Conduct support visits to field offices to reconcile accounting records and provide relevant technical support at such intervals as may be required.

Ensure adequate liquidity for all currencies at the country office while remaining within the acceptable levels as per the regional office requirements. The same applies to mobile money which is widely used in the country office.

Work hand in hand with the regional office to ensure that all new project rollouts are successfully implemented at the country office level and that staff understand how to implement them.
Oversee Country Office retention and accruals account.
Risk Management and assurance

Monitor and advise management on any necessary required changes in the operational policies and ensure SCI complies with the statutory regulations
Reviews of financial and operational risks in the Country Office and give feedback and recommendations to staff and to management.
Recommend to management any controls that may be necessary to close any foreseen risks.
Work with the Internal Audit and Compliance sections to ensure that the external statutory and donor audits of SC is undertaken and that the management letter issues for awards within the region are followed up and resolved/implemented.
Support the External Auditors and follow up on actions for management resolution/address.
Advise both finance and non-finance staff over matters of internal control compliance and periodically review the suitability of the existing controls to ensure they are adequate to minimise the risk exposure of SCI and that they reinforce the proper implementation of programs. eLJLgSh veHWn
Provide a strategic network with banks and other implementing partners where applicable to ensure the bank accounts and Treasury are run and kept with as minimal risk as possible.
Review the Cost allocation methodology transactions to ensure the recovery is fair and accurately done each month according to the defined and agreed parameters.
Review the premise allocation and ensure that its posted on a monthly basis to ensure that all premise costs are fairly allocated to the awards that are supported
To be a strong supporter and advocate for children in this role you will need to have:

At least a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce, Accounting or Business Administration from a recognised university. MUST be a member of an Accounting professional body with qualifications such as ACCA, CPA, CIMA, ICSA etc
At least 8 years' relevant progressive working experience working with International NGOs in a humanitarian and development setting, of which 3 years should be at finance management level.
Strong accounting skills and experience, including management of the general ledger, journal entries, payroll, payables and balance sheet analysis.
Strong background in external donor reporting for an international NGO and experience working with major donors like USAID, SIDA, EU, KOICA, NORAD, DANIDA, Master Card Foundation, UN etc
Good financial management skills with knowledge of computer Accounting Packages and good understanding of Government budgets and tax policies.
Proven ability to work with a team under minimal supervision and being able to prioritize work and meet tight deadlines.
Audit experience and knowledge and application of tax regulation is desirable.
Planning, organising and negotiation skills
Experience of working with local partners and District Local Government in Health, Education, HIV/AIDS or Child Protection program delivery
Strong analytical skills and strategic planning abilities.
Ability to establish and maintain conducive collegial relations and perform effectively as a member of a team.
Willingness to travel and work in hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions.
Computer literacy and excellent documentation skills are a must.
Availability and willingness to work extra hours especially during times of humanitarian responses.
Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
Ability to intervene with crisis management or troubleshooting as necessary.
Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching
Excellent time management and planning capacity
Availability and willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses.
Commitment to Save the Children values