ActionAid International Head of Finance Jobs 2022 – Kenya NGO Jobs. ActionAid International Kenya looking for “Head of Finance”. Applicants with a Bachelors degree may apply on or before 14 November 2022.
ActionAid is an international non-governmental organization whose stated primary aim is to work against poverty and injustice worldwide. ActionAid is a federation of 45 country offices that works with communities, often via local partner organisations, on a range of development issues.
ActionAid International Head of Finance Jobs 2022
The ActionAid International has published a job vacancy announcement on 01 November 2022 for qualified Kenya’s to fill in the vacant post of Head of Finance to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
| Recruiter | ActionAid International |
| Position | Head of Finance |
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Country | Kenya |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Bachelors degree |
| Experience Required | A qualified accountant with at least 10 years |
| Application Deadline | 14 November 2022 |
ActionAid International Job Vacancy 2022
Role Overview: The role is responsible for all finance activities within the Global Secretariat (GS) and Country Programmes and has oversight of all finance activities within the Federation.
S/he has four primary areas of responsibility:
- Working with the Director, create, communicate and implement a clear vision for the finance team, recruiting and developing staff to deliver that vision
- Support the Board to discharge all its constitutional and legal duties relating to financial affairs of the Federation, including the production and audit of multiple sets of annual accounts and donor reports
- Support the International Leadership Team (ILT) and Federation management to make better decisions based on evidence and sound financial data, making the best use of available technology
- Support the Federation to improve its finance capability and to make better and more consistent use of global systems, leading to more automated and better information delivery
Areas of Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic financial leadership within the Global Secretariat and provide leadership to the Finance Community within the Federation.
- Maintain the financial health of the Secretariat by ensuring strict adherence to the approved funding framework. This involves monitoring incomes, financial planning, cost control and reserves.
- Contribute towards attaining the Secretariat’s sustainability goals through collaboration with other functions, supporting resource mobilisation and cost recovery.
- Support the Finance Advisors in providing strategic financial advice and financial risk management to member countries’ finance teams.
- Develop the finance department plans and oversee their implementation, ensuring that resources are in place to achieve
- budgeted performance targets and monitoring overall performance against the targets
- Implement and communicate a vision of change for the team, supported by an overall project plan to deliver that vision
Qualification:
- Relevant Finance or Accounting qualification
- A qualified accountant such as ACCA or CA with significant experience in relevant roles.
Experience:
- A qualified accountant with at least 10 years’ post-qualification experience in relevant roles
- Significant and demonstrable experience of tackling highly complex accounting entry and reporting, preferably in relation to historical errors or audit qualifications
- Demonstrable excellent relationships and collaboration with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to create a strong vision for the team and inspire others to greater performance, professional standards, and results
- Previous experience in a similar organisation within the INGO sector would be advantageous
- Experience with automated general ledger systems and integrated accounting system implementation experience a plus.
- Experience in a management position with a proven ability to lead a department of significant scale and complexity, and experience of managing organisational development and change
Other Details
- Contract Type: Full Time
- Selection Process: Interview
- Salary: negotiable
- Application Process: Online
How to Apply ActionAid International Head of Finance Jobs 2022
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to this link Click Here
The Closing Date: 14 November 2022
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.actionaid.org |
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