Finance and Operations Lead at Action Aid

Job Description and Person Specification

• Auditing awareness (ISAs), asset inventory management, payroll processing and management
• Sound procurement knowledge and exposure, financial systems and records management & reporting.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills, including demonstrated ability to handle sensitive negotiations on matters affecting AAIK staff.
• Strong leadership and management skills
• Strong analytical/problem solving, and management of crisis, conflict and risk
• A strong commitment to embedding feminist leadership and AAIK’s humanitarian signature. 
• A good understanding of human rights, women’s rights, and socio-economic justice
• A strong commitment to adhering to and promoting AAIK’s approach to Sexual Harassment, Exploitation, and Abuse and other Safeguarding concerns (including child abuse and abuse of adults at-risk).
• Excellent conceptual, analytical, documentation and presentation skills
• Excellent skills in facilitation and capacity building for inter-linkages amongst staff, partners & stakeholders
• High degree of integrity, dependability and confidentiality
• Good interpersonal and communication skills coupled with ability to influence, negotiate, advice, mentor and train
• Ability to work independently and be self-motivated
• High level of IT proficiency in use of SUN system, Vision, MS Word, Excel, Access, Power-point, and e-mail. 

Minimum Requirements

1. Bachelor of Commerce Degree or its equivalent from a recognized University;
2. Have MSc or MA in Business management from a recognized University;
3. Be a Certified Public Accountants (CPA (K)) or ACCA (final) or its equivalent;
4. Have at least Eight (8) years working experience in financial management and accounting work in an INGO or a large organization of which at least three (3) years must have been at management position;
5. Have experience in development and implementation of financial systems and operations;
6. Have practical experience in donor grants management & reporting, management reporting and statutory reporting in compliance with IFRS.