Finance Manager

The Finance Manager’s key responsibilities within her area of oversight include the following:

Financial, budgetary and accounting management

• Coordinate with budget holders to gather updated activity forecasts and provide regular input to the HoFA in Sudan.
• Deliver briefings, training and ongoing support to budget holders on budget monitoring and forecasting tools.
• Examine cost allocations and recommended required adjustments and reallocations.
• Review monthly closing packages, ensuring accuracy and implementing necessary corrections.
• Ensure accounting data aligns with projections established in budget monitoring tools.
• Contribute to cash flow planning based on Darfur’s operational needs.
• Ensure compliance with TGH’s financial procedures and promote adherence across the team.
• Ensure and follow up timely payment of invoices respecting TGH financial procedures and the cash management process.
• Strengthen archiving systems for all financial and administrative documentation.
• Support the Finance team in managing expenses related to local partners.
• Oversee financial follow-up of procurement-related expenditures and contractual commitments and compliance with internal procedures and donor requirements.
• Train Sudan’s national finance staff on TGH financial systems and tools.
• Identify capacity gaps within Area Offices and design targeted training and mentoring plans.
• Ensure systematic briefing of new staff on administrative and financial procedures in coordination with the HoFA.

Donor Reports

• Support financial audits, when required, by supporting Sudan’s Head of Finance, Administration and HR.
• Support HoFA on preparation of donor financial reports in accordance with contractual obligations, donor templates and deadlines.
• Oversee financial documentation required for donor assessments and verifications, and represent the finance department during financial reviews when required.

Coordination

• Collaborate closely with the Admin Coordinator in Chad and the Head of Finance, Administration, and HR in Sudan on shared topics.
• Coordinate with the Program team to ensure monthly budget follow-up once contracts are signed.

Priorities for the first 3 months

• Project forecasting & budget oversight: gather updated project forecasts, review and validate budget projections to ensure alignment with operational needs, and identify potential financial risks or gaps for timely corrective action.
• Accounting & financial management: review monthly accounting closing packages, ensure accuracy and compliance with TGH financial procedures, maintain proper accounting records, and strengthen archiving and documentation systems.
• Partner financial management & due diligence: support due diligence assessments of implementing local partners and new potential partners, including review of financial, administrative, and compliance systems, and provide capacity-building recommendations to ensure alignment with donor and organizational standards.

Security, working and living conditions

The position is primarily based in Darfur, with occasional short visits to other base offices or the coordination office in Port Sudan, depending on operational needs. Accommodation will be provided in TGH guesthouses, which offer basic living standards (cold water, limited telephone network and internet disruptions) and social life is limited for security reasons.

Profile

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in financial or accounting management.
• Minimum of 2 years’ professional experience in financial and accounting management.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel; experience with SAGA accounting software is an asset.
• Professional fluency in spoken and written English is required; Arabic language skills are an advantage.
• Strong analytical skills, sense of responsibility, and organizational capabilities.
• Proven ability to work independently and manage tasks effectively.
• Capacity to navigate complex compliance requirements.
• Motivation for a challenging and dynamic role.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including tact, patience, diplomacy, and appropriate assertiveness.

Terms of employment

Location

Based in Darfur with travel to East Sudan and N’Djamena-Chad when needed for visa or logistical issues.

Duration

06 months, starting from May 2026.

Conditions

• French employment contract
• Gross monthly salary from €1,957 to €2,678 depending on experience
• Monthly per diem €750
• Hardship bonus
• Medical coverage of 100% + repatriation insurance
• Accommodation, international and local transportation as part of the mission
• Resting policy: 06 working days at 3 and 9 months + RnR allowance €930 – 25 paid leave days/ year (transportation covered by TGH every 6 months)
• No family duty station
• Psychological support (briefing/debriefing + 5 counselling sessions/year covered by the medical insurance)
• HR follow-up and support for career development