The Head of Finance will have primary responsibility of preparing financial reports, offering operations and administrative support.

The Head of Finance will be responsible for internal control improvement initiatives and provision of support to Sub-grantees.

Duties and Responsibilities
Implement, review and drive adherence to accounting and administrative procedures and guidelines.
Prepare accurate management reports, and ensure timely monthly closeouts as required.
Coordinate, with the Program Director, for the submission of donor-related reports in a timely manner.
Ensure project expenses are reasonable, allocable, prudent and spent in accordance with donor rules and regulations.
In collaboration with the Program Director, manage all project-related sub-awards to local grantees ensuring sub-grantees’ compliance and reporting to donor regulations.
Responsible for account reconciliations and preparation of cash flow forecasts.
Timely preparation and submission of program cash requests to HQ Finance office.
Prepare pipeline reports, identify internal control weaknesses and implement improvements.
Maintain thorough documentation of all financial transactions.
Review and ensure proper filing of financial reports to the relevant authorities.
Facilitate payment of the approved payroll.
Ensure the organization is tax compliant(exempted based on the programs running), and ensure filing of the same where required.
Work with program personnel to maintain their budgets during the project cycle.
Ensure that accounts receivable/payable are properly monitored and managed.
Maintain good relationship with vendors, creditors and bankers.

Qualifications
Professional qualifications; CPA(K) / ACCA
A master’s degree in business administration, finance or other relevant field.
Strong finance background in financial management, budget development and analysis.
A minimum of 5 years of experience supervising program operations, including human resources, procurement, subcontracts, grants and accounting/finance.
Demonstrated experience in managing CDC grants and in depth knowledge of USG Cost Accounting Standards.
Ability to use basic accounting software (i.e. QuickBooks).
Possess excellent organizational, analytical, oral and written communications skills demonstrate supervisory skills and an ability to work well in a team.
Fluency in English in both oral and written communication.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Analytical and cognitive skills
Computer literacy
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

How to Apply
If you meet the above mentioned qualifications, you are requested to send your cover letter and CV to hr@mgickenya.org by January 7, 2016.

Candidates are requested to indicate the title of the position being applied on the subject line of the email.

Only shortlisted candidate will be contacted.

“Maryland Global Initiatives Corporation is an equal opportunity employer”