Position: Finance
Manager
Location: Nairobi
Industry: NGO
Our client, a social venture that
aims to set a new standard for maternity care in East Africa while combining
business and clinical innovations to provide affordable Maternity and
Reproductive Health Services to low-income urban women is urgently seeking to
recruit a Finance Manager.
The position will be responsible for
prudent financial and supply chain management ensuring effective and continuous
improvement of financial and procurement control systems, procedure and
policies of the Organization to achieve our client’s goals and objectives.
The post-holder will also be required
to ensure maintenance of accurate financial records, timely availability and
reliability of financial information and reports, effective cost control and
utilization of resources.
Duties and Responsibilities
Financial Management & Reporting
·
Responsible for leading the
development and review of annual financial plans, budgets & targets with
other departments, preparation of accurate monthly financial reports as well as
oversee and be responsible for proper maintenance of all books of accounts;
·
Manage, review and ensure accuracy
and approval of statutory returns for payroll, domestic taxes, etc.
·
Set up and continuously evaluate internal
control systems in line with changing demands, and ensure they are
appropriately designed to serve the best interest of our client.
·
Evaluate audit findings, draw
comparisons and analyse data obtained for evidence of deficiencies in controls,
duplication of effort, extravagance, fraud or lack of compliance with
organisation’s policies and government regulations
·
Ensuring the asset register is
continuously updated and that all assets are tagged.
·
Monitoring depreciation of assets and
monitoring to ensure that this is in line with their expected useful life
·
Provide business intelligence,
analysis, and recommendations based on monthly management reports.
·
Responsible for financial modeling,
pricing new services, evaluating cost-effectiveness, evaluating impact of
strategic decisions on our client’s business model, and financial
sustainability as we grow.
·
Evaluate investments for new clinics
and scale-up models, for bringing new services to the market, and ensuring that
our maternity revenues are growing fast enough to sustained and scale.
·
Strengthen technology systems and
oversee implementation and deployment of enterprise software and technology to
help our billing, point of sale, inventory management, and potentially ERP.
·
Strengthen Financial Information
Systems
Supply Chain Management
·
Responsible for competitive
acquisition of quality goods and services, proper dispatch, while ensuring cost
control and good supplier relationship
·
Develop, facilitate, implement,
monitor and review procurement plans, inventory management and contract
management.
·
Coordinate the internal monitoring
and evaluation of supply chain function to ensure compliance with procurement
laws, regulations, and practices
·
Audit Management
·
Asset Management
Team Development and Management
·
Manage employee performance in your
finance team e.g. Weekly/monthly continuous performance discussions and
provision of feedback
·
Develop the next leadership bench in
your team through identifying and working with HR in developing your team’s
talent potential e.g. coach, mentor and facilitate development of direct
reports.
Financial Management & Reporting
Financial Management & Reporting
·
Responsible for leading the
development and review of annual financial plans, budgets & targets with
other departments, preparation of accurate monthly financial reports as well as
oversee and be responsible for proper maintenance of all books of accounts;
·
Manage, review and ensure accuracy
and approval of statutory returns for payroll, domestic taxes, etc.
·
Set up and continuously evaluate
internal control systems in line with changing demands, and ensure they are
appropriately designed to serve the best interest of our client.
·
Evaluate audit findings, draw
comparisons and analyse data obtained for evidence of deficiencies in controls,
duplication of effort, extravagance, fraud or lack of compliance with
organisation’s policies and government regulations
·
Ensuring the asset register is
continuous updated and that all assets are tagged.
·
Monitoring depreciation of assets and
monitoring to ensure that this is in line with their expected useful life.
Strategic Financial Guidance
·
Provide business intelligence,
analysis, and recommendations based on monthly management reports.
·
Responsible for financial modeling,
pricing new services, evaluating cost-effectiveness, evaluating impact of
strategic decisions on our client’s business model, and financial
sustainability as we grow.
·
Evaluate investments for new clinics
and scale-up models, for bringing new services to the market, and ensuring that
our maternity revenues are growing fast enough to sustained and scale.
·
Strengthen Financial Information
Systems
Supply Chain Management
·
Responsible for competitive
acquisition of quality goods and services, proper dispatch, while ensuring cost
control and good supplier relationship
·
Develop, facilitate, implement,
monitor and review procurement plans, inventory management and contract
management.
·
Coordinate the internal monitoring
and evaluation of supply chain function to ensure compliance with procurement
laws, regulations, and practices
·
Audit Management
·
Asset Management
Team Development and Management
·
Manage employee performance in your
finance team e.g. Weekly/monthly continuous performance discussions and
provision of feedback
·
Develop the next leadership bench in
your team through identifying and working with HR in developing your team’s
talent potential e.g. coach, mentor and facilitate development of direct
reports.
Qualifications and Experience
·
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or
Finance. CPA-K or equivalent
·
Master’s degree will be an added
advantage
·
Over 5 years’ experience in financial
strategic planning and budgeting
·
A person with a proven track record
& unquestionable integrity
·
Excellent analytics and experience
with financial statements, QuickBooks, and Excel
·
Highly resourceful, independent, and
self-starting
·
Easy-going enough to work in a fluid
start up environment in Nairobi
·
Ability to communicate findings
compellingly to colleagues and advisors
·
Interest in global health
To apply, send your CV and cover
letter only to jobs@linkarkconsultants.com before close of business 15th May,
2017.
Clearly indicate the position applied
for and expected salary on the subject line.
NB: Linkark Consultants Ltd does not
charge candidates for job placement.