Finance and Operations Manager
Background: Our client is an international donor funded consultancy and technical specialist firm offering a broad range of professional services. This majorly includes consultancy services in program design, implementation, and evaluation. They are in the process of implementing a project that seeks to deliver improvements in the justice sector in Somaliland. They are hiring a Finance and Operations Manager who reports to the Project Director.
Main Purpose of Job1. To lead the development and implementation of the financial, administration and human resource policies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Hargeisa, Somaliland;
2. To manage all accounting, financial management and project financial matters and maintain and manage effective financial accounting system and controls;
3. To take a leading role towards developing financial sustainability and resource growth strategy.
Key Responsibilities
Ability and willingness to travel on a regular basis to the Somaliland office;
Experience working in a Somali context, or in situations with a comparable political, social and cultural environment.
Duty Station: Nairobi, Kenya, with regular travel to Regional offices in Hargeisa, Somaliland.
Contract: Annual contract with possibility of an extension.
How to apply:
Send your application including a cover letter indicating your desire to work with our client; a detailed CV highlighting relevant experience, details of current and expected salary, a daytime phone contact, email address, and the names of three professional referees to:
ADEPT SYSTEMS
MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS
P O Box 6416, Nairobi, GPO 00100
Email: recruit@adeptsystems.co.ke
Web: www.adeptsys.biz
Closing date: Friday 8th August 2014
Main Purpose of Job1. To lead the development and implementation of the financial, administration and human resource policies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Hargeisa, Somaliland;
2. To manage all accounting, financial management and project financial matters and maintain and manage effective financial accounting system and controls;
3. To take a leading role towards developing financial sustainability and resource growth strategy.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide leadership towards development and implementation of other forms of financing and investment for sustainable institutional growth;
- Monitor income and expenditure along approved budgets and institutional growth plans.
- Development and implementation of Financial and Administration of Policies and Systems
- Prepare annual institutional and program/project budgets;
- Develop and prepare monthly and annual financial management reports which include detailed analysis of both program and institutional financial performance and financial projections;
- Set up an efficient accounting and financial management system that meets the growing needs of the organisation and all the requirements of donors;
- Develop a framework for and monitor legal, statutory and regulatory compliance;
- Plan and coordinate organisation and programme audits and coordinate implementation of audit recommendations;
- Act as liaison person with the relevant finance officials in donor agencies.
- Develop appropriate project financial management systems and ensure synergy and effectiveness between the program and institutional systems;
- Manage grant disbursement and accounting;
- Support the departmental teams to ensure harmonisation to achieve program and institutional overall objectives;
- Oversee the institutions Finance and Administration component.
- Post graduate qualification in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or related field from a recognized university;
- Professional accounting training -CPA (K), Chartered Accountant (CA), ACCA or equivalent;
- Membership of an internationally recognized accounting professional body
- At least 7 years’ experience in Finance and Administration Management of which at least three (3) should have been in management position;
- Sound knowledge of Kenyan labour and tax laws;
- Demonstrable experience with financial management systems and software;
- Ability to inspire and guide team members to effectively deliver quality results
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
- Ability to gather, analyse and evaluate facts and data;
- Highly developed problem solving and conflict resolution skills;
- Ability to manage multiple tasks with competing priorities;
- High level of IT proficiency in use of MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, current financial management and accounting software packages, web based email.
Ability and willingness to travel on a regular basis to the Somaliland office;
Experience working in a Somali context, or in situations with a comparable political, social and cultural environment.
Duty Station: Nairobi, Kenya, with regular travel to Regional offices in Hargeisa, Somaliland.
Contract: Annual contract with possibility of an extension.
How to apply:
Send your application including a cover letter indicating your desire to work with our client; a detailed CV highlighting relevant experience, details of current and expected salary, a daytime phone contact, email address, and the names of three professional referees to:
ADEPT SYSTEMS
MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS
P O Box 6416, Nairobi, GPO 00100
Email: recruit@adeptsystems.co.ke
Web: www.adeptsys.biz
Closing date: Friday 8th August 2014
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