Finance Officer at Energy 4 Impact

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure that all project and country office financial/expenditure documents are delivered to the Nairobi office in a timely manner, reviewed for accuracy and completeness and ready for approval and posting.
• Responsible for entering financial information and maintaining all financial records for projects and for the organisation.
• Ensure all project accounting records and supporting documentation for all financial transactions are maintained in a systematic order and in a safe and secure condition under the custody of the organisation.
• Assist in financial control, prepare and analyse budgets, develop financial reports, and make recommendations to the organisation on budget expenditures.
• Monitor the expenditures to ensure that programme funds are utilised appropriately by the close of the fiscal year.
• Carry out training on financial policies and procedures to non-finance staff and partners, as required.
• Assist the Head of finance in ensuring that all financial reporting is completed on time and submitted to the supervisor for review on time for submission to donors.
• Help with the preparation of internal and external audits and respond to audit queries in a timely manner.
• Make visits to the country offices as required to support financial operations and management
• Reviewing all ARO staff time sheets ensuring that staff have allocated time properly to projects.
• Leading all project related budgets and working closely with the programmes team.
• Lead on the administration of cash disbursement and drawdown from programmes.
• Opening of project accounts on system.
• Liaise on a regular basis with finance and management staff in the field.
• Any other duties as assigned from time to time by the supervisor

Please note that the above is not an exhaustive list of duties and is subject to review on a regular basis depending on needs of the organisation.

Qualifications, Knowledge and experience

· A degree in a business related field with a CPA qualification or equivalent.

· At least 4 years’ experience in an international organisation.

· Understanding of multi and bilateral donor policies and procedures.

· Proven numeracy and financial analysis / planning skills.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to present financial matters to non-financial managers.
• High degree of computer literacy in Microsoft Office products especially Excel and financial systems (Sage).
• Ability to develop and build capacities of staff.
• Experience in working independently and providing initiative in improving finance functions.
• Experience of establishing good working relationships with a variety of people.
• Proven track record in delivering results in a pressurised environment.

· Problem solving and analytical skills.

· Culturally sensitive.

· Ability to adapt to new situations and needs.

· Ability to work effectively in a team.