Regional Finance Director

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial Management and Reporting

• Oversee the preparation and consolidation of accurate, timely monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports across all three countries.
  
• Ensure timely and accurate management accounts, donor reports, board reports, and statutory financial statements.
  
• Coordinate integrated regional reporting with the United States finance team, and ensure financial-data integrity, accuracy, and consistency across all country operations.
  
• Ensure statutory financial statements, required tax filings, and donor financial reports are prepared accurately and submitted on time in each country.
  

Treasury and Cash-Flow Management

• Oversee cash-flow planning, liquidity management, and funding forecasts across East Africa operations.
  
• Review and approve wire-transfer requirements aligned to approved workplans and budgets, and monitor banking relationships and cash controls.
  
• Manage foreign-currency exposure and funding-movement risks across multiple jurisdictions.
  
• Budgeting, Forecasting, and Grant Financial Management
  
• Lead annual budgeting and periodic reforecasting across all countries, working with program and country leadership to align budgets with workplans and donor commitments.
  
• Ensure donor restrictions, cost allocations, and indirect-cost-recovery methodologies are properly applied.
  
• Support proposal budgeting and the financial review of new funding opportunities.
  

Audit and Governance Support

• Coordinate annual external audits in each country and support consolidated reporting requirements.
  
• Maintain year-round audit readiness, and ensure agreed audit recommendations are implemented within agreed timelines.
  
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• Support the Global Finance Committee and Board governance processes through timely, accurate reporting and analysis.
  

Key Governance & Risk Controls

• This position recommends quarterly releases of funds to country offices based upon satisfactory budget and compliance reviews.
  
• Responsible for developing, maintaining, and overseeing the multi-country financial risk management framework.
  
• Responsible for reviewing and approving wire transfers in alignment with the organisation’s delegation of authority and segregation-of-duties controls.
  
• Systems, Process Improvement, and Team Support
  
• Strengthen and standardize finance systems, workflows, and processes across countries, and ensure the proper use and integrity of accounting systems.
  
• Drive practical improvements in automation, reporting, and financial analysis to support decision-making.
  
• Mentor and build the capacity of country finance teams, and promote cross-country learning and consistent practice.
  
• People Management
  
• Provide regional oversight, leadership and technical guidance to Country Managers and finance teams, ensuring effective performance, accountability and delivery of finance functions across the country offices.
  
• Support the recruitment, onboarding, performance management, coaching, mentoring and professional development of finance staff, working closely with HR and relevant management to ensure appropriate staffing capacity and succession.
  
• Identify capacity and performance gaps within country finance teams and support appropriate development, coaching and corrective actions.
  
• Participate in the selection and assessment of finance personnel and provide technical recommendations on recruitment, staffing changes and performance-related matters in accordance with the organisation's HR policies and approval procedures.
  
• Promote collaboration, knowledge sharing and continuous professional development across country finance teams.
  
• Recommend staff appointments, contract renewals, disciplinary actions and separations, where necessary, in consultation with HR and subject to the organisation’s policies, approval levels and applicable employment requirements
  
• Set clear performance expectations and work closely with HR and line managers to manage performance, staff development and employee relations matters.
  
• Ensure that people-management decisions are appropriately documented and implemented in accordance with organisational policies and procedures.
  

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

• Accurate financial reports delivered on schedule, with minimal post-submission adjustments.
  
• Zero late statutory filings, and audit recommendations implemented on time across all three countries.
  
• Budgets and forecasts delivered to agreed timelines and accuracy standards.
  
• Country finance teams that are better supported, more consistent, and more capable over time.
  

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, or a related field required; a Master’s degree is an added advantage.
  
• Professional accounting qualification required — CPA, ACCA, CA, or equivalent.
  
• Additional qualifications in IFRS, taxation, or nonprofit financial management are an advantage.
  

Experience

• A minimum of eight (8) years’ progressive experience in finance and accounting, including senior or supervisory responsibility.
  
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• Of which at least three (3) years in a multi-country or regional finance role, with exposure across the operating countries — Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.
  
• Demonstrated experience in financial reporting, budgeting, treasury, and coordinating external audits.
  
• Experience in nonprofit, donor-funded, or multi-country operations strongly preferred.
  
• Experience supporting boards, finance committees, or senior leadership is an advantage.
  

Competencies and Attributes

• Strong technical finance, accounting, and financial-reporting skills, with sound professional judgment.
  
• High ethical standards, integrity, discretion, and sound professional judgment.
  
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and confidence with finance/accounting systems.
  
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues, boards, and donors.
  
• Ability to work effectively across cultures and countries, and to build the capacity of others.
  
• Excellent written and spoken English; Kiswahili proficiency is an added advantage.