Background

The Church Of Central Africa Presbyterian is seeking a Finance Manager.

Responsibilities

1. Finance & Budgeting

• Develop budgeting methodology and assist other managers in preparing their budgets and reports, and consolidate the same.
• Liaise with the Programme Manager and other senior staff on the preparation of programme budgets.
• Make recommendations on updating financial procedures and policies and disseminate any changes to all relevant staff.
• Operate and maintain ECD bank accounts in liaison with the Director.
• Maintain accounting books, systems, and accounting packages.
• Manage reconciliations and audit requirements.
• Ensure compliance with ECD accounting policies and procedures, as well as statutory requirements.

2. Financial Requirements

• Forecast cash flow requirements.
• Check bank reconciliation statements to keep track of balances.
• Review financial reports prepared by the Accounts Assistants.
• Coordinate audit activities, as well as accounts payable and receivable.
• Supervise the management of programme and project accounts.
• Track the financial progress of projects and monitor expenditure against approved budgets.
• Check financial and administrative procedures such as payroll, bookkeeping, insurance, budgeting and cost control, personnel policies, and accounting functions.

Qualifications

• Minimum BSc in Accounting from a recognized academic institution.

Key Skills

• Strong leadership and accounting skills.
• Strong concern for social improvement.
• Strong sense of judgment.
• Reliability and integrity.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, technical, IT, and numerical abilities.
• Commercial awareness, initiative, and the ability to work as part of a team.

• Develop budgeting methodology and assist other managers in preparing their budgets and reports, and consolidate the same.
• Liaise with the Programme Manager and other senior staff on the preparation of programme budgets.
• Make recommendations on updating financial procedures and policies and disseminate any changes to all relevant staff.
• Operate and maintain ECD bank accounts in liaison with the Director.
• Maintain accounting books, systems, and accounting packages.
• Manage reconciliations and audit requirements.
• Ensure compliance with ECD accounting policies and procedures, as well as statutory requirements.
• Forecast cash flow requirements.
• Check bank reconciliation statements to keep track of balances.
• Review financial reports prepared by the Accounts Assistants.
• Coordinate audit activities, as well as accounts payable and receivable.
• Supervise the management of programme and project accounts.
• Track the financial progress of projects and monitor expenditure against approved budgets.
• Check financial and administrative procedures such as payroll, bookkeeping, insurance, budgeting and cost control, personnel policies, and accounting functions.

• Strong leadership and accounting skills.
• Strong concern for social improvement.
• Strong sense of judgment.
• Reliability and integrity.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, technical, IT, and numerical abilities.
• Commercial awareness, initiative, and the ability to work as part of a team.

• Minimum BSc in Accounting from a recognized academic institution.