Organization and Position Description

Chapter 2: POSITION DESCRIPTION

H. Finance Director:

Position Title:
Finance Director

Functional Description:
The Finance Director is the chief accounting officer of the Universty responsible for all financial activities, including accounting, disbursement, cashiering and students accounts . He or she is responsible for the investments of the University funds within the policies, guidelines and directives of the University

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develops and implements financial policies.
• Establishes financial controls to protect the University’s financial resources
• Exercises general administrative and management oversight of the following functions and operations:
  accounting
  cashiering; and
  Students accounts
• Reviews and evaluates audit reports and drafts management responses to recommendations
• Prepares such financial reports as are required
• Develops and administers the operating budget for the division.
• Selects, appoints, supervises and evaluates staff of the division.

Reporting Line:
Reports to the Vice President for Finance and Administration

Span of Control:
Reporting to the Finance Director are the following:

• Accounting Manager
• Cashiering Manager
• Students accounts Manager

Qualifications:
The Finance Director must be a professional accountant and have significant experience in accounting and financial management. In addition, he or she must be knowledgeable of Moroccan fiscal legislation.

The Finance Director must of unquestioned integrity, a skilful communicator and a capable administrator. He or she must be attentive to detail and capable of handling significant financial information confidentially and must be able to deal effectively with vendors and financial institutions.

The Finance Director must be multilingual, with competence in Arabic, French and English.