Finance and Administration Manager at ICF Incorporated

Job Description:

ICF seeks to recruit a number of key positions for an upcoming USAID-funded Strategic Information Technical Support activity in Kenya. The activity will support ongoing efforts by the national and county governments and other development partners to strengthen outcome measurements, learning, and accountability (MLA) systems in order to provide quality data and synthesized information for planning, implementation, policy development, and decision making. This activity will focus its support in yet to be defined counties with the project office based in one of the focal counties.

It is envisioned that the project will address two sub-purposes:

1) Increased leadership and management capacity of county governments for effective outcome MLA systems;

2) Increased availability, analysis, and use of quality data.

Qualifications

Key Responsibilities:

• Will be responsible for project finance, administration, and implementing the project in compliance with USAID and ICF company policies.
• This includes management of staff on the operations team, project level and activity budgeting, oversight of local procurement and finance systems, project compliance and record maintenance.
• It will require identifying of issues and risks related to program implementation in a timely manner, and suggest appropriate program adjustments.

Basic Qualifications:

• The Finance and Administration Manager must have an advanced degree in accounting, finance or business administration and applied skills indeveloping and managing large budgets.
• S/he must have at least 7-10 years of experience in professional accounting or auditing, including at least 4 years’ experience working with international donor reporting, preferably USAID reporting requirements.
• S/he must be proficient in relevantcomputer applications and databases, and must be organized, responsible, and concise to meet reporting requirements and deadlines.
• The FAM should have demonstrable analytical, organizational, and written communication skills in English. This position should be based in Nairobi.