Finance & Operations Advisor

Description:

The Finance & Operations Advisor based in Nairobi, Kenya will serve as part of the senior technical team responsible for strengthening the financial management systems, tools and processes within a medical supply agency.

Specific areas of support will include improving internal audit and financial controls, procurement processes and financial monitoring and tracking.

In addition, applicants will be required to facilitate creation of new policies, processes and technologies to support improved financial management and performance. This project is fast-paced, dynamic and demanding.

Candidates should be able to perform under pressure and be proactive.

Key duties include:

• Review, analyze and update financial management policies/procedures to meet international standards.
• Strengthen financial, audit and procurement systems to meet internal and external reporting requirements.
• Analyse finance and operations process related data and define new financial and operational metrics to generate accurate and timely financial information to support operational, policy and advocacy decisions.
• Strengthen internal audit policies/procedures and financial controls in line with accounting and auditing principles and standards to meet accepted international standards including in the United States of America.
• Create, maintain and archive technical documentation of the process improvement.
• Work closely with medical supply agency counterparts and the Project Team to develop and implement a comprehensive capacity building strategy to address financial management capacity building needs within the medical supply agency.

Required qualifications include:

• Advanced degree in accounting, Finance, business administration, or other related field is required.
• CPA, ACCA or equivalent training required.
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience of proven track record in accounting and financial management systems in public or private institutions or donor-funded programs in Kenya.
• Demonstrated financial management, procurement, accounting, internal auditing, and planning, capacity building and communication skills.
• Functional expertise with the financial module of ERP systems.
• Experience working with senior levels of government, policy makers, executives and senior managers to achieve established goals and lasting results.
• Proven ability to mentor, motivate and work as part of a team.
• Candidate must be proactive and be able to seek information, evaluate financial management systems, provide concise recommendations and implement solutions in a fast-paced setting.
• Experience ¡n a preparing organisations for donor funding rules and regulations.
• Strong experience in technical writing and communication is an added advantage.

Deloitte seeks to recruit well qualified personnel for an ongoing USAID-funded medical supply chain project.

Interested persons should submit a CV and cover letter in Microsoft Word format within 10 days of this publication to info@kspkenya.com.

Subject line of: “Finance & Operations Advisor”.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.