Finance Manager, Operations

What will you need:

• Education: You have a completed Bachelor's Degree in Business administration, Finance or Accounting
  
• Professional Qualification: You must be a CPA Finalist
  
• Experience: You have a minimum of 6+ years full-time relevant work experience in Finance Department with an International NGO
  
• You must have experience working with donor funded projects
  
• You have  high-level competence in budgeting, financial analysis and forecasting. Experience preparing dashboards will be an added advantage
  
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and accounting software such as SAP, Deltek, Sage, Costpoint etc
  
• Experience working in different Africa countries would be an advantage
  
• Languages: You are proficient in written and spoken English
  
• Requirements: Existing work authorization is required where this position will be based. WRI is unable to authorize visa work and work permit
  

What will you need:

• Education: You have a completed Bachelor's Degree in Business administration, Finance or Accounting
  
• Professional Qualification: You must be a CPA Finalist
  
• Experience: You have a minimum of 6+ years full-time relevant work experience in Finance Department with an International NGO
  
• You must have experience working with donor funded projects
  
• You have  high-level competence in budgeting, financial analysis and forecasting. Experience preparing dashboards will be an added advantage
  
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and accounting software such as SAP, Deltek, Sage, Costpoint etc
  
• Experience working in different Africa countries would be an advantage
  
• Languages: You are proficient in written and spoken English
  
• Requirements: Existing work authorization is required where this position will be based. WRI is unable to authorize visa work and work permit
  

Accounting (35%):

• Ensure accounting and financial transactions are well supported before being processed in Cost Point accounting system
  
• Prepare bank reconciliations
  
• Process financial transactions in Cost Point. Work closely with programs staff, operations staff and accounting team from the global office to ensure transactions have the right charge and accounting codes
  
• Responsible for processing advance to staff and vendors
  
• Responsible for managing advances and receivables from staff
  
• Responsible for managing credit card issued to staff. Ensure expenses are reported on time and reconciliations prepared
  

Budgeting and Financial Management (40%):

• Work closely with the programs and business development team to prepare budgets for new proposals
  
• Update budgets and forecasts in the system for existing projects, core bilateral and indirect funds
  
• Responsible for monthly, quarterly, and annual financial analysis to determine the financial health of the projects, core bilateral funding and indirect spending
  
• Responsible for preparing the necessary JEs to make corrections to wrongly coded expenses
  
• Work closely with program and core staff to ensure timesheets are submitted on a timely basis
  
• Responsible for reviewing monthly labor reports, providing timesheet guidance and making the necessary adjustments
  
• Responsible for preparing payments for approval by the Director of Finance & Operations
  

Payments Processing (15%):

• Responsible for payments processing to vendors both in Kenya and across the Africa region where WRI operates
  
• Work closely with the program staff on processing of mobile money to participants
  
• Responsible for reconciliation of mobile money GL account
  

Payroll Management (10%):

• Responsible for preparing monthly payroll
  
• Responsible for submission of statutory deductions and related returns. Ensure the statutory deductions are calculated accurately and submitted on time to the various statutory bodies
  
• Support payroll processing for countries without a dedicated finance personnel
  
• Work with accounting team to ensure timely processing of payroll
  
• Responsible for sending pay slips to staff
  
• Responsible for sending annual P9A to staff