Budget & Compliance Senior Financial Manager Job in Kenya

International Rescue Committee, Kenya

Vacancy: Senior Financial Manager - Budget & Compliance

Job Purpose / Objective: The Senior Financial Manager - Budget & Compliance has overall responsibility for the finance and grant management functions for the country program.

The Finance Manager - Budget & Compliance responsibilities include internal control, donors report, operating budget update, proposal budget development, and staff training &management functions.

Required Qualifications:
  • A Bachelors degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Commerce or Finance with a recognized professional certificate in accounting such as K-CPA, or ACCA.
  • A Masters degree with a Finance concentration will be an added advantage
  • Not less than 3 years at a senior level within the Finance Department of an international organization.
  • Experience in the humanitarian sector will be an added advantage
  • Current or previous experience within IRC in a similar role will also be an added advantage
  • Extensive experience in working with computerized accounting systems, standard spreadsheet and database programs.
  • Required Experience & Competencies:
  • Good written and verbal skills in the English language.
  • Must be comfortable in being a proactive member of the top-management team.
  • Must seek to identify and communicate potential problems and propose solutions to the level of management appropriate to effect solutions.
  • Must be able to function effectively in a loosely structured, but complex work environment and to set appropriate priorities and deal effectively with numerous simultaneous requirements
  • Ability to carry out responsibilities independently with minimal technical support from within the program organization.
  • Must be a patient and good communicator who can function in an organizational environment involving a diversity of cultures, languages, and personal interests and agendas.
  • Good at role of facilitator and team player in solving problems.
  • Committed to staff training and development

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Please apply on or before 30th July, 2014

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