Senior Finance Officer
Project: The Mulika Initiative – Peaceful and
Accountable Democratic Processes for a Cohesive Kenya
Reports
to:
Chief of Party
Location:
Nairobi,
Kenya
Project Description
The new activity, “Peaceful and Accountable Democratic
Process for a Cohesive Kenya”, is a faith-based/civil society-led
cohesion and election oversight programme with a purpose to improve
accountability and transparency in electoral and democratic Processes; and
enhance citizen resilience against political manipulation. It will be
implemented from October 2021 – September 2023. The overall goal of Mulika Initiative is
to contribute to a peaceful, credible, and accountable electoral and democratic
process through inclusive and meaningful participation for a just Kenyan
society. It will focus on the thematic and long-term observation; monitoring of
human rights violation, election-related gender-based violence; promotion of
national cohesion, peaceful coexistence, accountability and transparency; and
mobilization of Kenya citizenry (particularly the youth) to resist political
incitement and elite manipulation during the electoral and other democratic
processes in Kenya.
Position Description
The Senior Finance
Officer will be responsible for providing financial and accounting functions of
the project. S/he will monitor and administer the donor funds, maintain donor
contract inventories, supervise compilation and submission of donor reports in
accordance with specific requirements, and follow up any issues arising from
the analysis of reports. The Senior Finance Officer will supervise the finance
officers under this project S/he will have overall responsibility in the areas
of fund management.
Job Responsibilities:
- Oversee and generally manage the financial
functions of the project.
- Co-ordinate the develop monthly and quarterly
budgets for the project.
- Prepare fund projections based on accomplishment
of the project milestone.
- Facilitate the reimbursements from the donor
partners and disbursement of funds to consortia partners
- Verify authenticity of various payments, ensuring
proper authorization and charging to correct budgets lines.
- Ensure that internal controls and the council’s
financial policies and procedures are adhered to.
- Ensure that donor financial regulations in funds
management as per the grant agreements are adhered to.
- Monitor budget performance on variances and
corrective action that needs to be taken
- Prepare monthly and quarterly reports on status of
the project; monitor budgets and ensure efficiency in allocation of funds
as per the defined budget lines and milestones.
- Prepare funds accountability statements as
reporting deadlines fall due and as per donor agreements.
- Prepare financial donor reports, analyze and
interpret the reports for the Chief of Party.
- Support the Finance Officers from implementing
Partners under this grant.
- Review existing accounting procedures and recommend
amendments and updates based on this project.
Minimum
Requirements:
- A graduate degree or higher in the field of
commerce and financial management, accounting, or a related technical
field from a reputable university.
- At least 7 years’ experience in financial
management and grant administration of donor programs.
- Specialized Training/professional Qualifications:
professional accounting qualifications such as CPA (K) or its equivalent.
- Other Competencies/Abilities/Skills required.
- Strong management and leadership skills.
- Good interpersonal skills
- Experience in computerized accounting system.
- Must be flexible and versatile.
How
To Apply
Interested
and qualified? Go to National Council of
Churches of Kenya (NCCK) on docs.google.com to apply