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• Provide strategic leadership in financial
  planning and management in aligning partnership budget between National
  Offices, projects, grants, PBAS and support offices.
• The incumbent will develop and implement
  financial policies, ensuring compliance at all levels, and to ensure
  effective resource acquisition, utilization and safe guarding of assets
  according to WV approved policies and procedures.
• Manage NO budget, cash flow and project
  funding.
• The incumbent will oversee the budgeting
  process as per budget guidelines.
• Prepare and submit quarterly analysis of the
  financial situation of the National Office.
• Manage the development and maintenance of
  administrative systems, policies and procedures.
• Ensure effective operation of WV offices to
  ensure both optimal use of resources and customer care focus.
• Establishes and manages
  purchasing/procurement systems policies and procedures.
• Mentor and supervise all aspects of supply
  chain from tendering, procurement, logistics and stores.
• Establish and manages the development,
  regular updating and implementation of WV security guidelines, policies
  and procedures.
• Manage the development and implementation of
  WV fleet management policies and procedures.

• Ensure that appropriate financial systems and
  controls are in place to avoid significant audit risk ratings, both at the
  NO and project levels.
• Ensure that management responses to audits
  performed to the NO and projects are sent on time to the Audit Department,
  and that audit recommendations are implemented.
• Ensure adequate preparation for GC and
  external audits.
• Keenly monitor the Financial Risk Matrix.

• Provide leadership in facilitating a high
  performance management culture, open trustworthy staff relationships and
  integrity to enhance smooth staff relations and accountability.
• Ensure partnership finance and business
  support policies and procedures are understood by senior management,
  operations/technical staff, communities and board.
• Ensure competent and motivated staff are
  hired and retained, careers’ are developed and clear succession plan is in
  place.
• Provide guidance in staff capacity building
  finance and support services staff and facilitate other non-finance staff
  in understanding and interpretation of financial statement.

• Design systems, policies and procedures that
  provide appropriate levels of security and control of WV assets, resources
  and operations.
• Define and implement efficient and effective
  internal control systems.
• Provide oversight on MFI financial
  management.
• The incumbent will be in charge of managing
  World Vision’s fixed assets.
• Play the role of Disclosure Officer whenever
  an allegation is received by WVI under the Integrity and Risk Reporting
  (IRR) policy with regards to his/her specific office.
• Ensures quality and timely preparation and
  submission of divisional strategic plan, annual operations plan and
  budgets.

• Build and strengthen relationship with WV SO,
  RO, government, community, church leaders, NGOs as well as other
  development partners though networks and collaboration.
• Promote shared resource networks within the
  Sub-region, Africa and the partnership.
• Promote effective networks within WV through
  effective communication, relationships and twin citizenship.

• Promote benchmarks for determining effective
  resource utilization at all levels. Contribute to the development of
  appropriate policies and procedures for procurement of goods and services.
• Ensure cost effectiveness through competitive
  bidding process and quality products/outputs.

• The ideal candidate should hold an MBA
  Accounting and Finance, with professional qualifications (ACCA, CPA).
• At least eight years’ experience in Finance
  and business support roles in the humanitarian industry, four of
  which must have been in senior management level.
• Broad working knowledge of accounting
  principles, financial systems, budget/cash-flow monitoring and internal
  accounting controls.
• Working knowledge of and experience with
  government grant regulations and financial reporting requirements
  preferred.
• Broad working knowledge of computerized
  accounting systems, preferably Sun Systems & Vision. Must be computer
  literate in using Microsoft Office programs.
• Ability to work on a cross-cultural
  environment with a multi-national staff.
• Good financial and program management skills.
• Good Human Resource skills
• The incumbent should be able to live by the World
  Vision’s Christian ethos and demonstrate a quality of spiritual life that
  is an example to others.

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