: Finance Manager
Closing: Jan 6, 2023
This position has expiredPublished: Dec 21, 2022 (2 months ago)
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Qualifications, Experience, and Competencies
▪ Master’s Degree in Finance /Commerce/Accounting Required. MBA or equivalent preferred.
▪ Must have attained ACCA or CPA or in the final stage.
▪ At least eight years’ experience in the field of financial or strategic planning and risk management.
▪ At least eight years’ experience as manager or head of finance department in an organization
managing projects including project development, implementation, reporting.▪ Problem solving and analytical skills, with proven experience in analyzing information and/or data,
developing recommendations and solutions.▪ High proficiency in Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
▪ Experience and competence in using accounting software like Tally, QuickBooks, or other financial
management/modeling tools.▪ Demonstrates initiative and effectively manages self and team through a fast-paced environment.
▪ Excellent English language skills; relevant local language skills will be an added benefit.
▪ Adaptability to unanticipated circumstances.
Responsibilities
Qualifications, Experience, and Competencies
▪ Master’s Degree in Finance /Commerce/Accounting Required. MBA or equivalent preferred.
▪ Must have attained ACCA or CPA or in the final stage.
▪ At least eight years’ experience in the field of financial or strategic planning and risk management.
▪ At least eight years’ experience as manager or head of finance department in an organization
managing projects including project development, implementation, reporting.▪ Problem solving and analytical skills, with proven experience in analyzing information and/or data,
developing recommendations and solutions.▪ High proficiency in Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
▪ Experience and competence in using accounting software like Tally, QuickBooks, or other financial
management/modeling tools.▪ Demonstrates initiative and effectively manages self and team through a fast-paced environment.
▪ Excellent English language skills; relevant local language skills will be an added benefit.
▪ Adaptability to unanticipated circumstances.
▪ Ensure accurate computations in budget preparation based on realistic prices, donor requirements,
and organizational guidelines and principles.▪ Provide recommendations for budget alignments and identify any problems of accounting &
compliance and take corrective action.▪ Manage forecasting of cash inflows and outflows to ensure availability and sufficiency of funds for
smooth running of the project activities.▪ Prepare and submit project funds transfer requests to WENR and EKN, and ensure timeliness and
that they are in accordance with the approved project budgets and donor format.Technical backstopping to Field Offices
▪ Follow-up timely submission of accountabilities by field offices and review them for accuracy,
authenticity, and completeness.▪ Conduct periodic visits to field offices to provide onsite technical guidance & support related to
completeness and accuracy of accountabilities as per established donor and ISSD policies.▪ Review payment requests presented for compliance with procedures and availability of budgets.
▪ Supervise processing all approved payments presented through Cash, Cheques or online payment
▪ Review accountabilities submitted ensuring; authenticity, accuracy and completeness.
Grants management
▪ Follow-up timely submission of accountabilities by project partners and/or sub-grantees and review
them for authenticity, accuracy and completeness.▪ Maintain proper records of matching grants if/when required by the donor.
▪ Carryout periodic visits to partners to provide onsite technical guidance & support in terms of
completeness and accuracy of accountability requirements as per signed partnership agreementsand the donor requirements.Reporting
▪ Produce quarterly financial reports for submission to WENR, and presentation at quarterly review
meetings▪ Prepare the annual financial reports for submission to the donors.
▪ Liaise with WENR Financial Controller and WENR Project Manager on submission of expenditures
incurred by WENR or other related financial matters.Audit Management and Internal Control
▪ Coordinate pre-audit review of accountabilities and financial statements which involves the project
finance team and WENR Finance Controller.▪ Make adjustments to accounts records as advised by WENR Finance Controller.
▪ Support the audit process by providing required information and inputs.

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