The role of the Senior Finance Manager is to manage financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards required by the organization.
The position will manage contracts for outsourced functions as part of the operations management team.
The role will also contribute to the overall effectiveness of the organization in meeting its goals and objectives and in maintaining its practice principles.
Key Responsibilities:
Develop and supply cash flow projections on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
Develop annual operational and project budgets in consultation with the Operations Director and the managers.
Assist the Operations Director with all proposal budgets.
Develop and implement, in collaboration with the OD, mechanisms for monitoring, evaluating, and improving financial systems.
Ensure the development of accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, and annual financial statements and project financial reports for the management team, program management team, and funders.
Ensure purchasing and expenditure approvals adhere to policies (banking, payroll, ledger entry, accounts, and other financial matters).
Conduct finance and program team meetings on financial planning and expenditure tracking on a regular basis.
Monitor assigned project partners' reports, ensuring compliance with donors' and approved budgets regularly.
Oversee and ensure the organization and project audits are completed in a timely and satisfactory manner.
Ensure financial reports to donors are submitted to OD in an accurate and timely manner.
Ensure compliance with donors' requirements and accounting standards.
Report on assigned due diligence to OD.
Team Management and Leadership:
Ensure that high-quality financial services are delivered.
Provide comprehensive finance section orientation to new members of the finance staff team.
Supply regular and frequent supervision and support to finance staff to achieve appropriate team goals.
Supervise and mentor the finance officers, including orientation, identifying training needs, personnel appraisal, and review/updating of their job descriptions.
Provide timely and constructive feedback to team members on the quality of work.
Assist finance staff in developing individual annual work plans.
Enable a conducive environment for effective self-management and operational management.
Set and uphold institutional work culture and create a positive and healthy work environment.
Provide support to assigned project partners' finance team.
Key Requirements:
Minimum 5-8 years' experience in a financial management role ideally with aregional or international organization.
A minimum of a master's degree or professional qualification in accountancy.
4 years of audit experience is compulsory.
Energetic, flexible, collaborative, proactive, with a sense of humor; a team leader who can positively and productively impact both strategic and tactical program initiatives.
Excellent judgment and creative problem-solving skills, including negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
Strong mentoring and coaching experience to a team with diverse levels of expertise.#J-18808-Ljbffr