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We are seeking to recruit a Finance Manager for the Kenya Indoor Residual
Spraying (IRS) Project , part of a large regional support program funded by the US Presidential Malaria Initiative (PMI) through USAID. The Finance Manager will be based in the Nairobi Office.
Major Purpose of the Position:
Reporting to the Chief of Party Kenya (COP), The Finance manager will oversee the management of financial and reporting functions for the Kenya Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) project to ensure compliance with the terms of the agreement.
He/She will ensure appropriate systems and procedures( cash management, vendor payments, budgeting and other related FM) are in place to properly disburse, account, budget and report project funds which are cost effective, timely and have proper internal controls.
The Successful Candidate Would:
- Proactively manage and consolidate the financial management functions for the project.
- Prepare and submit semi-monthly and monthly financial statements (including expenses, receivable and payables) for IRS-Kenya and other reporting requirements to Nairobi Regional controller’s office within the designated time period.
- Perform compliance review on all project expenditures.
- Perform field visits to audit systems and controls.
- Implement, consolidate and monitor cost effective and efficient systems (including accounting software) and procedures with strong internal controls, and makes appropriate recommendations for improvement when necessary.
- Coordinate and consolidate the projection of monthly, quarterly and annual expenditures and prepare pipeline estimates for the project.
- Coordinate and consolidate the projection of biweekly cash requirements, monitoring cash flow and reconciles cash accounts in order to maintain appropriate cash balances.
- Coordinate and train financial/administrative staff in the Kenya program.
- Manage and monitor petty cash accounts.
- Manage and coordinate inventory control and tracking of project equipment in the head and regional offices including property logs, serial numbers and tags.
- Review the financial records, procedures and systems of contractors and sub-grantees when necessary to ensure compliance with the work orders.
- Prepare other financial and cost accounting reports, operations and analysis as required by management and RTI head office.
- A Bachelor degree plus six (6) years or a Masters degree plus three (3) experience in Finance or Accounting with CPA.
- At least three (3) years of experience working for a USAID project is desirable.
- Managerial experience is desirable with proven strong managerial skills.
- Must be proficient in MS Excel and working knowledge of accounting software such as Accpac would be a plus.
- Must be able to communicate in both local language English and Kiswahili (written and oral).
- Ability to work well in a team environment and train others in financial management
- Ability to follow guidelines and controls required of the position
- Willingness to travel 10-20% of the work time to oversee field financial management.
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
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