Grants Finance Officer

Job Description

About the Organization

Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so.

As a global Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Budget Management and Monitoring (20%)

• Monthly analysis and Monitoring of projects budgets to ensure proper charging of projects expenses and spending as per approved Project budget.
• Provide lead in budgetary control to ensure that activities are implemented within approved budget
• Lead in the preparation and revision of budgets and implement budgetary management strategies.
• Perform Monthly financial analysis and share with project management for decision making.

Partner Management (20%)

• Conduct Quarterly partner visit for financial review and capacity building in finance and budget management.
• Reviewing partners Monthly financial reports and posting them into the accounting system on time.
• Build Partners Capacity in Financial management, fixed asset Management and donor guidelines to ensure Grants Compliance.

Financial Management (25%)

• Examine financial data for accuracy and compliance with policies and procedures and ensure financial integrity and build financial and resource management capacity.
• Coordinate and facilitate Project Visits for review of ongoing constructions, ongoing seminars and verification of delivered items to beneficiaries prior to payment.
• Provision of technical assistance and awareness to project staff on all financial related issues.
• Maintain the project assets and have an updated asset register as per the donor and WV regulations.

Educational Qualifications, Skills, and Experience Required

• Bachelor degree in Accounting/ Finance/Equivalent.
• Professional qualification in accountancy such as ACCA or CPA is an added advantage
• Minimum of five years in progressive working experience in donor funded environment with adequate exposure to project accounting, financial management including budgeting, grants, contracts and partner management.
• Minimum three years of experience from an international NGO experience is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience and skills with budget preparation and analysis, financial, reporting preparation and presentation and the proven ability to translate technical, financial data into informative reports
• Reporting preparation and presentation and the proven ability to translate technical
• Financial data into informative reports.
• Advanced computer skills in MS Office programs, particularly Excel
• Prior staff supervisory experience and strong organizational skills are desired
• Excellent oral and written English skills.
• Demonstrated ability in supervision
• Experience in managing donor funds
• Working knowledge of international donor funded projects/Other grants operations, finance services and practices
• Good planning and organizational skills
• Tact and diplomacy in dealing with staff-related to work environment needs
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with all levels of staff and public
• Experience working with an international organization will be an added advantage
• Excellent computer skills in Excel & Sun-systems accounting software