The African Academy of Sciences Manager - Finance and Grants Jobs in Kenya

The African Academy of Sciences Manager - Finance and Grants Jobs in Kenya

Position Overview

The Head of Finance and Grants Management provides the overall leadership and management of the finance function, to promote financial stewardship, accountability, reliability and accuracy of financial reports, to develop, define and implement financial policies and to ensure effective resource acquisition, utilization and safeguarding of the organizational assets.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

Financial Planning and Budgeting

Coordinate the financial planning and budgeting process by providing leadership in preparation of the annual budget and consolidating all program/project budgets into the overall organization budget according to prescribed formats and standards.

Coordinate with program/project management staff closely in the preparation of proposal budgets as well as any budget revisions as necessary, ensuring all the necessary costs are included in grant budgets.

Prepare annual detailed core office management support/administrative/overhead budget; ensuring the budgets incorporate core staff structure, and infrastructure for the organization.

Financial Management and Control

Supervise thefinancesystem administration,Manage the process of automation, design and upgrade the financial systems resources to ensure that the organisation has a reliable, secure, readily available, efficient and effective finance systems and infrastructure.

Coordinate the submission of timely, accurate and complete relevant financial reporting to the SMT for internal management use and in line with donor requirements.

Monitor actual expenditure against budgets enforcing discipline to ensure adherence to budget provisions. Initiate corrections and budget revisions where necessary in a timely manner.

Provide regular analysis of Project/Grant financial reports and timely feedback to Project/Grant managers for program/project decision making.

Support the ED with Internal/External Audit and follow up on implementation of audit findings and determine what support is needed to ensure complete implementation of all audit findings.

Ensuring that the internal control environment is adequate to manage financial and governance risks.

Facilitate management and other non-finance staff especially project/program staff in understanding and interpretation of financial statements.

Ensure finance policies and procedures are understood by SMT, program management team and other technical staff as appropriate.

Develop strong networks internally and externally (other NGOs, banking entities etc.) through effective communication, relationships for the benefit of the organization

Treasury Management

Establish and maintain cash management systems that ensure the availability of cash/funds for project implementation and other office cash needs.

Advise on placements and uplifting of investments as per the investment Policy 2 weeks before maturity of the fixed deposit.

Ensure that the organization gets maximum return within desired risk profile, by negotiating rates with investment banks.

Reviewing the investment policy to ensure that its implementable.

Keeping abreast with market trends and portfolio’s that would be favourable to AAS

Grants Management

Ensure the grant management processes are adhered to through the grant life cycle, and development of SOP’s and policies that are fit for purpose for the AAS grant portfolio.

Provide oversight and review for all donor compliance checklist with key compliance regulations, requirements and specific timelines.

Review the reconciliation of actual cash/funding received against signed donor agreements and follow up on any outstanding out-standing items.

Take lead in conducting financial due diligence for all grantee, ensure the award letter terms and conditions incorporate the assessments findings.

Building financial governance capacity of grantee organization through training. · Develop a financial grant management risk matrix for all grantees.

Lead in undertaking the AAS due diligence by potential funders.

Ensuring the organizations status in the various donor platforms are up to date and AAS can apply for grants from the donors. The platforms include SAM.GOV, FSD, PIEE and EQ disclosure.

Procurement Management

Oversee the procurement of goods and services process and ensure that proper procedure and guidelines are followed;

Review the procurement policy to ensure compliance and best practises;

Manage the contracting process to ensure that third party vendors and consultants meet their expectations in

service provision; and that AAS get value for money in procurement of good and services;

Supervise, review, and build capacity of the procurement officer

Train and create awareness on conflict of interest, Fraud and corruption to AAS Staff. · Chair Procurement Committee meetings

Finance Team Management

Provide leadership to the day-to-day operations of the department, while maintaining focus on the company’s strategic goals.

Maintain high morale through open, honestand consistent communication and meetings with employees

Set performance expectations and conduct performance management evaluations in a timely manner to ensure superior levels of performance are maintained.

Provide strong and positive leadership to the finance department ensuring competent and motivated staff are hired and retained, providing efficient delivery of services.

Actively participate in the senior management team meetings, participate in the ARC meetings and follow up on the implementation of recommendations

Person Specifications

Academic Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Finance or its equivalent from a recognized institution;

Masters degree preferred (Finance, Accounting or Business Administration)

Professional Qualifications

CPA (K) / ACCA or its equivalent

Member of Institute of Certified Public Accountants or a relevant professional body

Experience and Knowledge

At least 10 years in Accounting and Finance, with at least three (3) years at a senior level;

Technical skills in most if not all aspects of financial management with a focus on budgets and financial analysis, decision making processes, accounting policies and procedures,

Working knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and International Accounting Standards (IAS)

Good understanding of the grants management and finance management system

Intermediate level proficiency in MS Office applications i.e. word, excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, Outlook .

Ability to interpret long term plans, programs and budgets developed senior management level
Project management skills and an ability to develop plans, programs, SOPS, and coordination of workflows

Good understanding of Navision system

Skills and Attributes

Commitment to the Academy’s mandate vision strategic direction, and priorities

Proven skills in training and facilitation of capacity building with an ability to initiate and manage change and to recognize and adjust to rapidly changing conditions;

Self-motivated, detailed oriented who enjoys working independently and as part of a team Diplomacy: He/she will be required to have the ability to think fast amidst handling
pressure and sensitive situations in a professional manner

Organizational skills: manage various meetings, reports, employees, and assorted office tasks that require top-notch organization and multitasking abilities

Collaboration: comfortable working and communicating with a diverse workforce that includes executives, senior management team, mid management personnel, vendors, contractors among other stakeholders

Strong training and facilitation skills with an ability to initiate and manage change and to recognize and adjust to rapidly changing conditions;

Strong communication and presentation skills including ability to write reports;

High level interpersonal and cross-cultural skills including ability to build collaborative relationships with sensitivity to diversity;

Strong quantitative and analytical skills, verbal skills and ability to communicate information clearly and effectively to internal as well as external stakeholders;

Able to work in an international and multi-cultural setting; and  High moral standing with impeccable integrity.

Languages

Excellent in English (Oral and written)

Knowledge of other African Union languages (e.g., Arabic, French, and Portuguese) will be an advantage.

How to Apply

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