WRI Finance Manager Jobs 2024 – Kenya NGO Jobs

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WRI Finance Manager Jobs 2024 – Kenya NGO Jobs.

WRI Kenya looking for “Finance Manager”.

Applicants with a Bachelor’s Degree may apply on or before April 01, 2024.

The World Resources Institute is a global research non-profit organization established in 1982 with funding from the MacArthur Foundation under the leadership of James Gustave Speth. WRI’s activities are focused on seven areas: food, forests, water, energy, cities, climate and ocean.

The WRI has published a job vacancy announcement on March 13, 2024 for qualified Kenya’s to fill in the vacant post of Finance Manager to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.

WRI Job Vacancy 2024

Job Highlight: Reporting to the to the WRI Africa Director of Finance and Operations, you will be accountable for executing Financial and Budgetary tasks. You will handle financial activities of the WRI Africa and be responsible to supporting financial Management needs, with capacity in all necessary aspects of financial administration, procurement, accounting, logistics and financial support to ensure strict adherence to internal controls, donor guidelines, mandated laws, proper record keeping, and efficient administration. You will also work with the program team, coordinating with them to ensure the smooth running of operations and coherence of procedures and systems.

What will you do:

Accounting (30%):

Ensure accounting and financial transactions are well supported before being processed in Cost Point accounting system
Prepare monthly reconciliations for bank accounts and other GL accounts for Kenya Company
Review and post financial transactions in Cost Point. Work closely with programs staff, operations staff and accounting team from the global office to ensure transactions have the right charge and accounting codes
Lead on any audit Kenya institutional audit and support project audits as needed
Responsible for preparing Quarterly Funds Request
Responsible for timely and accurate monthly close
Responsible for managing advances and receivables from staff
Responsible for managing credit card issued to staff ensuring that expenses are reported on time and reconciliations prepared
Support the updating of current financial policies and procedures and implementation of new financial policies and procedures

Qualification & Experience:

Education: You have completed a bachelor’s degree in Business administration, Finance or Accounting. You must be a CPA Finalist
Experience: You have a minimum of 7 years of relevant professional experience working in Finance Department with an International NGO
Experience working with donor funded projects
High-level competence in budgeting, financial analysis and forecasting. Experience preparing dashboards will be an added advantage
Proficient in Microsoft Office and accounting software such as SAP, Deltek, Sage, Costpoint
Advanced knowledge of working with Excel
Experience working in different Africa countries would be an advantage
Languages: You are proficient in written and spoken English
Requirements: Existing work authorization is required where this position. WRI is unable to authorize visa work authorization

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