Assistant Finance Manager

3 months ago


UAE, United Arab Emirates Tony Blair Institute for Global Change Full time

We don’t just talk, we do. Lead the change with us.

At the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, we work with political leaders around the world to drive change. We help governments turn bold ideas into reality so they can deliver for their people. We do it by advising on strategy, policy and delivery, unlocking the power of technology across all three. And by sharing what we learn on the ground, so everyone can benefit. We do it to build more open, inclusive and prosperous countries for people everywhere.

We are a global team of nearly 800 changemakers, operating in more than 30 countries, across five continents. We are political strategists, policy experts, delivery practitioners, technology specialists and more. We speak more than 45 languages. We are working on over 100 projects, tackling some of the world’s biggest challenges. We’re all here at TBI to make a difference.

In a world of ever more complex challenges, we believe diversity of background and perspective is a strength. We pride ourselves on a culture that values and nurtures difference. We are dedicated to unlocking potential, not only for the countries we work in but also for each of our team members. No matter where you’re from or who you are, if you’re passionate about the transformative power of progressive politics, we invite you to build a better future with us.

Role Summary

Role Summary

We are looking for a dedicated Assistant Finance Manager to join our finance team. The Assistant Finance Manager will support the finance department by handling advanced accounting tasks, managing financial records, and providing guidance to junior staff. This role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

The duties of this post-holder are to:
Bank / Credit Card Reconciliation
- Oversee and manage the reconciliation process to ensure the accuracy of cost centres and withholding of correct tax, identifying and rectifying any discrepancies.

Aged Payables
- Oversee and manage aged payables
- Process required payments, ensuring correct authorisation
- Maintain accurate financial records and ensure data integrity within the financial system

Month End
- Update and maintain accounting journals, ledgers, and other financial records.
- Perform month-end process and aim to reduce the working days.
- Support the Regional Finance Manager with the Management Information reporting.
- Prepare the Prepayments and Accruals journals and maintain the schedule.
- Manage your own workload to meet team deadlines for month end and offer support to other team members.
- Prepare Payroll journals for sign-off by Regional Finance Manager
- Finalise Intercompany journals and ensure balance sheet reconciliation

Year End
- Support the Regional Finance Manager with drafting the year-end account and coordinating with third party accountant

Expenses Management
- Check receipts and accurate recording of staff expenses reimbursement in accordance with TBI expenses policy

Other duties
- Including the filing of financial records/data accurately
- Provide support to Accounts Payable Assistant
- Any reasonable duties required by the Senior Finance Team
- The above list of job duties is not exclusive or exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake tasks that may be expected within the scope of the post. Job descriptions should be regularly reviewed to ensure they are an accurate representation of the post._

Know-How:

- Ensuring detailed knowledge of finance processes, policies and procedures
- Ensuring clear communication is provided to stakeholders
- Ensuring up-to-date with the Institute’s structure, especially in relation to the allocation of costs and a clear understanding of the importance of donor-funded projects
- Strong understanding of finance systems and tools, ensuring all relevant training is up to date

Accountability:

- Ensure expenditures are posted accurately with relevant supporting approval documentation
- Prepare the suppliers/staff expense payments within the payment run cycles
- Timely reconciliation of bank statements each day
- Proactively follow up on late submissions and/or incomplete information (e.g., unallocated receipts)
- Full ownership of all Finance entries and administration e.g., reconciled creditor accounts

Responsibility:

- Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure information is shared effectively and collaboratively
- Informed challenges of details on invoices with internal stakeholders/suppliers for details which do not appear correct e.g., VAT codes
- Ad hoc pieces of work or projects as required by the Financial Controller or Finance Leadership team

Judgement:

- Anticipate and mitigate any concerns or risks appropriately and escalate where necessary
- Ability to challenge others if you perceive a decision to be incorrect or damaging to TBI

Ownership/ambition:

- Contributing to overall Financ



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