Compact Program Summary

The Government of the Republic of Kosovo (the “Government” or “GoK”) and the Millennium Challenge Corporation (“MCC”), a United States government agency, signed a grant aimed at accelerating the country’s transition towards an energy future that is more sustainable, inclusive, reliable and affordable. The GoK has ratified the compact and has designated a new entity as an autonomous agency to exercise and perform the GoK’s rights and obligations to oversee, manage and implement the Compact Programs. This entity will be referred to as MCA-Kosovo.

The Headhunter Karriera LLC acting as the Recruitment Consultant is now recruiting for the position of the Finance Manager of MCA-Kosovo Entity.

Position Summary

Under the direct supervision of the Director of Administration and Finance, the Finance Manager leads the finance and accounting unit and has overall responsibility for the day to day management of the compact's budget, the MCA’s fiduciary integrity, and the Fiscal Agent Agreement. The position is based in Pristina, Kosovo.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Determine the Finance, accounting and budget requirements and identify compliance and overspend/underspend risks of MCA-Kosovo to inform planning, implementation, and reporting activities.
2. Forecast cash flows, develop funding requests, and manage fiscal policies and plans aligned with MCC and internal/external audit standards.
3. Assist the Director of Administration and Finance in the quarterly disbursement request process.
4. Oversee provision of finance support services in the areas of accounting, budget, bank relationships, audit, and the Fiscal Agent Agreement, and ensure these are responsive to the needs of the MCA teams and are enabled through the provision of fiscal resources.
5. Oversee production of financial reports for MCA management, MCC, and Government of Kosovo stakeholders, ensuring integrity and compliance with the highest standards of accounting practice and MCA and GoK regulatory requirements.
6. Advise the Finance staff on optimal approaches for addressing service needs and remedial measures to address issues and improve provision of service delivery.
7. Lead management team during budget and audit exercises, ensuring compliance with financial requirements and regulations and the optimal distribution/disbursement of resources.
8. Advise managers and staff on guidelines, timelines, and procedures regarding the provision of finance services to build an informed basis for interactions and to support smooth and sustained operations.
9. Guide program staff and implementing entities on financial management and reporting regulations and manage Fiscal Agent Agreement and financial audit program.
10. Examine delivery of Finance services for conformity with MCC/MCA fiscal disbursement and reporting standards, compliance with Kosovar finance regulations, and alignment to Compact needs.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or other related fields.
• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in accounting and finance management, including financial management experience for a program or organization with high degree of complexity;
• Demonstrated supervisory experience of teams managing large-scale program or organizational budgets;
• Fluency in English and Albanian.

Preferred background and work experience:

• Demonstrated experience in financial system design and implementation
• Fluency in another official language of Kosovo (Serbo-Croatian or other).

For more information on MCC and the Kosovo compact, please go to:

Kosovo Compact | Millennium Challenge Corporation (mcc.gov)

Application Procedure:

All interested applicants are required to download (click File then Download) and duly fill-out the offline Application Form through this link: Application Form link

The duly filled-out Application Form, together with an up-to-date resume are to be submitted by uploading them electronically at the link generated below (please note only resumes will not be accepted): Submit Your Application

Please note that only applications submitted through the online application form will be processed.

Should you encounter any problems with the form, please contact: e.shini@theheadhunter.com , +355686029691 and/or d.jakupi@theheadhunter.com, +38349716161.

All applications are to be submitted by 17:00 h Kosovo time, 29 August 2023;

Kindly note that applications received after the deadline, submitted in different formats than the given Application Form or in languages other than English shall not be considered. Only those candidates who are selected to participate in the subsequent stages of recruitment will be contacted.

The Headhunter Karriera LLC Officials shall conduct themselves at all times in a manner befitting the status of an international civil servant. This includes avoiding any action which may adversely reflect on the integrity, independence and impartiality of their position and function as officials of The Headhunter Karriera LLC. The Headhunter Karriera LLC is committed to applying the highest ethical standards in carrying out its business.

All MCA-Kosovo employees will be selected based on an open and competitive recruitment and selection process in accordance with the provisions of the Compact. In addition, the recruitment of all employees of MCA-Kosovo will be carried out in accordance with the principles and indications stipulated by the constitutional and legal provisions, including equal opportunity, merit, competency, transparency, and non-discrimination under all its forms.

Note:

“The Headhunter Karriera LLC and its employees and the MCA-Kosovo and its employees do not charge fees at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, processing, training, and/or any other step).”