NGO Finance Consultant Job in Kenya

Finance

Consultant (NGO) – 6

months contract
 

The

Finance Consultant is also able to dive deep into details and think at the

ground level. 

He/she

should be able to play offense as a business and systems thinker – scalability

of platform, improvements to unit economic and scaling model, global shared

services – as well as defense – dealing with leakage, fraud prevention, and

air-tight controls in challenging operating environments. 

The

Finance Consultant will report directly to the Managing director and is a core

member of the leadership team.

• Build
  
  and develop systems – set up highly efficient financial systems that take
  
  into account the highly technical payment, cash management, payroll and
  
  financial operating systems of a rapidly scaling, geographically
  
  distributed multi-unit operations. These systems need to be highly
  
  efficient or automated, data-driven, transparent and appropriate for
  
  emerging market conditions


• Develop
  
  financial and non-financial key performance indicators and the appropriate
  
  reporting to assess financial and operational performance across the
  
  Company.



• Ensure
  
  that systems and controls are in place to minimize and mitigate risk of
  
  fraud/leakage, as well as proactively audit key functions and accounts.


• Support
  
  business expansion strategies by forecasting and assessing the financial
  
  impact of key decisions.


• Maintain
  
  budgetary oversight at both a global and country-level of all departments
  
  within the company; work closely with managers and senior executives on
  
  budgeting and forecast process.


• Manage
  
  the external audit process for financial statements; ensure that Company
  
  is in compliance with internal policies and relevant regulations.


• Lead
  
  cash and risk management – manage banking relationships, cash flow
  
  forecasting, working capital, etc.


• Lead
  
  the department in recruiting and retaining top staff; manage the
  
  development of staff through performance management process.

Qualifications and Educational Requirements

• At
  
  least 10 years of experience within finance/corporate finance, including
  
  experience as Finance Director/VP Finance.


• Deep
  
  experience leading and managing the financial operations and strategy for
  
  a Company with hyper growth and complex challenges across a broad scope of
  
  work.


• Degree
  
  in a business/finance related field – e.g. accounting, MBA with a record
  
  of top academic performance from a top-tier elite institution.


• Strong
  
  background in financial management (systems) with a thorough understanding
  
  of financial regulations.

Preferred Experience and Skills

• Experience
  
  leading Finance for fast-growth, rapidly-scaling companies strongly
  
  preferred.


• Success
  
  operating in environments with high risk of fraud and leakage,
  
  particularly in emerging markets.

 
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