Senior Finance Officer at Senior Finance Officer

Application Deadline: 30-12-2016

Description

Reporting to: Country Finance and Operations Manager, AKFT
Location: Mwanza Region

Senior Finance Officer will take overall responsibility for annual IMPACT budget planning, financial management, grants compliance and reporting at the field level, as well as consolidating donor financial report from implementing partners and coordinating with AKF on IMPACT financial matters.
Based in Mwanza, the Senior Finance Officer will maintain the overall financial accounting and reporting system for IMPACT in the field, including internal controls and financial risk management. The Finance Officer will also assist implementing partners to manage and report on their project funding per donor and AKF requirements and coordinate with staff at AKF. In collaboration with AKF and project teams from the implementing partners, the Senior Finance Officer will work with the rest of IMPACT field team to carry out the following:

Specific responsibilities Include:
• Prepare annual and supplementary grant budgets and revisions in accordance with program implementation plan.
• Analyze spending and provide feedback and analysis to AKF senior management on areas with significant over or under spending and any finance related issue.
• Examine financial data for accuracy and compliance with donor policies and grant agreement.
• Prepare and ensure timely submission of periodic financial and management reports.
• Ensure compliance with grant agreement and donor regulations.
• Coordinate financial reporting with AKHST, AKU and AKF to generate consolidated donor financial report as per organization policies and donor requirement.
• Playa supporting role in Grant Launch and Close-Out meetings, as well as in general grant management meetings.
• Reconciliation of sub-grantees/Partners and AKF expenses in the reports to ledgers and accounting records.
• Manage the program financial reviews, internal and external audits and monitor implementation of the recommendations.
• Review field expenses, cash requests, prepare payments for administration and program activities, and manage Petty Cash.
• Provide training to project staff on financial rules
• Develop and maintains positive relationships with collaborating organizations, and multiple internal offices to ensure proper and timely grant administration.

Ideal candidate will have:
1. A degree in Accounting.
2. Accounting Professional (CPA/ACCA) or Masters in Finance is added advantage.
3. Minimum of four years of solid working experience in similar capacity; - Previous experience with DFATD/CIDA funded grants is highly desirable.
4. Expert level skills in Excel and financial accounting systems.
5. Ability to work with all levels of staff across a multi-cultural, multi-layer, multi-discipline organization.
6. Possess a high level of interpersonal/communication skills.

Application Instructions

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, CV (not exceeding four pages) and the names and contact information of three referees to the Programme Director, Aga Khan Foundation, Tanzania via "APPLY NOW" button rPlease mention the title of the position in your email and do not attach any document other than C.V and Cover letter
 

 

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