Finance and Operations Manager Job – Zanzibar at Aga Khan Foundation

• Provide technical leadership and management on all financial matters for MECPZ, ensuring compliance with all relevant policies and standards.
• Manage grants spending against approved budget, by ensuring that appropriate systems and controls are in place to monitor expenditure in alignment to grants and reporting requirements.
• Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting to donors and other stakeholders including preparation of annual financial statements.
• Coordinate all internal and external audits and implement audit recommendations
• Ensure MECPZ complies with all statutory and regulatory requirements by the government and development partners.
• Work with the programs partnership teams to develop budgets that are aligned to the MECPZ and donor standards.
• Ensure that internal controls are properly enforced to minimize potential risks
• Take lead in the monthly payroll preparation. Ensure timesheets are completed and filed in a timely manner.
• Review all employee’s expenditure reports before they are posted into system
• Ensure monthly bank reconciliations are prepared, approved, and filed on time.
• Provide technical and management oversight for all procurements and logistics in compliance with policies and standards.
• Manage and oversee the day-to-day administration of the offices in line with the administrative policies and procedures.
• Ensure negotiations with suppliers and vendors to secure value-for-money in procurements are done in a transparent manner and maintain appropriate relationships with suppliers that exemplify the highest standards of accountability and credibility.
• Lead in a price survey of most procured goods and services to ensure market trends are identified and MECPZ maintains competitive purchasing
• Ensure fixed assets are properly managed.
• Provide technical advice and required support on Admin and procurement of goods and service
• Supervising/ monitoring MECPZ resources including, People and assets
• Ensure all operations and facilities are managed to maintain MECP infrastructure, resources, security, and insurance

The Requirements:

• Minimum of bachelor’s degree in Finance and or Accounting together with professional qualification – CPA or ACCA or CIMA.
• Minimum four years relevant professional experience
• Experience in management, leadership, and mentoring staff
• Experience in developing budgets in collaboration with technical programme staff and supporting the effective management of these
• Excellent communication skills, able to make strong presentations and produce high quality financial reports
• Experience of working across geographical, organisation boundaries, cultures & diverse stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience of working with consortiums, international multilateral and bilateral donors
• Demonstrated experience in budgeting process from end to end in a multi-donor environment is a must
• Demonstrated experience in the preparation and supervision of annual financial accounts.
• Experience in preparation and supervision of both annual external audits, internal grant reviews and donor audits is a must.

How to Apply

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Application Deadline: 31st July 2022.