Budgeting and Reporting Coordinator

Title: Budgeting and Reporting Coordinator Location:? Addis Ababa Employment Category:? G1 Salary Range: USD 1,001.00 ? 1,217.00 per month which specific amount will be determined up on candidates experience and educational relevancy Reporting To:? Deputy Finance Manager Contract Duration: ?1 Year Posting date: October 6, 2023 Required Employee: 1???????????????????? ? INTRODUCTION ? The Danish Refugee Council (DRC), an international non-governmental organization (NGO), has been providing relief and development services in the Horn of Africa since 1997. DRC promotes and supports solutions to the problems faced by refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs), and migrants. The organization has offices across the region and has been operational in Ethiopia since 2009.? With funding from bilateral and multilateral donors, DRC is currently implementing a range of activities across Ethiopia and Djibouti, including WASH and shelter provision, child and youth protection, gender-based violence response, awareness-raising of migration risks, protection monitoring of migration routes, and livelihoods support for returning migrants or those at-risk of migration. ? OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE ROLE: ? Ensure timely preparation of budgets for new project proposals, budget revisions, , efficient budget monitoring, financial donor reporting and audit process for the projects, in compliance with donor and DRC policies and procedures. The position will serve as the DRC Dynamics focal point for Projects finance, Grants budgeting and Master Budgeting. ? Responsibilities: (in bullet points) Master Budget Focal Point Development of a country master budget for SMT informed decision making which is to be updated quarterly, based on DRC Policy Briefs in line with DRC Dynamics implementation. Serve as the country focal point for DRC Dynamics Budget Management and Master Budgeting, including providing support and troubleshooting on any issues raised and providing training to other staff on DRC Dynamics Budgeting and Master Budget management. Budgeting Provide cost allocation based on gaps and ensure all actual gaps for each area are considered and taken into account when budgeting for each proposal. Timely budget preparation and ensure a timely and well-coordinated budget preparation with all the program sectors and field offices. Manage the ETH internal budgeting tool with fixed lines to ensure all relevant costs are accounted for therefore minimizing risk for missed costs. Ensure flagged amendments are concluded (including NCEs) Ensure timely preparation and submission of budgets for new project proposals Ensure that new budgets follow internal DRC guidelines, external donor guidelines and respect the 80-20 rule. Work closely with the Finance Manager and Head of Support Services to ensure inclusion of relevant support costs in new budgets and cost recovery of funding gaps as reported in the