With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Responsibilities or duties

Finance, Budget Fixed asset Management and Monitoring. (40%)

• Ensure funding requested submitted following annual approved work plans.
• Support preparation and revision of project budgets.
• Track project expenditures against approved budgets.
• Ensure correct charging of project expense as project line budget
• Maintain Fixed Asset Register
• Provide support to finance and logistics functions, including supervision of drivers when required.
• Fleet management

End Results

• All project expenses are allowable, reasonable and allocable
• No disallowed costs
• No overspending or underspending
• Budget revisions done timely
• Reports are submitted timely
• Vehicles are well maintained
• Fixed assets are updated

Partner Management (30%)

• Reviewing monthly partners reports and posting them into the system on Monthly basis.
• Partner capacity assessment and capacity build

End Results

• Partner retirements are reviewed and posted in time to assure monthly burn rates
• Partner capacity is enhanced leading to no disallowed costs

Support timely project payments for vendors, partners and Beneficiaries. (15%)

End Results

• Timely payments and recording of project costs

Ensure that project procurement plans are submitted in provision. (5%)

• Maintain proper documentation for all procurement transactions

End Results

• Procurement done on timely manner as per the procurement plan
• Procurement records are complete and compliant

Support the project staff to submit timesheets and Labour distribution reports as per the donor and WV guidelines. (5%)

End Results

• Timesheets for staff are filed monthly

Provide support during audits and facilitate timely responses to audit queries.(5%)

End Results

• Audit processes supported

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Required Professional Experience

• Minimum of three years in progressive working experience in donor funded environment with adequate exposure to project accounting, financial management including budgeting, grants, contracts and partner management.
• Minimum one year of experience from an international NGO experience is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience and skills with budget preparation and analysis, financial, reporting preparation and presentation and the proven ability to translate technical, financial data into informative reports.
• Reporting preparation and presentation and the proven ability to translate technical
• Financial data into informative reports.
• Advanced computer skills in MS Office programs, particularly Excel
• Prior staff supervisory experience and strong organizational skills are desired
• Excellent oral and written English skills.

Required Education, Training, License, Registration, And Certification

• Bachelor degree in Accounting/ Finance/Equivalent
• Professional qualification in accounting such CPA or ACCA is an added advantage.

Preferred Knowledge And Qualifications

• Experience in Managing Donor Funds
• Working knowledge of grants operations, finance services and practices
• Experience in managing partners
• Good planning and organizational skills
• Tact and diplomacy in dealing with staff-related to work environment needs
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with all levels of staff and public
• Experience working with an international organization will be an added advantage
• Excellent computer skills in Excel & Sun-systems accounting software

• Ensure funding requested submitted following annual approved work plans.
• Support preparation and revision of project budgets.
• Track project expenditures against approved budgets.
• Ensure correct charging of project expense as project line budget
• Maintain Fixed Asset Register
• Provide support to finance and logistics functions, including supervision of drivers when required.
• Fleet management
• Reviewing monthly partners reports and posting them into the system on Monthly basis.
• Partner capacity assessment and capacity build
• Support timely project payments for vendors, partners and Beneficiaries.
• Ensure that project procurement plans are submitted in provision.
• Maintain proper documentation for all procurement transactions
• Support the project staff to submit timesheets and Labour distribution reports as per the donor and WV guidelines.
• Provide support during audits and facilitate timely responses to audit queries.

• Advanced computer skills in MS Office programs, particularly Excel
• Prior staff supervisory experience and strong organizational skills are desired
• Excellent oral and written English skills.
• Good planning and organizational skills
• Tact and diplomacy in dealing with staff-related to work environment needs
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with all levels of staff and public
• Excellent computer skills in Excel & Sun-systems accounting software

• Bachelor degree in Accounting/ Finance/Equivalent
• Professional qualification in accounting such CPA or ACCA is an added advantage.
• Minimum of three years in progressive working experience in donor funded environment with adequate exposure to project accounting, financial management including budgeting, grants, contracts and partner management.
• Minimum one year of experience from an international NGO experience is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience and skills with budget preparation and analysis, financial, reporting preparation and presentation and the proven ability to translate technical, financial data into informative reports.
• Experience in Managing Donor Funds
• Working knowledge of grants operations, finance services and practices
• Experience in managing partners
• Experience working with an international organization will be an added advantage