REGIONAL FINANCE SUPPORT COORDINATOR
Work Location: Kenya – Nairobi
Other Possible Locations:
Expected Travel: up to 50%
Language Requirement: English
Employee Duration: Active Full-Time
Type of Post: Accompanied – Family
Funding: Approved
Application Deadline: Our diversity is our strength; we encourage people from all
backgrounds and experiences, particularly women, to apply.
CARE USA is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
Description
CARE is seeking a talented Regional Finance Support Coordinator who is responsible for the sound financial management and oversight on key finance management issues in the ECSA region. S/he provides oversight and guidance to financial operations of the Regional Management Unit (RMU) and Country Offices ( COs) in Region. S/he will work closely with Shared Service Center (SSC), HQ Financial Management Capacity Team and COs to ensure appropriate financial support and resources are available.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Support to CO Finance & Program Support
- Regional financial capacity building
- RMU Finance Coordination
- Staff management
Primary Skills:
- 7-10 years Finance, preferably in not-for-profit sector
- Experience in contributing to program and budget matters
- Thorough knowledge of financial and accounting practices and procedures (GAAP)
- Solid accounting systems experience and thorough understanding of financial accounting, reporting, grants and contract management processes
- Facilitation skills to conduct training sessions for small, medium and large sized groups
- Solid analytical skills, problem solving and experience with major donor audits (e.g USAID, EU, etc.)
- Strong oral and written communication skills; Customer focused while handling multiple priorities
- Ability to quickly learn new systems, processes and procedures and adapt local practices to global standards
- Good leadership, coaching and negotiation skills
- Ability to work on teams, work at detailed level and understand the larger picture
- Knowledge of the policies, regulations, reporting formats, and cultures of CARE’s principle donors, including United States Agency for International Development (USAID), European Commission (EC), Department for International Development (DFID)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Excel and Word
- Proficiency in using financial software applications
- Knowledge of finance and budget management
- Advanced computer skills including spreadsheets
- Hands on experience of an Enterprise Resource planning system
- Demonstrated ability to establish priorities and to plan, coordinate and monitor his/ her own work
- High degree of accuracy to ensure correctness of financial information
- Ability to communicate with staff at all levels in the organization as well as external counter parts
- Ability to prepare reports and articulate emerging issues and defend recommendations
- Is at ease and works well in a multicultural and diverse environment; Strong interpersonal skills
- Works with minimum supervision , is proactive and has a personal drive
- Problem Solving -What has to be done is known, but how to do is not always defined
- The incumbent must have interpolative skills to pick and choose the right strategy to address a given problem
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