ACLAIM
Africa Limited is a multidisciplinary consultancy and training firm that is
driven by a mission to provide consultancy services to bring about
effectiveness, competitiveness and growth.
The company
is dedicated to integrity and excellence in the provision of professional
solutions to enhance competence and capabilities in public institutions,
private sector organisations and civil societies.
Established
in 1995 in the UK by South Sudanese Diaspora and British friends, Skills for
South Sudan is now based in Juba, South Sudan.
They
provide capacity building training to government institutions and civil society
organisations, empowering them to improve the lives of people across South
Sudan.
Skills for
South Sudan seek to recruit a competent and qualified candidate to fill the following
vacant post:
Position: Finance
Manager
Duty Station: Juba, South Sudan
Reports to: The Director
Job Purpose: To ensure that all financial
resources of the organization are effectively and efficiently managed by
implementing financial controls, developing prudent policy and procedures,
generating high quality financial records and ensuring that accountability
standards meet international charity regulations and stakeholders needs such as
institutional donors.
Major responsibilities:
- Implement financial management and control including protection and ensure that assets are safeguarded.
- Produce and communicate accurate and timely financial reports for management and for trustees.
- Coordinate the finance function to ensure adherence to the organization’s financial and procurement policies
- Develop and update financial systems that meet donor requirements while providing all information required for management of projects and finances.
- Formulate and control both administration and programme budgets and prepare monthly budget variance analysis and report for both.
- Prepare financial proposals for donor funding in collaboration with the Programmes Manager and other program staff.
- Monitor the budget and cash flow by preparing monthly budgetary analysis and rolling two month cash flow in advance
- Prepare accounts and annual report for annual statutory audits
- Prepare an annual calendar for statutory requirements and liaise with the Company Secretary on filing annual returns and other statutory requirements
- Provide guidance/advice on financial matters and ensure training on finance/accounting is given to those who need it within Skills and its partners to enhance the achievement of Skills’ organizational goals and objectives
- Supervise staff assigned finance duties to ensure that they are motivated and coached to execute their duties and responsibilities
Person Specifications
- Minimum required academic and professional qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce or Business Administration (Desired Finance/Accounting Option) or its equivalent.
- Certified Public Accountants (CPA) or ACCA, or its equivalent is a MUST
- Previous auditing experience is an added advantage
- Conversant with various Computerized Accounting packages; Quick Books is a MUST.
- Excellent management, organizational and leadership skills and good interpersonal and intercultural skills
- Fluency in English (written, verbal), At least four years experience in a similar position
Interested candidates
may request for the detailed job descriptions.
Applications
should be accompanied by updated CV and copies of academic certificates, with
at least three suitable referees with their day telephone contacts.
Please
indicate your day phone contact and email address.
Applications
for this post should be submitted electronically to the following email address
jobs@skills-southsudan.org or recruitment@aclaimafrica.com
by 25 March 2014.
Only short
listed candidates will be notified. If you do not hear from us by end of April
2014, consider your application unsuccessful.