Finance Manager Job in Kenya

National Organization of Peer Educators (NOPE) is Kenyan-based NGO with an international mandate.

NOPE works to improve the wellbeing of youth, people in the workplace, and the country’s most at-risk populations by providing highly customized sexual and reproductive health and social services using innovative Peer-Centered and community-driven behavioral interventions that foster innovation.

NOPE seeks to recruit a Finance Manager who will provide strategic leadership in
financial management services for NOPE, spearheading implementation of financial strategies, financial management, control and forward planning for finances in line with the NOPE strategy.

Main Objectives:
  • Effective utilization of resources, timely availability and reliability of financial information.
  • Effective internal and cost controls.
  • Ensuring financial sustainability
  • Cost effective and efficient management systems
  • Timely and accurate reports

Duties and Responsibility

The job holder’s duties and responsibilities are outlined as follows:-
  • Developing, implementing and maintaining good financial policies and systems
  • Managing the budgetary and forward planning systems and process including annual, quarterly and ad hoc budgets
  • Reviewing donor contracts to ensure that budgets are in line with donor requirements
  • Preparing NOPE standards of financial operations
  • Providing operational financial support and guidance to senior managers on budgeting and financial performance
  • Preparing periodic financial reports and interpreting the same to Board and management
  • Liaising with Internal and External auditors and responding to queries, observations and recommendations
  • Managing overall work process of the finance unit by ensuring effective work assignment, supervision and staff development.

Academic Qualifications:-

The job holder must possess:
  • A university degree in accounting, commerce or business
  • Accountancy qualification (CPA(K), ACCA etc)
  • Demonstrated experience in Microsoft Office, spreadsheet applications and computerized accounting systems in particular QuickBooks, SAGE Pastel with sound knowledge and experience of Performance Based Output Budget System
  • Experience and Personality Desired:-
  • Extensive experience in business, financial administration with at least 3 years at a senior management level
  • Knowledge of and demonstrated experience in US government compliance requirements as well as experience working with other donors
  • Strong strategic advisory and analytical skills with a demonstrated ability to motivate teams and establish and implement work plan objectives
  • Fluent in English with excellent communications, presentation and inter-personal skills.
  • Membership of a recognized professional accounting institute is a must

Application: 

Applicants should submit their CV and covering letter setting out their experience as described above and details of at least 3 referees.

Applications to be emailed to hr@nope.or.ke by 31st July 2013.

For a detailed JD visit our Website www.nope.or.ke.

NB: No phone calls please.


Only short listed candidates will be contacted.