Business Official at I Choose Life - Africa (ICL)

Project: Anticipated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Center for Global Health call Ref CDC-RFA-GH22-2209.

Job responsibilities

• Oversee project operations, including human resources, logistics, procurement, and accounting/finance.
• Develop financial risk management and control strategies and review and approve financial planning and control recommendations.
• Provide leadership and oversight for financial reporting for annual budget planning, audit reviews, and assessments processes.
• Prepare financial guidance to financial staff in field offices through memos, updates to policies, and procedure manuals.
• Develop and implement effective and efficient business processes and procedures.
• Develop and manage internal financial auditsDevelop formal reporting system to communicate results of audit activities to management
• Liaise with the donor program finance and management team
• Lead the creation of regular financial tracking reports to monitor project spending against the approved budget
• Lead the preparation of project budgets
• Monitor time spent by project staff and advise the technical leads if time is not being charged and spent according to the approved project budget
• Responsible for the development of policies, systems, special financial studies, etc.
• Advise project staff on USG/CDC requirements and provide training on financial management, record-keeping, operational systems, and policies as needed
• Accountable for procurement procedures ensuring all required supporting documentation and approvals within agreed-upon thresholds
• Provide strategic leadership to financial staff in a regional or HQ office Engage in the more critical and confidential aspects of financial analysis
• Provide recommendations and consults with management on financial performance and enterprise risk management
• Develop and implement process improvement plans to ensure the project financial controls and operational procedures
• Keep abreast with the latest trends in financial accounting and mentors’ staff
• Develop the capacity of team performance and drive for excellence

Qualification

1. Bachelor’s degree in Finance Administration or similar field
2. Minimum 8 years of professional experience providing accounting and financial management services
3. Experience completing a variety of financial tasks by establishing priorities and working in a fast-paced office environment, under pressure, and against numerous deadlines
4. Impeccable business ethics, including the protection of confidential information
5. Comprehensive knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures with accounting, financial controls, and financial information systems
6. Has significant experience with automated financial reporting, government accounting practices, and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS)
7. Full knowledge and experience with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) practices and reporting guidelines
8. Must have excellent organizational, supervisory, leadership, and managerial skills
9. Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook)
10. Strong written, oral, and presentation skills

Child Safeguarding: In line with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNCRC), ICL strives to keep children safe in all its undertakings. The successful applicant will be required to read, understand, and commit to abide by ICL Child Safeguarding Policy and guidelines. The individual will sign the policies to indicate an understanding of and commitment to follow the policy requirements