Finance Manager

The Finance Manager is responsible for overseeing the KREASI financial operations, ensuring accurate financial reporting, effective budget management, and compliance with financial regulations. This role involves developing financial strategies, managing financial risks, and providing leadership to the finance team to support the KREASI project objectives and the organization's strategic goals.

Responsibilities

• Ensure effective and efficient operation of the finance function to deliver timely, reliable, accurate, high-quality accounting and financial management and reporting activities using a risk-based approach.
• Monitor partnership financials and ensure partners are frequently assessed and supported with capacity development plans.
• Develop financially sound budgets contributing to high-quality programs and ensure field offices operate efficient accounting systems.
• Monitor Budget vs Actual and communicate with the KREASI team and budget holders to address gaps.
• Ensure correct budget authority levels within the KREASI team.
• Coordinate with Program and Supply Chain teams to control assets, funds, equipment, property, and facilities; submit timely financial reports to management and donors.
• Monitor accurate, compliant and timely submission of financial reports to Members, donors and government regulatory agencies.
• Support audit processes and ensure audit requirements are fulfilled and completed.
• Provide guidance to KREASI staff to ensure compliance with donor requirements.
• Work with the KREASI team to estimate fund requests timely to ensure resources for project activities.
• Ensure timely and accurate information is provided through the Awards Management system.
• Oversee and monitor sub-grantees/grants as per organization policies and procedures.
• Manage financial interactions with implementing partners including budget reviews, financial reporting, and audits.
• Ensure implementing partners adhere to financial guidelines and contractual obligations.
• Work with Ecosystem Partnership on developing partner capacity building plans as needed.
• Recruit, train, and promote staff and provide relevant professional development opportunities.
• Provide finance training for staff in the field and partners as necessary.
• Build finance capacity of programme staff and partners ensuring financial planning and management are included in their plans and objectives.
• Contribute to building and maintaining the Save the Children brand with project external stakeholders.
• Maintain clear and effective communications with KREASI team members and other program or support staff.
• Ensure effective communication flows between program, partners and external stakeholders.
• Perform any other tasks and responsibilities given by the Supervisor and comply with Save the Children policies including child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies.

Requirements

• Recommended a minimum of 6 years of management experience in a corporate or an NGO environment, of which three at a management level within the finance department of a national or international organization.
• Significant experience in managing institutional grants, contracts and sub agreements with knowledge of major funders guidelines (USAID, EC, EUD, etc).
• In depth knowledge of grant documentation and compliance issues.
• Experience working in disaster/emergency response preferred.
• Masters degree in Financial Management, CPA or equivalent degree (CA, ACMA, ACCA) preferred.
• Minimum Bachelor Degree in Finance Management or Accounting.
• Excellent understanding of business and financial planning including strategic modelling.
• Excellent analytical skills–the ability to analyse complex financial data and design and produce effective management information.
• Excellent experience of budgeting and budget management and analysis.
• Excellent understanding of financial systems and procedures.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to contribute to strategic decisions.
• Excellent experience of computerised accounts packages, Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• Experience of managing and conducting audits.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage a complex and diverse workload and to work to tight deadlines.
• Ability to build a small, proactive team, motivating staff, working collaboratively with colleagues, and providing support and advice as necessary.
• Willingness and ability to dramatically change work practices and hours and work with incoming surge teams in emergencies.
• A full appreciation of the value of co-operation internationally and within a team environment.
• Understanding of Save The Children’s vision and mission and a commitment to its values.
• Written and verbal fluency in English.

Skills

• Finance Management
• Grant Management
• Contract Management
• Compliance Management
• Disaster Response Finance
• Financial Planning
• Strategic Financial Modelling
• Financial Data Analysis
• Budget Management
• Financial Systems
• Audit Management
• Computerized Accounts Packages
• Excel
• Power Point
• Word
• Team Leadership
• Financial Reporting
• Business Acumen

Languages

English