NGO Finance & Admin Officer at Corporate Staffing

Finance & Admin Officer Job Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate and Finance and Administration department otherwise known as Institutional Support and Development Programme
• Making forecasts to ensure that activities are done on schedule and there are available funds for each activity.
• Support project managers in development and implementation of budgets.
• Coordination of organization’s financial reporting on monthly or quarterly basis and end year or project close outs.
• Management of external, internal audits and donor verifications.
• Ensuring that financial and human resources policies and procedures are sound and strictly adhered to and enhancement of the same.
• Cash, payment and payroll management to ensure that projects have the required funds and utilized effectively.
• Asset management; maintain asset register, coordinate and manage Organization’s assets including motor vehicles and transport.
• Coordination and supervision of organization’s human resources including recruitment, remuneration, appraisal, trainings, staff welfare and record keeping.
• Supervision of organization’s logistics, procurement office security and human resources officer.
• Train and build capacity of staff in the department in finance, accounting and administration matters. Risk management; identification and mitigation of risks including review of internal controls, procedures and systems and advising the ED accordingly.
• Supervise purchasing and procurement functions Support managers in proposal and budget development and review.
• Support project managers in monitoring and evaluation activities.
• Ensure that the organization complies with tax and other statutory obligations as registered under NGO Board Act.

Qualifications for the Finance & Admin Officer Job

• CPA qualified with a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field. An MBA or Masters Degree in a relevant field is an added advantage.
• A member of accounting professional body
• At least 5 – 10 years of experience; ideally 4-plus years of broad financial and operations management experience
• Strong managerial, budgeting and accounting skills
• Strong interpersonal, communication and management skills and ability to prioritize, negotiate, and work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to translate financial concepts to- and to effectively collaborate with -programmatic and fundraising colleagues.
• A track record in grants management
• Knowledge of accounting and reporting software – Sage Pastel preferred.
• Demonstrate understanding of basic HR functions