The position provides support to the Finance & Operations portfolio by providing robust financial
administration through efficient use of the Fund’s resources, assist with maintaining financial records
in support of accounting activities, preparing reports, payments and reconciliations, executing
transactions, and analysing financial data to provide insights for decision- making, and statutory
compliance under the direct guidance of the Finance & Operations Manager.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Studies or equivalent

• CPA Part II or equivalent

Skills and Experience

• Minimum of 3 years’ relevant work experience working in or with organisations in Africa,

preferably women’s rights or social justice-oriented organisations.

• Familiarity with grantmaking is an added advantage.

• Experience working with QuickBooks software is an added advantage.

• Excellent written and verbal communications in English. French linguistic abilities would be

plus.

• Strong analytical, presentation, planning and organisational skills.

• Ability to perform detailed work, frequently of a confidential nature and/or to handle a large

volume of work systematically, optimally and accurately.

• Passionate about UAF-Africa’s mission, committed to teamwork, and achieving results,

including a commitment to trust-based transformative grantmaking, community-led

development, and grassroots movement building.

• Experience working in a virtual setup with seamless task coordination, managing multiple

deadlines.

Responsibilities

Financial Operations and Management Support

• Preparation of payment vouchers upon validation of underlying documents.

• Updating QuickBooks.

• Conducting monthly bank, cash and credit card reconciliations.

• Monitor cash/ bank balances for effective reporting.

• Filing monthly returns such as PAYE, NSSF, NHIF and ensuring compliance with statutory

regulations, e.g., NGO returns.

• Assisting in liaising with HR to ensure the timely preparation of payroll and other staff

benefits.

• Assist in the review of petty cash for the Nairobi Office, Harare Office and the healing farm.

• Assist in the preparation of various financial reports in a timely and required format.

• Assist with project audits and institutional audits processes and implement audit

recommendations in day-to-day delivery.

• Assist with the preparation of annual budgets, proposal budgets and donor financial reports.

• Assist to monitor budgets to ensure that there are sufficient funds for planned program

activities as assigned by the supervisor.

• Ensure updating of the fixed assets register & office equipment list and ensure safeuse/custody.

• Ensure all Fund’s equipment and assets are fully insured at all times.

• Maintain portfolio electronic and hard copy filing system for ease of reference and retrieval.

Grantmaking Support

• Grants administration- assist in the timely voucher preparation of sub-grants awarded upon

validation of underlying documents, and inform the grantmaking team

• Assist with initiating the payment instructions at the bank for all grants awarded after verifying

the underlying documents to support the payments.

• Assist in updating the grantmaking database. Generate data & reports from the database as

a source of information for complementary portfolios.

• Assist the Grantmaking & Finance functions in the preparation of Fund-related reports for

Heads of programmes and funding partners.

• Assist in monitoring expenditure and compiling BVA reports for various programmes/projects

and continuously update UAF-Africa’s finance plan.

• Keep grantees informed on the status of the grant awards, including confirming with all that

they received the funds.

• Assist in reviewing grantee’s financial reports, including their supporting documents, and offer

feedback as guided by the supervisor.Other Responsibilities

• Providing periodic reports for internal/external communications to the team and other

stakeholders.

• Work with the Operations team in ensuring the smooth running of the Nairobi office and

staff working virtually across the African continent.

• Maintaining open and fluid communications with all vendors and contractors.

• Any other responsibilities as assigned within the portfolio.

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