Norwegian People’s Aid Finance Manager Jobs in Kenya
As a Finance Manager you will have overall responsibility for financial management, accounting and financial reporting for projects in Sudan. The position reports to the Country Director and is part of the NPA Senior Management Team. Because of the situation in Sudan, the small NPA country team has relocated to Nairobi and is working remotely; the finance manager will be managing a colleague based in Egypt, with other team members based in Uganda.
NPA started working in Sudan in 2022 and currently works within two programming areas. Civil Society and Humanitarian programmes are implemented indirectly with partners funded through 2 main sources of funding. The programme is actively seeking additional funding from both existing and new donors.
In addition, the Sudan Finance manager may also be called upon to provide punctual support to other NPA operations in the region, in particular to the Rwanda and South Sudan country programmes. The position is based in Nairobi, with possible travel to both South Sudan and Rwanda to provide punctual support on the basis of need and availability.
Your general responsibilities will be:
Overall responsibility for NPA Sudan programme’s finance management including accounting, auditing, monitoring activities and smooth day-to-day running of the financial operation.
This includes:
Analysis and forecast
Budget and controls
Financial accounting and book-keeping
Financial reporting and audits
Partner finance oversight
Capacity strengthening
Management
We are looking for a candidate with the following experience:
Minimum 3 years’ experience in similar finance management position
Relevant higher education in finance or other relevant field
Good working knowledge of accounting system/s and preferably of the Agresso accounting software
Experience in managing and capacity developing finance staff, also in remote management mode.
Experience from being part of a management team
Written and verbal proficiency in English
Experience in working with partner organizations in a finance role
We will prefer candidates who also have experience with the following:
Working with multiple donor budget formats – including UN agencies
Finance management in both humanitarian and development programmes
Working for INGOs or international organizations is preferable
Working understanding of ICT-systems and experience with MS Office applications, including advanced user level in excel.
We also think you have the following personal skills:
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a multi-cultural/multi-national setting, and with a high level of respect for local culture
Analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to work both independently and within a team
Strong managerial and leadership skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire and build competence of staff and achieve results through others
Practical and proven skills in negotiation and conflict resolution with a wide range of stakeholders.
Ability to cope under pressure and flexible to handle changing priorities
All staff are expected to undertake the following:
Work within the framework of NPA’s core values and promote NPA’s vision of Solidarity in Action
Work towards achieving programme and/or department objectives
Ensure familiarity with and adhere to all NPA policies and procedures
Responsibility for keeping up to date with relevant developments within field of expertise
Fulfil their role in country of deployment and areas of conflict where standards of living may be basic
Fulfil their role in a manner appropriate to the cultural context and within the local legal framework
Understand and uphold the standards outlined in NPA’s Code of Conduct and Safeguarding policy, acting with due care and attention to safeguard the wellbeing of anyone that comes into contact with NPA’s work, and reporting concerns if they do arise
How to Apply
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