Finance Manager – Maternity Reliever at Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi)

Purpose of the position

• To support the Finance team in the effective delivery of financial support to the DNDi Eastern Africa office and the implementation of the Global Finance team’s action plan, with a strong emphasis on compliance and donor financial management activities.  

Specific Job Responsibilities
Compliance

• Provide effective financial control and advisory support to the Global Internal Control team and DNDi Eastern Africa office financial compliance activities:  
• Co-ordinate the DNDi Eastern Africa office annual audit and oversee the implementation of audit recommendations.
• Oversee the implementation of tax compliance requirements in the DNDi Eastern Africa office. 
• Support the Global Internal Control team in the updating and embedding of the global signature policy across regional offices.
• Support the development and documentation of DNDi Finance SOPs and processes in the regions, ensuring SOPs and processes align with the DNDi Internal Control System (ICS).

Donor Financial Management

• Support the effective financial management of grants throughout the life cycle of donor funded projects:  
• Support the preparation of donor financial reports in collaboration with the Finance team and cross-functional R&D and External Relations teams, ensuring compliance with the grant’s legal, procurement and financial requirements.
• Provide financial monitoring and advisory support to the DNDi program teams and partners to appropriately manage the grant funding over its life cycle. 
• Contribute to training of project leaders and budget holders on finance matters. 

Reporting line 

• The Finance Manager will report to the Senior Finance Manager.

Interactions

• Works with the finance and planning team in the operations department.
• This role has a representational role through the promotion of programs and maintain productive relationships by projecting the image of a credible partner

Job Requirements 

Skills and Attributes

• Solid business partnering expertise with experience working with senior leaders and negotiating with both internal and external stakeholders in a global matrix, multi-cultural environment. 
• Strong ability to manage a complex and diverse workload and work well under pressure to meet tight deadlines. 
• Well organized and structured with very clear and systematic thinking demonstrating analytical skills and problem-solving competencies. 
• Good project management skills and proven ability to work collaboratively across functions to deliver on complex, multifaceted projects. 
• Strong ability to use initiative, prioritize, multi-task, and work well under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Clear and systematic thinking that demonstrates good judgment and problem-solving competencies.
• Strong communication skills in multicultural, multi-lingual environments
• Strong ability to work effectively as part of a multicultural team.
• Well organized and structured
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong ability to provide high level support in project/program delivery.
• Strong ability to manage small projects with budget management.
• Strategic thinking and leadership abilities
• Strong management, negotiation, and advocacy skills
• Has autonomy for taking actions and decisions
• Strong ability to interact with external stakeholders
• Lead and motivate a small team for optimum performance, supervising junior staff

Experience

• Minimum 12 years' relevant experience in which at least 4 years at Senior Officer Level.
• Prior grant budget development, compliance, and financial reporting experience, with a good understanding of major institutional donor requirements including budgeting, eligibility issues, compliance management, and reporting. 
• Proven experience in partner financial management and oversight in resource-limited settings.
• Working experience with accounting software e.g., Navision
• Very good knowledge of Microsoft Suite especially MS Excel and MS PowerPoint
• Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment and matrix structure.
• Experience of working in public and private sector is highly desirable.

Education

• Master's degree or equivalent
• CPA (K) or equivalent