On behalf of our client a faith based NGO, we seek to recruit a highly competent, motivated and professional individual to fill the position of Finance and Administration Manager.

Job Summary:
The Finance and Admin Manager will be responsible for overall financial management, including budgeting and monitoring of project expenditures; financial reporting and auditing; forecasting expenditures; and maintaining and supervising project accounts, books of accounts, banking and financial operations, etc

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
• Manage the accounting, finance and administration components of the program in country, including the various petty cash funds and field office finance, accounting and administrative activities;
• Ensure consistency with organization standard operating procedures, policies and accounting principles.
• Develop procedures for monitoring and analyzing project budgets, which allow accurate projection of expenditures and comparisons of actual and budgeted spending.
• Coordinate monthly requests for funds, based on budget and cash flow projections, to ensure the project has all necessary funds for operations.
• Coordinate and oversee program tendering and procurement activities in country
• Advise project staff on financial health through the provision of regular and timely financial expenditure reports.
• Review and approve all vouchers prepared by the finance officer (disbursement, receipt and general journal vouchers) for expenditures and ensures that expenses are reasonable, allowable and allocable to the project;
• Review and approve field office fund request;
• Administer payroll, and monitor employee time keeping
• Develop and implement office administrative and personnel systems;
• Maintain financial controls and procedures for the management of funds and sub awards/contracts.
• Produce budget projections and reports for submission to Donors.
• Supervise project staff and consultants working on finance and administration activities for the projects
Maintain financial files and support annual audits

Skills and requirements
Successful applicants must have adequate skills and experience suitable for the tasks described above, including:
• Degree in Accounting, (Master’s degree preferred).
• Full CPA or ACCA is a must.
• At least 5+ years’ experience at management level working with a non-governmental organization
• Strong accounting skills
• Fluent spoken and written English
• Good communication skills and positive attitude to team work
• Ability to travel frequently up country