TechnoServe
Job Title: Finance Manager
Requisition Number: FINAN002995
Job Category: Programs
Program: AFFORD
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
About TechnoServe
Everyone deserves the opportunity to build a better future. This
simple idea has been at the heart of TechnoServe’s work around the world for
over 50 years.
TechnoServe is a pioneer in leveraging the power of business and markets to create sustainable pathways out of poverty.
The low-income communities in which we work are full of
enterprising people. Their small-scale farms and businesses are the keys to
economic development.
But they face many challenges: low literacy, lack of access to
jobs and markets, unpredictable political dynamics and, increasingly, the
effects of climate change.
For many women and young people, the challenges are even more
daunting. Working with TechnoServe staff, people around the world are lifting
themselves out of poverty.
The results are amazing…when incomes increase and living
conditions for families get better, they are able to access health care and
education previously out of reach. Communities and even whole countries are
better off.
Job Summary:
Reporting to the Deputy Program Director (DPD), the Finance
Manager will oversee financial management and budgeting of USAID AFFORD
including: oversight of program accounting, internal auditing and controls,
tracking expenditures against budget, financial reporting and supporting
program budgeting.
The Finance Manager will assist with compliance and capacity
building of staff to implement financial management policies and procedures.
Program / Practice /
Department Overview:
The Advancing Food Fortification Opportunities to Reinforce
Diets (AFFORD) program is designed to provide operational support to field
Missions and other Operating Units (OUs) of the U.S. Agency for International
Development (USAID), contributing to the goals of the U.S. government Global
Food Security Strategy (GFSS) through the implementation of programming aligned
with USAID’s Large-Scale Food Fortification (LSFF) Results Framework.
AFFORD seeks to safely and sustainably reduce micronutrient
inadequacies and improve diets, particularly for women and children, through
LSFF of staple foods and condiments.
Primary Functions &
Responsibilities:
Budget Preparation and
Monitoring
· Support budget
development closely linked to work plans
· Track expenditure
against the program budget
· Support the annual and
mid-year budgeting, forecasting and planning, and ensure that they are
consistent with TechnoServe’s guidelines and procedures
· Lead the quarterly burn
rate calls with HQ finance management, DPD, and the relevant country and/ or
regional Directors
· Lead preparation of
budget realignment and budget modification requests when needed
Financial Management and
Analysis
· Provide financial and
accounting oversight to the USAID AFFORD operations.
· Establish and ensure
compliance with budget codes.
· Ensure that all
financial data recorded in the financial management system across the USAID
· AFFORD countries have
the mandatory accounting dimensions
· Review accounting
transactions and work with in-country accountants to fix any errors as well as
ensuring timely completion of month-end procedures
· Ensure all accounting
program data is updated in the system, reconciled and fully supported in
accordance with USAID rules and regulations
· Ensure timely and
accurate preparation of quarterly financial reporting to the donor (SF425) and
accruals
· Review disbursement to
the program partners including review of partners’ financial reports and
documentation
· Monitor expenditure
against partner grant budgets
· Maintain and file
accounting records
· Undertake regular visits
to the country sites to monitor financial systems, troubleshoot financial
issues, and provide capacity building to staff
Compliance with Finance
Policies
· Oversee procurement
processes including tendering process, supplier selection, to ensure
procurement solutions that meet project needs are compliant with all applicable
regulations and standards of accountability, ethics and integrity
· Maintain high levels of
confidentiality in relation to sensitive and confidential commercial and business
financial decisions and issues
· Provide proactive advice
to ensure optimal financial systems, and reporting and maintenance of
· TechnoServe’s accounting
policies, financial procedures and guidelines
· Ensure that all
processes and procurements adhere to corporate policy, legal and contractual
obligations, and corporate and donor standards
Basic Qualifications:
· Bachelor’s degree + 7
years’ experience, or Master’s degree + 5 years’ experience preferably in
Business, Finance, Economics, or related field,
· Minimum of 5 years of
experience, preferably in international development
· Advanced proficiency in
Excel.
· Experience with USG
funded programs
Preferred Experience:
· Technical qualifications
or working experience as Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or equivalent.
Travel
· Will be required to
travel internationally up to 25%
Knowledge, Skills and
Abilities:
· Proven analytic and
budgeting skills, including the ability to model the costs of different program
designs.
· Ability to control and
manage financial policy and procedures
· Strong financial
management and financial reporting skills
· Strong communication
skills, including effective coordination with remote teams
· Ability to travel
internationally up to 25%
· Fluency in English,
verbal and written
How to Apply
CLICK HERE to apply online.
The deadline for submitting applications is on 17th November
2022.
Closing Statement: We encourage all
qualified individuals who share TechnoServe’s vision of improving the lives of
others through proven business solutions to apply.
With our commitment to diversity, we are proud to be an equal
opportunity employer and affirmative action employer and do not discriminate on
the basis of gender, race, color, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation,
gender identity, age, HIV/AIDS status, protected veteran status, disability and
all other protected classes.
We are also proud of our commitment to protecting staff,
partners, and beneficiaries from abuse and exploitation and thoroughly vet all
final candidates through rigorous background and reference checks.
If you have a disability that affects your ability to use our
online system to apply for a position at TechnoServe please contact the Human
Resources at recruitment@tns.org or call +1 202 785 4515.