Senior Finance Analyst – Africa – CIMMYT at World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)

Duties and responsibilities

Regional Finance Oversight & Monitoring.

• Support the Regional Finance Manager in monitoring financial performance, compliance, and control effectiveness across country offices within the region.
• Review financial information, key performance indicators, and management reports to identify risks, trends, exceptions, and areas requiring management attention.
• Support implementation of regional finance oversight plans and monitoring activities.
• Assist in evaluating adherence to institutional finance policies, procedures, Delegation of Authority (DoA), and internal control requirements.
• Support monitoring of country office implementation of finance initiatives, policy changes, and institutional priorities.

 Compliance Reviews, Quality Assurance & Risk Management.

• Perform risk-based finance reviews and compliance monitoring activities across country offices.
• Support reviews of financial transactions, reconciliations, supporting documentation, and key financial processes.
• Prepare review samples, testing populations, exception analyses, and working papers to support oversight activities.
• Identify policy deviations, control weaknesses, compliance risks, and areas requiring corrective action.
• Support regional risk assessments and monitoring of finance-related risks.
• Assist in strengthening financial governance, compliance practices, and internal control environments across the region.

Audit & Corrective Action Coordination.

• Support coordination of internal audits, external audits, finance reviews, and compliance assessments affecting country offices within the region.
• Maintain tracking of audit findings, review observations, risk mitigation activities, and corrective action plans.
• Monitor progress of remediation activities and follow up with country offices regarding outstanding actions.
• Support reporting of audit observations, risk trends, and implementation status to Regional Finance Managers and relevant stakeholders.
• Assist in identifying recurring issues and opportunities for process and control improvements.

Financial Analysis, Reporting & Data Quality Monitoring.

• Prepare regional finance dashboards, scorecards, monitoring reports, and management information.
• Perform financial analysis and trend reviews to support regional oversight and decision-making.
• Analyze financial data quality, reporting accuracy, compliance indicators, and operational performance metrics.
• Support development and maintenance of regional reporting tools, monitoring frameworks, and analytical models.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and supporting analyses for regional finance reviews and leadership discussions.

Country Office Coordination & Stakeholder Support.

• Coordinate information requests, review activities, follow-up actions, and reporting requirements between country offices, headquarters finance teams, and Regional Finance Managers.
• Support implementation of finance transformation initiatives, process improvements, and system enhancements across the region.
• Assist in communicating finance guidance, best practices, and oversight expectations to country finance teams.
• Support regional finance meetings, workshops, training sessions, and knowledge-sharing activities.
• Build collaborative relationships with country finance teams and key stakeholders across the region.
• Support country Finance teams in operational and financial analysis in hosting services, intercompany transactions, and accounts receivable transactions, where applicable.
• First line of support on SOPs and D365-finance module questions.
• Ad-hoc temporary backstopping for country Finance team members.

Continuous Improvement & Regional Governance Support.

• Support standardization of finance monitoring, reporting, and review methodologies across country offices.
• Contribute to development of monitoring tools, review programs, templates, and working paper standards.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency, transparency, and effectiveness of regional finance oversight activities.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives aimed at strengthening financial governance, compliance monitoring, and organizational performance.
• Promote a culture of accountability, compliance, transparency, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Audit, or related field.
• Professional accounting or audit qualification preferred (CPA, ACCA, CA, CIA, CMA, CISA, or equivalent).
• Minimum 7–10 years of progressive experience in finance, accounting, audit, compliance, internal controls, risk management, or financial analysis.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, compliance frameworks, risk management, and governance principles.
• Experience supporting audits, compliance reviews, financial monitoring, or assurance-related activities.