Finance Manager – KREASI

About the role

The Finance Manager oversees the KREASI financial operations, ensuring accurate financial reporting, effective budget management and compliance with financial regulations. The role develops financial strategies, manages financial risks and leads the finance team, supporting the KREASI project objectives and the organisation's strategic goals.

Key responsibilities

• Run the finance function efficiently and accurately, using a risk-based approach, and provide financial monitoring and capacity-building support to partners
• Ensure field offices have adequate support for accounting systems, including timely budget variance analysis, answers to queries and scheduled deadlines
• Monitor Budget vs Actual, ensure the right level of budget authority exists and that assets, funds, equipment and property are controlled
• Submit timely, compliant financial reports to members, donors and regulators, and support donor, general and statutory audits
• Guide staff and partners on donor compliance, help estimate fund requests, and oversee sub-grantees and implementing partners, including budget reviews, reporting and audits
• Recruit, train and develop finance staff, and include financial planning and management in partners' plans and annual objectives
• Help implement partners maintain the Save the Children brand and keep communication flowing between the programme, partners and external stakeholders

Required profile

• Minimum 6 years of management experience, including 3 at management level in a finance department of a national or international organisation
• Significant experience managing institutional grants, contracts and sub-agreements, with knowledge of major funder guidelines (USAID, EC, EUD, etc.)
• In-depth knowledge of grant documentation and compliance; experience in disaster/emergency response preferred
• Masters degree in Financial Management, CPA or equivalent (CA, ACMA, ACCA) preferred; Bachelor's degree in Finance Management or Accounting
• Fluent written and spoken English

Required skills

• Budgeting, budget management and analysis, and financial planning and strategic modelling
• Financial systems and procedures, and experience managing and conducting audits
• Computerised accounting packages, Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• Analytical skills, business acumen and strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work to tight deadlines, manage a complex workload and adapt to emergency surge teams