Finance Manager at Pan Africa Christian University

Job Purpose:

• The person in this role will be responsible for financial accounting, reporting, and analysis.
• The position reports to the Finance Registrar.

Minimum Requirements

• Holder of a Master’s Degree in Finance from a recognized university.
• Have nine (9) years of relevant experience, of which five (5) must be at the assistant manager level in a university, research institution, large public or private institution, or a comparable institution.
• Be a holder of CPA (K).
• Be a registered member of ICPAK and in good standing.
• Have a certificate of proficiency in ERP systems for processing transactions.
• Demonstrated outstanding qualities for leadership, coordination, and organization capabilities at the top management level.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze market trends and create financial forecasts.
• Assist in the preparation of the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports in line with set standards.
• Analyze financial statements every month and report on variances.
• Monitor and analyze the department’s budgets to identify variances between actual and budgeted financial results at the end of each reporting period.
• Perform cash flow forecasting and work closely with the operations and project teams in analyzing margins, variances, and cost analysis.
• Coordinate the planning and development of operating budgets in collaboration with the University faculty and departments.
• Maintain the Asset Register of the University.
• Analyze and interpret financial data and prepare financial reports and statements.
• Prepare monthly financial statements and reports for the Management Board and ensure high integrity in the maintenance of debtors’ and creditors’ ledgers.
• Supervise the preparation and remittance of statutory deductions and filing of the relevant statutory returns; supervise the posting of cash disbursements and receipts; and prepare bank reconciliations.
• Manage the annual finance audit.
• Financial staff management, motivation, training, recruitment, and selection.