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Key responsibilities
1. To assist in the on-going development of a financial management assurance framework within CBMUK’s risk management strategy.
a. Provide support in identifying adequate baseline for different levels of activity and establish what should be in place across our programme portfolio.
b. Work closely with in-country finance staff to monitor partners’ compliance with established procedures and donor requirements during site visits or remote monitoring and audits.
c. Assist in preparing quarterly (and ad-hoc as required) reports for Leadership Team/Programmes Committee to review and assess levels of risk and their mitigation.
2. To lead in the preparation of periodic financial reports to donors and improve accountability and donor compliance.
a. Prepare periodic donor financial reports according to internal and donor requirements.
b. As part of the reporting function, ensure that burn rates and variances are analysed and projects are implemented as planned.
c. In collaboration with country teams, ensure that donor contractual requirements are complied with and project audits are completed on time.
3. To support the programme transition from CBM International to CBM Global federation with focus on contractual compliance and the improvement and development of administrative and financial systems.
a. Ensure strong focus on the transition at the project level, ensuring efficient migration of projects over to the CBMG federation.
b. Contribute to enhancing and improving programme finance systems and ensure that these are running smoothly and consistently.
c. Assist the Programme Development Department to adopt and/or embed the new GO systems within the CBMUK environment.
d. Contribute to a strategic close out plan of projects and execute these accordingly.
4. To contribute to financial planning and budgeting processes, deployment of funds to projects and preparation of new budgets and project applications.
a. Assist in the consolidation of the programme portfolio into overall programme budget for CBM UK, analysis of income, expenditure and cash flows.
b. Oversee an effective cash flow system ensuring timely financing of projects, managed within the CBMUK overall financial position, policies and procedures and the wider federation.
c. Consolidate annual financial reports of CBM projects including accruals, deferrals and fund transfers.
d. Support Programme focal points to have accurate multi-year budgets on their respective portfolio.
e. Where necessary, assist in drafting budgets for funding applications.
5. To contribute to organisational wide strengthening of due diligence processes across CBMUK supported projects.
a. Proactively identify weaknesses in country teams and/or partner specific grants management systems and procedures and implement strengthening measures accordingly, particularly with relevance to the organizational transition.
b. Assist in training non-financial staff in financial management and donor compliance.
c. Support project partners develop their own financial and grant management systems and procedures.
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Capital Advisor / Quantity Surveyor
(Ref: SUS3076)
£35,743 per annum
37.5 hours per week
Location: Edinburgh or Glasgow
Initial home working may be expected due to office closures and restrictions.
About Sustrans
Our vision and mission have never been more relevant.
Across the UK, governments are pledging investment and action on walking and cycling.
We are working together to make a real difference - creating places where everyone can live and travel happily and healthily, and where nobody is excluded.
Our work wouldn’t be possible without the commitment and dedication of our colleagues.
We are proud of our employee net promoter score, being in the top 20% of all employers across all sectors in the UK, due to our energised, friendly and motivated workforce.
Join Sustrans today and help us get things done, together!
About the Role
At Sustrans, we are proud to be making Scotland a healthy, happy place to live, work and play. We now have an exciting opportunity to join our team in a brand new role as a Capital Advisor.
Playing a key part in driving forward our active travel infrastructure programme for Transport Scotland, you will have the opportunity to manage a wide range of high profile medium to large sized capital funded projects, helping us to ensure they deliver excellent value. You will also play a key part in supporting our grant making offer including providing support and guidance to colleagues throughout the lifecycle of the grant.
About You
We are looking for excellent communicators with previous experience in a similar role to join us and bring your expertise. So, if you are a quantity surveyor who is passionate and committed to the ideals of sustainable transport, this could be the role for you.
Apply today and help us get things done, together.
Interviews
Interviews will take place via MS Teams at a time that is mutually convenient.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.
We welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, particularly where we are under-represented. Currently, this includes people who identify as having a disability, and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.
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