Job Title: Project Finance Administrator
Hiring Organization: PATH
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: NGO
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 05/30/2024
About
PATH
PATH is
an international organization that drives transformative innovation to save
lives and improve health, especially among women and children. We accelerate
innovation across five platforms-vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, devices, and
system and service innovations-that harness our entrepreneurial insight,
scientific and public health expertise, and passion for health equity.
PATH Kenya is seeking to recruit a Project Finance Administrator. The incumbent
will be the custodian of the internal controls put in place to ensure that the
project meets its deliverables, complies with PATH polices, donor regulations
and statutory requirements.
Location: Nairobi Office
Job Responsibilities:
Provide
timely first-level review and approval for the project’s activities and
expenses.
Act as
the custodian of the policies and procedures put in place by PATH to safeguard
the operations of the project.
Analyze
the project’s expenses and prepare project pipeline status monthly.
Prepare
quarterly accrual reports.
Track the
project’s deliverables and ensure timely update in salesforce.
Capacity
build the project staff on matters compliance and efficient resources
utilization.
Assist in
the review of the contracting mechanisms, including purchase orders,
consultants agreements and sub awards.
Support
the preparation and monitoring of the projects annual and life of the project
budgets.
Ensure
compliance with the project’s award terms and conditions.
Assist in
building appropriate operational and financial systems to effectively receive,
expend, and account for donor funds.
Carry out
regular review of program-wide adherence to identified compliance issues
including intervening where necessary.
Support
and foster partnership and collaborative initiatives between the finance and
program teams.
Review
procurement contractor justifications.
Carryout
any other relevant duties as may be assigned from time to time.
Background,
Experience & Requirements:
Bachelor’s
degree in business, finance, accounting, or related field plus a full
CPA(CPA-K) or ACCA qualification. Relevant master’s degree is an added
advantage.
At least
five years’ experience in financial management or administration.
Excellent
analytical, financial management and budgeting skills.
Experience
in financial forecasting and reporting.
Ability
to coordinate project work involving team members at junior and senior levels
across the organization.
In-depth
knowledge of USAID and other international donor requirements.
Ability
to learn, adopt and champion new business systems and processes.
Extensive
knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite of tools, particularly MS Excel, Word,
PowerPoint, outlook, and SharePoint, as well as the ability to learn other
software tools readily and use them successfully.
Project
management experience is desirable.
Excellent
communication skills, both written and spoken.
A high
level of integrity and professionalism.
Ability
to identify business needs, gather and analyze information.