Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is currently looking for a highly qualified Finance Manager for the Regional Office in Nairobi.
About the job
Under the management of the Regional Head of Support services, the Regional Finance Manager has a regional focus and provides the due support (including technical support when required) and guidance to each Country Office. Financial performance includes but is not limited to, budget development, financial reporting, follow-up of expenditure against budgets, cost control management and risk mitigation.
The Regional Finance Manager is in-charge of the Finance Department of the Regional Office and is fully responsible for the financial responsibilities related to the Regional Office, while performing oversight on the country offices on project finance matters.
The Eats Africa & Great Lakes Region. Your main duties and responsibilities will be:
- To ensure efficient management and supervision of the staff members of the Finance Department of the RO
- To monitor compliance of the financial rules and regulations within the RO
- Provide quality assurance of budgeting activities in the country operations, paying attention to compliance and adherence to the regional program and financial strategies.
- To produce donor, internal and statutory reporting as required for the regional office entity
- To accommodate and support donor financial audits of projects at the EAGL Regional Office
- To accommodate and support internal financial audits of projects in the EAGL Region
- To check and monitor the full compliance of the financial documents of the EAGL RO expenses
- To identify and document potential financial risks in the EAGL Region
- To ensure a functioning of ERP System at expert user level
- To contribute to the development and elaboration of new learning materials for the Finance staff members in the EAGL region
About you
To be successful in this role, we expect you to have at least 5 years’ experience as Finance Manager in an INGO setting. Moreover, we also expect the following:
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance, master’s degree or above will be considered as an asset
- Expert level experience working is ERP 365 System is Mandatory.
- Advance skills in managing large and complex data analysis and Power BI;
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and influencing skills with a well-developed ability to motivate and persuade at high levels;
- Proven track of technical training skills and mentorship.
- Proficiency (written and spoken) in English;
- Experience of working in countries under East Africa and Great Lakes Region is Mandatory.
- Excellent Computer Skills (MS Office, Internet) and an advanced proficiency in Excel are required.
Desirable
- Other languages like Swahili, Arabic, French will be added advantage
- Work experience with Danish Refugee Council in Finance unit is Desirable.
In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies:
Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.
Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.
Demonstrating integrity: You uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to our values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.
We offer
Contract length: 2 years
Band: F Management
Salary: National candidates, starting point of base salary in KES/month 461,118
Expat candidates, see salary here: https://job.drc.ngo/working-in-drc/salary-package-and-benefits/
Designation of Duty Station: Accompanied, Family Durty Station
Start date: 15 October 2024
Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Expatriates or Nationals; please refer to drc.ngo under Vacancies.
Application process
All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. Applications sent by email will not be considered.
Closing date for applications: 27 August 2024
For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.