Job Finance Specialist, Kenya

Closing Date: Saturday, 12 June 2010

International Medical Corps (IMC)
International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.
Closing date: 12 Jun 2010
Location: Kenya

International Medical Corps’ mission is to improve quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.

International Medical Corps is seeking a Finance Specialist for APHIAplus, Kenya.

1. All day-to-day admin and HR activities, as well as accounting operations and financial management functions related to the contract in accordance with IMC policy and procedures;
2. Supervise the order of all project equipment, supplies and services, ensuring that USAID’s contractual requirements and IMC procurement policies are followed. Maintain complete inventory of all Project equipment in accordance with USAID’s inventory record requirements.
3. Oversee training of finance staff and provide technical support to country program and logistics;
4. Collaborates with the CoP in managing and monitoring progress of Project activities and assuring that performance goals are met. Act in place of CoP in his or her absence. Represent the project in dealings with donor and other partners as assigned by the CoP.
5. Oversee all aspects of the Projects’ HR function and ensure all personnel files are updated with current employee information, including current job descriptions, CVs, bio data sheets and performance review documentation.
6. Present & facilitate review of actual to budget expenditures with CoP and other key management staff; Provide recommendations for budget realignments as required;
7. Make visits to field offices to provide training to finance staff on IMC procedures and requirements.
8. Interpret, and provide guidance to staff on regulations and policies (United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Agency for International Development Acquisition Regulations (AIDAR); educate program staff on contract compliance issues and operational topics
9. Manage assigned subcontractors including following activities: preparing Teaming Agreements, providing budget assumptions, taking the lead negotiating budgets with a focus on cost realism and cost and price analysis, developing budget templates, reviewing budgets and notes, and ensuring final submissions conform to donor requirements. Provide cost guidelines, standards and templates.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college with a major in Accounting with three to five (3-5) years of accounting experience in a non-profit setting, or equivalent experience, training and education. Recognized professional certificate in accounting such as CPA, or a Masters degree in Accounting, preferred.
2. Extensive experience in the administrative and financial management of overseas programs at the management level. Three years of experience required, of which 1 year should be of developing country experience or resource deprived environment.
3. Extensive knowledge of US Government contracts, experience with FAR and AIDAR is preferred. Previous experience and with finance, accounting, administration and management under federal contracts is essential.
4. With extensive experience in working with computerized accounting systems, standard spreadsheet and database programs. Experienced using ACCPAC software is preferred.
5. Ability to function effectively in a loosely structured and complex work environment, able to set appropriate priorities and deal effectively with numerous simultaneous requirements;
6. Excellent planning, management and organizational skills. Strong leadership, analytical and organizational skills; ability to work both independently and within a team, assess priorities, and manage a variety of activities with attention to detail. Excellent cross-cultural communication and interpersonal skills demonstrated by ability to interact professionally with culturally and linguistically diverse staff, clients and consultants.
How to apply
To officially begin the application process, please visit our website at www.imcworldwide.org and complete the online employment application form found under the tab "Work with IMC”. Please reference ReliefWeb.
Reference Code: RW_85DLGT-46
Source: Reliefweb