of relevant experience.
• Knowledge of budgeting, accounting, and other related administrative principles and procedures.
• Ability to review and/or develop budgets and donor-required cost proposals.
• Ability to review and/or develop contracts and agreements with clients, service providers, funding organizations, etc.
• Ability to supervise mid- and senior-level management and guide a large staff.
• Knowledge of a foreign language, especially French, desired.
• International finance experience preferred.
• Affiliation with successful organization(s) or company(ies) that practice effective and agile financial management is a plus.

Reporting and Work Relationships

This position reports to the Vice President of Corporate Services and is a member of the Corporate Services Management Team (CSMT). The Finance Department is part of the Corporate Services Division.

Location

This is a national recruitment with a duty station in the IFDC office based in Muscle Shoals.

Benefits

IFDC’s benefits include annual and sick leave, health, dental, vision and group life insurance coverage, a 13th-month salary, social security and pension contribution in compliance with local laws.

Salary Clause

The salary grade for this position is BG 11 with a starting salary of $97,345.

The determination of new employee salaries takes into account various factors. These include the salary range linked to the assigned job grade, the candidate’s qualifications in relation to the job’s responsibilities and prerequisites, internal fairness, the competitive state of the job market, as well as potential organizational and budgetary considerations.

Diversity Clause

IFDC is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion, and offers equal employment opportunities based on ability, performance, and potential. Equal opportunity is integral to the recruitment and selection practices at IFDC. IFDC recognizes the value in recruiting employees with different backgrounds, knowledge, experiences, perspectives, and beliefs. IFDC recognizes and values the contribution of people with a diverse background in capabilities, experience, and perspectives. Diversity encompasses gender, age, experience, education, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation and cultural backgrounds as well as other dimensions such as lifestyle and family responsibilities.