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AMREF
is recruiting a Head of Finance.
Reporting to the Corporate Finance Manager, the incumbent will ensure the timely and accurate provision of an effective financial management system for all units supported by AMREF Headquarters.
Position Title: Head of Finance - HQ
Grade: JG 6
Ref Number: CHR/12/02/-03
Duty Station: Nairobi
Directorate: Operations
Programme /Unit: Finance
Reports to: Corporate Finance Manager
Job Objective
To ensure the timely and accurate provision of an effective financial management system for all units supported by AMREF headquarters.
Description of Duties
Reporting to the Corporate Finance Manager, the incumbent will ensure the timely and accurate provision of an effective financial management system for all units supported by AMREF Headquarters.
Position Title: Head of Finance - HQ
Grade: JG 6
Ref Number: CHR/12/02/-03
Duty Station: Nairobi
Directorate: Operations
Programme /Unit: Finance
Reports to: Corporate Finance Manager
Job Objective
To ensure the timely and accurate provision of an effective financial management system for all units supported by AMREF headquarters.
Description of Duties
- In collaboration with corporate finance, participate in developing, implementing and maintaining appropriate financial policies and procedures.
- Ensure compliance with all financial policies and procedures
- Ensure that timely and accurate preparation of annual operational budgets for all units serviced by the headquarters finance unit.
- Ensure the timely and accurate preparation of donor budgets and financial plans including proposal preparation.
- Provide operational support to cost center managers on expenditure management to include:
- Processing, approval and ensuring proper coding of expenditure (claims, imprests, surrenders, field office returns and purchase requisitions) and internal recoveries in accordance with approved work plans and budgets.
- Preparation of monthly financial statements to determine financial performance of all units serviced by the headquarters finance unit.
- Regular review meetings with cost center Managers to resolve and discuss various financial and accounting issues and queries.
- Monitoring of budget vs actual status and ensuring no over expenditure
- Prepare donor financial statements and reports and call down requests as specified in the respective grant agreements and other internal financial reports.
- Prepare monthly progress report to the management on project funding status and cash management.
- Seek ways to improve timeliness and quality of service provided by finance and assist in systems improvement.
- Supervise work of assistant/s through work allocation, monitoring and coaching.
- Participate in internal audits as scheduled and in external audits by providing auditors with accounting documents as requested and providing explanations for audit queries.
- Inform/send details to all Country Programs/Units regarding funds received for their projects and ensure remittances to country programs and Units are made without undue delay.
- Member of the tender committee.
Accountability
Supervision: Work independently with authority from the Corporate Finance Manager guided by policy guidelines and financial rules and regulations.
Decision Making: Makes decisions with regards to responsibilities assigned to him and with in set authority limits and is accountable for them.
Responsibility over data or information: has access to important and highly confidential Financial information
Responsibility over assets: Computer, printer, office furniture. Custodian of various financial reports.
Responsibility over Staff: Staff under HO accounting.
Job Specifications
Required Minimum Qualification
Professional Qualifications: CPA (K) ,1st Degree
Relevant Experience: Financial and project accounting
Length of Experience: Five years
Key Skills: Financial and accounting skills, Good analytical and management skills, Detail oriented
Personal Attributes: Reliable, Mature, Good communication skills
Performance Standards for this Job:
Quality of work as indicated by achievement of specific outputs as detailed in the Corporate and unit work plan.
If you feel that you meet the criteria, complete the online application form on the AMREF HRM Enterprise attaching your CV.
We encourage interested candidates to submit their applications by Wednesday 29th February 2012.
We regret that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
AMREF is an equal opportunity employer and has a non-smoking environment policy.
Supervision: Work independently with authority from the Corporate Finance Manager guided by policy guidelines and financial rules and regulations.
Decision Making: Makes decisions with regards to responsibilities assigned to him and with in set authority limits and is accountable for them.
Responsibility over data or information: has access to important and highly confidential Financial information
Responsibility over assets: Computer, printer, office furniture. Custodian of various financial reports.
Responsibility over Staff: Staff under HO accounting.
Job Specifications
Required Minimum Qualification
Professional Qualifications: CPA (K) ,1st Degree
Relevant Experience: Financial and project accounting
Length of Experience: Five years
Key Skills: Financial and accounting skills, Good analytical and management skills, Detail oriented
Personal Attributes: Reliable, Mature, Good communication skills
Performance Standards for this Job:
Quality of work as indicated by achievement of specific outputs as detailed in the Corporate and unit work plan.
If you feel that you meet the criteria, complete the online application form on the AMREF HRM Enterprise attaching your CV.
We encourage interested candidates to submit their applications by Wednesday 29th February 2012.
We regret that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
AMREF is an equal opportunity employer and has a non-smoking environment policy.
