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Organisational Background

VisionFund International VFI is the world’s largest Christian microfinance
network. For more than a decade we have been improving the lives of children
across the developing world, as we provide small loans and other financial
services to families struggling in poverty.

As the microfinance subsidiary of World Vision, the world’s largest Christian
relief, development and advocacy organisation, we work in 28 countries through
our network of affiliated microfinance institutions MFIs located across the
globe in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe. We have an
outstanding loan portfolio of nearly US$429 million, serve over 1million
active borrowers and impact the lives of over 3.4 million children each year.

Sharing the same vision as World Vision, VFI aims to provide ‘life in all its
fullness’ to children as their parents receive small loans, improve their
businesses and increase in ability to care for their children as family
incomes multiply..

Purpose of the Position

The Global Director of Regional Finance is to lead and manage the execution of
the VisionFund 2030 Strategy and GC Global Finance strategy in two regions.
The role will be responsible for all regional microfinance MFI finance
issues and will work primarily with and through, and mentor, the Regional
Finance Managers and other Regional Staff, who have a matrix reporting line
into this position. They are accountable to ensure proper controls, policies,
procedures, reporting standards, and best practices are in place in MFIs. All
efforts will be made to create, share/train and enforce global solutions to
improve, steamline and harmonize MFI finance processes, reporting, analysis
and outcomes.

Major Responsibilities

Regional Finance Support, Oversight, Training, Mentoring, & Talent Management

-->Working with the Regional Finance teams and MFI CFOs indirectly in support of their MFIs on challenges and issues. Providing oversight, training and mentoring of Regional Finance team members.
-->Developing and cultivating a global Finance Talent Pool top 1-3 Finance talents in MFIs.
-->Champion for Global Finance Strategy in to the field.

End Results

-->Ensuring financial oversight and support needs of the MFIs are being met.

GC Finance-to-Regional Finance Communication Liason

-->Serving on the SFT as global finance leader and being both the voice of the field and communicating to the field important global initiatives/directives.
-->Further embedding and implementing Risk Framework, policies and standards in to MFIs.
-->Enhancing and monitoring global Risk and Performance dashboards of the Network e.g. Liquidity, Solvency, Profitability, Lender Engage and giving early warning.
-->Funding pipeline liaison

End Results

-->Ensuring global Finance accurately hears the voice and operating reality of the field.
-->Ensuring regional Finance and MFI CFOs accurately hear the voice and direction of the GC.

MFI Financial Governance – ARC, ALCO, Internal/External Audit, Lender
Engagement/Compliance

-->Supporting local MFI governance requirements and needs through the Regional Finance teams as and where possible and needed.
-->Driving MFI Internal Audit and External Audit findings resolution.
-->Ensuring timely completion and submission of GC reporting, lender reporting/compliance, external audit paperwork, and others.

End Results

-->Ensuring best practice governance, reporting and compliance in the MFIs

Standards Setting, Process ReDesign & Tool Development

-->Establishing, communicating and enforcing global finance and accounting standards including Finance Manual update.
-->Developing and driving new standards, analysis tools, and processes for higher functioning, quicker turnaround, and better outcomes of MFIs.
-->Developing standard ARC/ALCO/Financial Reporting decks for MFIs to use.
-->Drive, monitor and support Sun6 implementation across the MFI Network.

End Results

-->Driving financial excellence in the field and empowering MFI CFOs to deliver higher performance.

WVI Regional Finance, Shared Services & FRSC Engagement

-->Engaging with counterparts in WV Finance structure to learn, share and build bridges and better ways of working. Learn so as not to reinvent the wheel.
-->Drive MFI CFO engagement with WV FO Finance Directors.
-->Drive continuous improvement and potential for MFI outsourcing of certain finance/accounting processes to WV where makes sense.

End Results

-->Ensuring open and fruitful dialogue across the Partnership Finance structure.

Critical Knowledge, Technical Skills and Experience

-->Thorough knowledge and extensive experience minimum 10 years in microfinance, banking or financial services.
-->Understanding of balance sheet risk management including interest rate risk, liquidity risk, solvency risk, and foreign exchange risk as well as bank funding processes.
-->Ability to translate complex detailed matters and data in to a concise narrative and explanation.
-->Effective writing, verbal, presentation skills. Deep knowledge of Excel, Word and Powerpoint. Good project management and organizational skills. Balanced and respectful approach and cross cultural sensitivity. Effective coach, able to train.
-->Able to simultaneously manage multiple priorities and projects. Flexibility on hours to contact people within wide time zone differences is required. Able to balance Christian values with commercial practices.
-->Degree in Finance Accounting
-->MBA or CPA prefferd. Experienced in managing effective support of accounting computer software systems
-->Travel upto 30%, travel many include visits to remote rural locations in developing countries.
-->English and Spanish fluency

Work Environment

-->The position requires ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 30% of the time

VisionFund International aims to be diverse and inclusive organisation and
candidates of all backgrounds and cultures are welcomed.

We are dedicated to all our staff development and their success. We aspire for
all employees to be fulfilled through their work and their contributions to an
organisation working to provide long-term sustainable solutions to the world’s
most vulnerable people.



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Closing Date 22nd July, 2020.



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