Finance Coordinator Job in Kenya

Finance
Coordinator

About the job

The
individual will report directly to Finance Manager. Your main duties and
responsibilities will be:

Key Responsibilities

Financial Management &
Accounting

In
charge of month-end closure processes, ensuring all costs are booked and
reconciliations done

In
charge of Partner reports and booking into DRC Dynamics

In
close cooperation with Managers in geographical area reinforce existing
procedures and systems for financial management and control in compliance with
guidelines of DRC’s Operations Handbook, internal guidelines and donor
requirements.

 Support
timely delivery of quality financial reports to donors and internal reports to
colleagues and HQ.

Ensure
compliance with relevant country statutory and other financial obligations such
as tax, levies and statutory returns.

Ensure
thorough and effective budgetary control in the country programs

Liaise
with relevant Managers on key financial issues for all programs in the country,
including co-funding, financial reporting, key variances and any remedial
action.

Ensure
all required documentation for financial audits in cooperation with
Coordination staff and HQ.

Prepare
for local audits.

Contribute
to the development of proposals with regards to budgeting in cooperation with
Managers

Any
other tasks as assigned by the supervisor

Others

Minimize
financial risks by ensuring that DRC/DDG financial policies and procedures as
set in Operations Handbook and any other CO/RO/HQ instructions are strictly
adhered to through predefined effective internal control system.

Check
on the completeness, accuracy and validity of information regarding payment
documents during partner field support visits.

Support
in the implementation of recommendations raised through internal & external
audits, compliance audits etc.,

Support
to Review and monitor partners’ financial reporting /capacity building, provide
additional technical assistance to partners as necessary to maintain high
standards of compliance.

Participate
in conducting trainings for partner staff in the field offices and develop
their technical skills by ensuring all processes related to donor guidelines
and governmental requirements are adhered to.

Focal
point for conducting financial due diligence of potential Consortia members in
any upcoming consortium project.

Support
DRC Finance Manager in internal and external audit processes by ensuring all
required documentation for financial audits in cooperation with area staff and
country.

DRC Dynamics ERP system

Ensure
DRC Dynamics is used to its full capacity.

Ensure
proper application of ERP finance processes in the country.

NB: The responsibilities
listed in the JD are not exhaustive and may be readjusted according to
operational needs but will remain in line with the overall purpose of the role.

Qualifications

University
degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Business Administration

At
least three year’s work experience in field of financial management,
accounting, book keeping in an NGO or the UN sector.

Proven
experience in working with consortia led projects and managing large budgets

Proven
experience in working with INGOs/ National partners, local/government authorities

Hands-on
experience/skills in MS Excel (experience in working with formulas).

Working
experience in preparation of Donor reporting for Danida/SIDA/USAID/EU/UN
guidelines will be an advantage.

Desirable:

Ability
to prepare basic training modules on accounting management and conduct on the
job trainings.

Ability
to prepare donor budgets for consortia  led projects will be an advantage.

DRC
experience in finance system is preferred.

Fluency
in written and spoken English. Fluency in local spoken languages added
advantage.

Expires: 10 Jun 2023

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