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Partnership For African Social & Governance ResearchNairobi, Kenya
Salary range: Confidential | Contract type: Fixed term
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Job Summary
Minimum qualifications and experience
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Bachelor’s degree in a Business field such as accounting, finance, strategic management, business, economics with CPA (K) / ACCA and a member of a professional body in good standing. Those with masters degree are highly encouraged to apply.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in programme/projects finance and accounting & reporting, within an international not for profit organization with complex donor requirements.
- Knowledge of accounting software preferable Serenic Navision.
- Effective skills and experience in sub-grant management will be an added advantage.
Responsibilities
1. Budgeting and Budgetary Controls:
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Prepare timely and accurate project budgets in conformance with the organisation and donor requirements/formats.
- Undertake rigorous budget management and monitoring over the period of project implementation by ensuring proper tracking of expenditures against approved budgets.
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Ensure all project cost expenditures are supported by adequate documentation in line with statutory, organisational and donor requirements. ·
- Ensure real time posting of all cost budgets and financial transactions into the financial system for the purposes of generating accurate budget versus actual reports for use in decision-making.
- Ensures timely and accurate preparation and submission of financial reports related to programmes/projects to management and donors based on the contractual expectations
- Manage any specific donor reporting requirements such as match-funding/co-financing in order to meet the donor expectations without adverse effect to the organisation.
- Support in audit preparations and ensure the complete implementation of audit recommendations
- Ensures timely and accurate preparation of reconciliations relating to bank accounts, partners’ accounts or other accounts as assigned.
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Ensures efficient preparation and management of outgoing grants and contracts, including review of sub-grantee financial reports and timely posting into the financial system ·
- Undertakes assessments of existing and potential partnerships to identify and determine the mitigating measures that should be put in place·
- Jointly with the supervisor, develops capacity enhancement plans to address noted areas of concern in the sub-grantee control environment·
- Closely monitor the performance of sub-grantees and provides training as and when required. Undertakes field monitoring visits to sub-grant offices for training or a physical review of documents vis-à-vis reports ·
- Compile and verify requests for direct payment and/or advance relating to programme activities;
The right candidate should:
- Be a self-starter with strong organizational skills
- Good leader, team player with people management skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively at all levels (written and verbal).
- Have an affinity with the vision, mission of PASGR and adhere to PASGR values.
Job Requirements
Required education: Bachelor's degreeRequired relevant work experience: 5 years
Required languages: English (Spoken: fluent | Written: fluent)
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