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• Prepare and maintain financial forecasts in consultation with the
  Executive Director and senior management team (including the annual budget
  and the medium-term business plan);
• Execute the ACODEV Finance Manual effectively
• Manage relationships with donors and support the Executive Director
  in designing and implementing appropriate financing tools;
• With support from a Program Operations Manager, design appropriate
  financial due diligence procedures for projects and perform financial
  assessment of these projects.

• With support from the Finance and Administration Officer, ensure
  efficient financial monitoring and reporting (including monitoring
  expenses and revenues, reviewing and upgrading existing procedures,
  ensuring production of appropriate financial reports for internal and
  external clients);
• With support from the Finance and Administration Officer, ensure
  high quality accounting (including overseeing day to day accounting,
  managing the year-end audit process);
• Consolidate the budget variance reports (vote monitoring report) of
  all projects and submit  to the Executive
  Director on a monthly basis.
• Review the Advance Register on a weekly basis and follow up any
  overdue accountabilities at the National office. These will be submitted
  to the ED on a monthly basis.
• Organize, chair and prepare internal audits and finance committees’
  meetings.

• With support from the Finance and Administration Officer and from
  the Program Operations Manager, oversee office management duties;
• Be the chair of the budgeting committee at the National Office and
  review all department and regional office budgets.
• With support from the Finance Officer maintain an updated fixed
  asset register.
• Oversee travel arrangements and monitor travel expenditures.

• With support from the Human Resources manager ensure compliance with
  relevant local labour regulations;
• With support from other managers and officers, ensure compliance
  with internal policies, statutory obligations and Donors’ requirements.

• Shall be responsible for the finance department and supervise all
  Finance Officers at national and regional offices.
• Conduct participatory appraisals for staff in the finance
  department.

• Lead on disaggregating the Finance and Administration policies to be
  relevant to departments.
• Lead on processes of Training and build capacity of all staff in
  matters of the ACODEV Finance and Administration policy for easier
  administration.
• Be the primary resource person on Finance Management.
• Carry out capacity building on Basic accounting and reporting on
  regular intervals for all staff including non-finance managers and carry
  on mentorship in specific areas for the finance department staff.

• The applicant must hold a university degree in Commerce, Statistics,
  Economics or related field; Master’s in Business Administration, Finance
  or Human Resource is preferred. Should be a holder of CPA, ACCA or other
  internationally accredited professional accounting bodies.
• At least six years work experience in planning processes,
  performance management, monitoring and evaluation, capacity building in
  national nongovernmental or international organization
• Experience in designing and managing budgets and the corresponding
  International NGO’s acceptable reporting formats.
• Experience with and compliance with USAID regulations for USAID
  funded projects
• Expertise in using various accounting packages or software;
• Experience in management of staff
• Experience in procurement, stores and fleet management required.
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Computerized accounting software packages Quickbooks, Pastel, etc
• Accounts payable and accounts receivables
• Generally accepted accounting principles and fund accounting
• Preparation of financial statements
• Preparation of financial reports
• Administration of employee benefits
• Payroll systems and reporting
• Office administration
• An understanding of relevant NGO legislation, policies and
  procedures
• An understanding of the cultural and political environment

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