FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION MANAGER – Young love Organisation

VACANCY

Young love
Connecting youth with life-saving information
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION MANAGER
Young love Organisation’s mission is to connect youth to proven life-saving information. Our vision is to enable over 1 million youth to thrive through delivery of multiple evidence-based programs.

Primary Purpose:

As the Finance & Administration Manager of a growing & dynamic International Non-Governmental Organisation (INGO) you will lead all facets of the Finance function, this includes, but not limited to routine financial management, risk management, ensuring compliance to internal policies and procedures, grants administration, and financial reporting.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

The successful applicant will be required to complete the following tasks:
⦁ Overseeing the management of routine finance functions including timely recording of transactions and completion of month-end processes and related reporting.
⦁ Prepares payroll schedules and initiates payroll processing; supports annual tax filing, ensuring compliance with applicable legislature.
⦁ Participates in grant management. Leads compliance with grant agreements and requirements, including tracking expenditure and preparation of financial reports for donors. Liaises with donors as required.
⦁ Prepares project budgets and financial data for donors and grant proposals.
⦁ Builds readiness and infrastructure to support efficient and effective compliance with biliteral, multi-literal and Development Agencies such as USAID, UN, FCDO and other government grants.
⦁ Provide oversight on global operations, including financial oversight over global partners, subgrantees and Innovation hubs.
⦁ Provides operational recommendations aligned with organizational objectives and strong financial management.
⦁ Develops and implements policies and procedures to ensure compliance with local legislation and donor agreements.
⦁ Completes financial reporting as required on an ad hoc basis including responding to donor reporting requests and other external reports.
⦁ Develops organizational fiscal and program budgets. Assist in budget monitoring, quarterly forecasting updates and variance analysis.
⦁ Lead the audit processes, liaises with auditors to ensure quality audits are undertaken in an efficient and timely manner.
⦁ Engages externally, with auditors, banks, and auditors as required
Required Skills and Experiences
⦁ Bachelor’s degree (Accounting or Finance, or similar qualifications required).
⦁ Additional professional certificates such as a CIMA/ACCA or related courses considered an asset.
⦁ Relevant work experience of 5-1 Oyears or greater is required. Previous experience managing large grants from International Development Bodies is a must
⦁ Previous experience managing USAID funded project and knowledge about US Government rules and regulations is a requirement for this position.
⦁ Proficiency in Pastel or similar packages required.
The Finance & Admin Manager will report to the Executive Director, and supervise the finance team.