Finance Analyst at Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops

REF - KCCB-ACTS/9/2022/08

JOB PURPOSE

The Finance Analyst will assist the Finance Manager to coordinate a variety of financial analysis and planning functions including agreement budgeting and generating a variety of financial reports.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Financial Analysis: Identifies and communicates financial status by comparing and analyzing actual results with plans and forecasts, making use of KCCB ACTS HQ, regional and partner-generated reports including:
• Budget management: Develop first draft of new business cost proposals and annual budgets under continuation awards. Prepare budget narratives to accompany budgets.
• Forecasting: Monitor spending and create projections for each project as needed to inform the core leadership team and guide spending decisions for budget managers. Support Funding Scenario Analysis and ensure all the project has accurate and approved costed work plans.
• Joint Shared Cost distribution: Prepare Cost share Matrix for distribution of shared common cost based on the labor hours charged to various projects.Prepare monthly Journals for Joint shared cost distribution.

Minimum Qualifications, Experience & Skills

• Relevant University Degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics required).
• Master’s Degree in Finance, MBA or related is an added advantage
• CPA-K or ACCA
• 3-5 years of experience in Financial and/or Business Controlling and/or Accounting
• Experience working with CDC, USAID and other major donor awards.
• Strong accounting, financial management, budget monitoring and financial modelling skills
• Functional knowledge of Excel, Microsoft Word, and Powerpoint as well as the ability to learn financial systems/other software tools.
• Work independently
• Project planning to ensure smooth operational delivery
• Communication {both oral and written
• Analytical skills
• Leadership
• Negotiation
• Networking and relationship building
• Interpersonal relations
• Change management