Finance Officer
Position: As
a key member of the Executive Management team, the Finance officer will report
to the Executive Director and assume a strategic role in the overall management
of the company.
This will include direct
responsibility for accounting, financial, forecasting, strategic planning, job
costing, legal, property management, deal analysis and negotiations, Donor
relationships and partnership compliance and private and institution
financing.
Responsibilities:
- Provides leadership in development for the
continuous evaluation of short and long term strategic financial
objectives.
- Ensure credibility of the Organization’s
financial statements by providing timely and accurate analysis of ADS
North Rift finance trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments and
obligations to project future revenues and expenses.
- Take hands- on lead position in developing,
implementing and managing a comprehensive job cost system.
- Direct and oversee all aspects of the Finance
& Accounting functions of the organization.
- Ensure that all statutory and non-statutory
deductions are made properly, promptly and remitted to their respective
authority as required by law.
- Evaluates and advise on the impact of long
range planning and introduction of new programs/ strategies and regulatory
action.
- Establish and maintain strong relationship
with senior executives so as to identify their needs and seek full range
project solutions.
- Provide Executive Management with advice on
all matters with financial implications to the Organization.
- Manage processes for financial forecasting,
budgets and consolidating and reporting to the Company.
- Providing recommendations to strategically
enhance financial performance and business opportunities.
- Advise management in areas of employee
compensation, health care benefits, data processing systems and
sustainability plans.
- Ensure that effective internal controls are in
place, compliance with GAAP and applicable financial regulations and rules
for financial reporting and compliance to tax reporting.
- Ensure that the financial statements are
audited on timely basis, liaise with external auditors, tax consultants
and Government Revenue Authorities.
- Ensure that the audited accounts are tabled
with registrar of companies on timely basis.
- Monitor ADS North Rift overall liquidity and
the cash flow position.
- Manage the payroll
- Maintain monthly management accounts and
management information to appropriate Managers and budget holders for
monitory and management control.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Master’s degree in Business administration
- Specialized Trainings/Professional o Full CPA
(K) or ACCA o Be a Member of ICPAK
- Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounts.
- At least 7 years’ experience in progressively
responsible financial leadership roles, preferably in management and donor
funding at senior position.
- Must meet all requirements of chapter 6 of the
constitution:
- Clearance certificate from HELB
- Tax compliance certificate
- Certificate of good conduct
- Credit bureau clearance certificate
Personal Attributes/Competencies
- Attention to detail job: requires being
careful about detail and thorough in achieving tasks.
- Ability to deal with a wide range of reports
- Strong interpersonal skills, ability to
communicate and manage well at all levels of the organization and with
staff at remote locations
- Strong problem solving and creative skills and
the ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions based on
accurate and timely analyses.
- High level of integrity and dependability with
a strong sense of urgency and results- orientation.
- Ability to deal with a wide range of reports
- Must have sound knowledge of accounting
systems and procedures - Relevant knowledge and experience in preparation
of Donor reports. Other skills & Abilities
- PC proficiency is essential (Windows
environment) strong working knowledge of spreadsheets.
- Proficiency in IT Financial Management
System/Software in QuickBooks
How to Apply
Interested candidates should send
their Curriculum Vitae (CV), 3 recommendations letters one being from your
pastor, copies of your certificates and testimonials to
ADS North Rift Region,
P.O Box 6495-30100
Eldoret
or email to
elreco@africaonline.co.ke.
Deadline for application is 8th
April, 2015.