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• Manage
  and supervise the work of the Finance and Administration team.
• Steer
  the JCRC annual budget development process. This includes managing the
  annual work plan and activity budgets, and ensuring compliance of program
  expenditures with approved budgets; ensure the consistency, inclusion and
  accuracy of costs and that they comply with JCRC policy
• Ensure
  that all financial operations are in line with JCRC’s prescribed financial
  policies and procedures
• Offer
  financial expertise and counsel to both the Executive Director of JCRC,
  Finance Manager and the Finance Management Committee.
• Oversee
  all the transaction processing, documentation and record keeping of all
  financial operations (accounting),
• Keep
  the Executive Director regularly informed with respect to the
  organization’s financial position and performance.
• Keep
  fellow Directors and project managers informed with respect to the
  financial implications of their activities on the organization.
• Develop
  and maintain systems for expenditure monitoring and tracking. He/she
  provides routine pipeline analyses to the Executive Director. Also provide
  finance related reports requested by Executive Director.
• Performs
  routine financial analysis on JCRC expenditures, documenting and
  monitoring overall performance, analyzing trends, identifying gaps to
  ensure efficient and sound project /study management
• Ensure
  that required financial reports are submitted in the format as required by
  different users.
• Ensure
  that all equipment is inventoried and managed per JCRC rules and
  standards.
• Manage
  the procurement of commercial goods and commercial services in accordance
  with JCRC procedures.
• Manage
  and ensure that Administrative expenditures are properly authorized and
  within budget, and that payments are property reviewed and approved, as
  delegated by the Executive Director.
• Oversee
  the work of support administrative and finance departments to ensure that
  the project receives adequate and timely support for administrative and
  logistics operations.
• Actively
  coordinate the allocation of administrative resources to ensure effective
  operations of the office and support of technical activities.
• Compile
  and send reports and presentations as needed regarding key administrative
  operations and initiatives.
• Manage
  administrative and contractual documents as needed, such as internal
  communications, external correspondence, Memorandums of Understanding,
  Letters of Agreement, leases, work plans, and the like, and ensure
  completeness and accuracy.
• Ensure
  proper documentation and retention of project specific financial,
  administrative, and technical information; provide required support to
  internal and external auditors.

• The
  applicant should preferably hold a Master’s Degree in Finance, Accounting
  or other relevant field and or member of professional accounting bodies
  ACCA, CPA, CIMA, etc. MBA and advanced degree in management will be an
  added advantage.
• At
  least eight (8) years’ of finance management and administrative experience
  among which (3) should have been at the same level in public institutions
  or large international projects will be preferred.
• Good
  knowledge and understanding of donor contracting regulations, procedures,
  and policies.
• Proven
  ability, experience and skills in developing and managing large and
  complex budgets.
• High
  degree of proficiency with spreadsheet, document, database and accounting
  software.
• Demonstrated
  ability to effectively communicate across different layers within the
  organization, and ability to identify and resolve policy and operational
  constraints. 

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