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• Prepare annual budgets for projects by
  determining funds available for the budget, determining activities
  scheduled for the year and their cost and translating these to operational
  budgets and in the AMREF format.
• Prepare budgets for new proposals and
  monitor them against performance.
• Monitor Cash balances per project.
• Continuously mentor Assistant Programme
  Accountants and interns to prepare quality donor reports, guidance in
  finance policies and procedures and interpretation of the SOP’s.
• On a month by month basis, review the
  performance of all Cost Centers with a view to improvement and clean ups.
• Attend and address customer care needs by
  handling any emerging complaints from programme staff and suppliers.
• Document Tracker Monitoring on a daily
  basis to ensure they are processed within the stipulated time as per the
  SLA.
• Make sure that all Purchase Requisitions
  are approved and processed without undue delay and that they fall within
  budget limits and work plan.
• Offer operational technical support to the
  projects especially the Project Managers on expenditure management
  including: Short-term action plans and expenditure scheduling, Processing,
  approval and coding of expenditure (claims, imprests, surrenders, field
  office returns and purchase requisitions) and internal recoveries in
  accordance with approved work plans and budgets.
• Organize regular review meetings with Programme
  Manager and Project Managers to resolve and discuss various financial and
  accounting issues and queries.
• Prepare periodic budgetary control
  statements to determine financial performance of the relevant Programme
  and individual projects within the Programme.
  Prepare and compile donor financial statements and reports and call down
  requests as specified in the respective grant agreements and other
  internal financial reports.
• Source for funds by identification of
  project funding needs and gaps and recommendation of action plans
  regarding the same.
• Prepare monthly progress report to the
  management on project funding status and cash management.
• Assist with systematic and ad-hoc analysis
  of project costs as a basis for evaluation, budgeting and operational research
  studies.
• Seek ways to improve timeliness and
  quality of service provided by finance and assist in systems improvement.
• Actively participate in internal audits as
  scheduled and in external audits by providing auditors with accounting
  documents as requested and providing explanations for audit queries.
• Review of monthly income and expenditure
  statements with project Managers.
• Attend Tender committee meeting and
  Evaluations.
• Attend Interviews during recruitments.
• Perform any other duties delegated from
  time to time by management.

• The ideal candidate must hold an MBA in
  finance or closely related area an added advantage.
• A Bachelor’s degree in Business
  Administration, Commerce, Finance or a closely related area.
• Possession of a Professional qualification
  CPA (U), ACCA, finance or closely related area.
• Practical experience in project, financial
  and management accounting.
• Computer literacy skills
• At least three years’ experience
  preferably in an NGO setting.
• Past exposure and experience in SUN
  Systems Accounting software.
• Possess the ability to work independently
  and with minimal supervision.
• Highly flexible in handling work
  assignments and ability to perform under pressure.
• Exhibit commitment to quality and thoroughness.
• High degree of integrity and
  confidentiality.
• Empathy.
• Commitment to quality and thoroughness.
• Non-judgmental approach in human
  relations.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and
  management of Conflict in the workplace, communication skills both written
  and verbal, influencing, facilitation and negotiation skills and be
  computer literate.
• Possess the ability to work in automated
  Human Resource Management Information System will be a definite advantage.

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