Finance Manager
Job Title Finance Manager
Salary Grade: 2
Duty Station: Nairobi
Starting date: ASAP
General Summary:
The Finance Manager is to manage and supervise CMA’s
finance department under the direction of the Administrator. The Finance
Manager is to supervise and coordinate finance employees and office services to
ensure compliance with Christian Mission Aid’s financial policies and
procedures and to ensure that activities are performed in an accurate and
timely manner. The Finance Manager is to
know, understand and abide by ethical professional standards of confidentiality
of all the organization’s accounts and business.
Key responsibilities:
- Must understand CMA’s accounting
systems, procedures and policies and insure that they are being followed
and practiced properly e.g. general ledger entries, accounts receivable
and account payable, bank reconciliation statements, payrolls, handling
and reconciliation of petty cash, financial reporting etc.
- Ensure compliance with Christian
Mission Aid’s Finance Manual policies as well as rules and regulations
stipulated by the Government of Kenya and donor requirements.
- Knowledgeable and able to perform
accurately CMA’s computerized accounting programs, accounting systems and procedures to
insure that proper accounting practices and procedures are in place and being followed for all
CMA’s projects and financial activities.
- Responsible for the preparation of
donor and partner reports as required according to their regulations and
in a timely manner.
- Working with the Program Managers
and Administrator, oversee and assist in the regulation and analysis of
project budgets to ensure they are staying in accordance to the approved project
budgets, objectives and proposals.
- Responsible for timely payments of
CMA commitments and expenditures as approved and ensure all payments are supported with
adequate documentation.
- To supervise cash flow and cash
payments of the petty cash accounts and ensure that proper controls,
checks and balances and security are in place showing proper records and
documentation for accountability.
- Supervise and assist with audit
preparations of all CMA projects and CMA operations and follow through
with audit recommendations.
- To maintain and supervise employee
payrolls, consultant fees and contractor fees, ensuring that all salaries
and payments are properly documented, payroll deductions and withholding
taxes are properly done and appropriate payments are made to the
government offices. To ensure that
CMA is up to date and in compliance with government taxes and labor laws.
- Supervision and training of new
finance personnel to ensure proper procedures are practiced and all
finance activities are completed accurately and in a timely matter.
- Assist with the up dating of CMA
financial policies and procedures to ensure all aspects of the policy
abides with the Kenya laws and donors requirements.
Qualification and Experience requirements
- Bachelor
degree in Commerce, Majoring in Accounts or the equivalent
- Professional Accounting course (ACCA/CPA)
Minimum Part 2 – added advantage
·
Minimum 5 years’ experience in
working with donor funded projects/NGO.
·
Familiarised with Kenya & S. Sudan Taxation Laws and labour
Laws
- Experience
on Budgeting and Grant Financial Management
- Experience
on Donor relations and report writing.
·
Proficient in working with
QuickBooks accounting system.
·
Proficiency
with auditing procedures-added advantage.
Essential
Requirements
·
Knowledge
and experience in managing finance Department, including budgets and reports
for donors.
·
Excellent
written and spoken communication skills including report writing skills
·
Ability
to work with some levels of autonomy
·
Willingness
to travel on short visits to project countries, sometimes at short notice
·
Excellent analytical skills and
attention to detail.
·
Outstanding integrity and honest
personality.
·
Good
organizational and problem-solving skills
Kindly note:
1. The position title should be indicated on the subject line;
2. Due
to the immediate need, shortlisted candidates will be notified on a continuous
basis.
SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS
Interested applicants should submit their C.V. and an application letter to hr@cmaid.or.ke to be received not later than 29 March 2013 Note: The position title should be indicated on the subject line; Due to the immediate need, short-listed candidates will be notified on a continuous basis.
Either Kenyan or S. Sudanese candidates are highly preferred.
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