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Senior Business Support Officer I (Senior Project Accountant)
Closing: Apr 19, 2024
This position has expiredPublished: Apr 8, 2024 (24 days ago)
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The position holder will be responsible for the financial management and accounting for a portfolio of projects.
Requirements/Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, finance, economics, or a related field.
- Professional qualification in accountancy (CPA, ACCA, CA, or equivalent).
- Membership with relevant qualification’s regulatory body.
- Experience in providing financial management and accounting support to various stakeholders through the whole project’s life cycle (at least 4 years of practical relevant work experience).
- Relevant exposure to auditing will be desirable.
Other Desirable Attributes
- Ability to study and familiarize with the Centre’s documents (Financial Rules & Regulations, Procurement Manual, Whistleblower policy, Anti-fraud and ant-corruption policy…etc.) and donorspecific requirements.
- Ability to study and familiarize with the Centre’s systems.
- Ability to interpret, resolve, and adapt decisions within established guidelines and directions in the execution of tasks.
- Capacity to function effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to search for common ground in problem-solving.
- Ability to develop solutions and recommend changes and/or to introduce new procedures and practices in a consultative manner.
- Expected to develop solutions and recommend changes and/or to introduce new procedures and practices in a consultative manner.
- Expected to coach and mentor direct reports.
- Provide support to the research themes and units to ensure adequate financial implementation and management of financial resources in line with the icipe financial policies and donor regulations.
- Support vote holders in proposal budget processes for complete and accurate budget development.
- Carry out financial management supervision for partners including follow-up and review of partner reports for accuracy, completeness, and compliance from onboarding to close out.
Reporting
- This position reports to the Project Accounting Manager.
Responsibilities
The position holder will be responsible for the financial management and accounting for a portfolio of projects.
Requirements/Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, finance, economics, or a related field.
- Professional qualification in accountancy (CPA, ACCA, CA, or equivalent).
- Membership with relevant qualification’s regulatory body.
- Experience in providing financial management and accounting support to various stakeholders through the whole project’s life cycle (at least 4 years of practical relevant work experience).
- Relevant exposure to auditing will be desirable.
Other Desirable Attributes
- Ability to study and familiarize with the Centre’s documents (Financial Rules & Regulations, Procurement Manual, Whistleblower policy, Anti-fraud and ant-corruption policy…etc.) and donorspecific requirements.
- Ability to study and familiarize with the Centre’s systems.
- Ability to interpret, resolve, and adapt decisions within established guidelines and directions in the execution of tasks.
- Capacity to function effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to search for common ground in problem-solving.
- Ability to develop solutions and recommend changes and/or to introduce new procedures and practices in a consultative manner.
- Expected to develop solutions and recommend changes and/or to introduce new procedures and practices in a consultative manner.
- Expected to coach and mentor direct reports.
- Provide support to the research themes and units to ensure adequate financial implementation and management of financial resources in line with the icipe financial policies and donor regulations.
- Support vote holders in proposal budget processes for complete and accurate budget development.
- Carry out financial management supervision for partners including follow-up and review of partner reports for accuracy, completeness, and compliance from onboarding to close out.
Reporting
- This position reports to the Project Accounting Manager.
- Ensuring financial compliance with icipe standards and donor requirements in the discharge of assigned responsibilities.
- Approve staff surrenders and claims in line with icipe’s financial policies and donor regulations.
- Preparation of financial management reports for internal discussions.
- Preparation of financial management reports for programme committee discussions.
- Preparation of financial reports in conformity with various donors’ requirements for timely submissions.
- Facilitation of periodic project audits.
- Conduct due diligence checks and carry out financial and administrative capacity assessments for new partners.
- Facilitate financial management aspects in the onboarding of project partners.
- Creation of accounts for new partners and management of partner accounts in icipe’s financial system.
- Assess, plan, and conduct capacity-building activities for project partners.
- Facilitate timely disbursement of funds to project partners.
- Ensure successful closure of partner accounts upon conclusion of the partnerships.
- Other related tasks as assigned.
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