Finance manager
- Recruiter
- Mott Macdonald
- Location
- London (Greater)
- Posted
- 17 Jun 2018
- Closes
- 16 Jul 2018
- Job role
- Accountant
- Sector
- Accounting - Public practice
- Experience level
- Manager
Mott MacDonald is committed to improving people’s lives through creating and delivering tailored development solutions.
We work in developing countries to alleviate poverty, establish good governance, and increase access, capacity and resilience in healthcare, education, water, sanitation, transportation, infrastructure and renewable energy – while safeguarding the environment and promoting human rights and gender equity.
Drug resistant infections pose a grave threat to health and wellbeing across the Globe. Bacterial causes of infection are becoming resistant to an increasing number of antibiotics, with consequent reductions in the effectiveness of treatment. Estimates indicate that up to 10 million people could die from illnesses that are resistant to antimicrobials by 2050. The UK Government is playing a leading global role in addressing this problem and has launched the Fleming Fund as a major component of the UK’s response.
The aim of the Fleming Fund is to address critical gaps in surveillance of antibiotic resistant bacteria in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Countries in these areas are set to bear the highest burden of antibiotic resistant infections. Led by the UK, political action against the problem has resulted in a roadmap for global response - the Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)2. This is the blueprint for a multi-stakeholder Global response to averting the burden of AMR.
We are seeking to recruit a Finance manager to be responsible for all financial aspects of the Fleming Fund Grants programme, including conducting grant application financial reviews, oversight of financial monitoring, spot checks of grants, providing accurate financial forecasts and overseeing the Finance officers working in our regional hubs.
Key responsibilities will include monitoring grant budgets vs actual expenditure tracking, overseeing and coordinating flow of financial information, responding to the financial audits, and review of, and advising on, financial due diligence and grant assurance. You will also prepare reconciliations and provide guidance on the work performed by our Regional Finance Officers.
You will be experienced in due diligence, financial assurance, financial forecasting and the reporting of complex programmes to public bodies, with a good understanding of UK government financial systems for budgeting and reporting. Good communication skills are essential as you will be required to build strong working relationships with regional teams
We work in developing countries to alleviate poverty, establish good governance, and increase access, capacity and resilience in healthcare, education, water, sanitation, transportation, infrastructure and renewable energy – while safeguarding the environment and promoting human rights and gender equity.
Drug resistant infections pose a grave threat to health and wellbeing across the Globe. Bacterial causes of infection are becoming resistant to an increasing number of antibiotics, with consequent reductions in the effectiveness of treatment. Estimates indicate that up to 10 million people could die from illnesses that are resistant to antimicrobials by 2050. The UK Government is playing a leading global role in addressing this problem and has launched the Fleming Fund as a major component of the UK’s response.
The aim of the Fleming Fund is to address critical gaps in surveillance of antibiotic resistant bacteria in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Countries in these areas are set to bear the highest burden of antibiotic resistant infections. Led by the UK, political action against the problem has resulted in a roadmap for global response - the Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)2. This is the blueprint for a multi-stakeholder Global response to averting the burden of AMR.
We are seeking to recruit a Finance manager to be responsible for all financial aspects of the Fleming Fund Grants programme, including conducting grant application financial reviews, oversight of financial monitoring, spot checks of grants, providing accurate financial forecasts and overseeing the Finance officers working in our regional hubs.
Key responsibilities will include monitoring grant budgets vs actual expenditure tracking, overseeing and coordinating flow of financial information, responding to the financial audits, and review of, and advising on, financial due diligence and grant assurance. You will also prepare reconciliations and provide guidance on the work performed by our Regional Finance Officers.
You will be experienced in due diligence, financial assurance, financial forecasting and the reporting of complex programmes to public bodies, with a good understanding of UK government financial systems for budgeting and reporting. Good communication skills are essential as you will be required to build strong working relationships with regional teams