Position: REACH Finance Officer, ACTED

Department: REACH_Finance

Country: Kenya

Duration: Six months

Location: Nairobi

Expected Start Date: March/April 2022

BACKGROUND

ACTED is a French humanitarian NGO, founded in 1993, which supports vulnerable populations, affected by humanitarian crises worldwide. ACTED provides continued support to vulnerable communities by ensuring the sustainability of post-crisis interventions and engaging long-term challenges facing our target populations, in order to break the poverty cycle, foster development and reduce vulnerability to disasters. Their interventions seek to cover the multiple aspects of humanitarian and development crises through a multidisciplinary approach, which is both global and local, and adapted to each context. Their 3,300 staff is committed in to responding to emergencies worldwide, to supporting recovery and rehabilitation, towards sustainable development.

REACH was born in 2010 as a joint initiative of two INGOs (IMPACT Initiatives and ACTED) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT). REACH’s purpose is to promote and facilitate the development of information products that enhance the humanitarian community’s decision making and planning capacity for emergency, reconstruction and development contexts, supporting and working within the framework of the humanitarian reform process. REACH facilitates information management for aid actors through three complementary services: (a) need and situation assessments facilitated by REACH teams; (b) situation analysis using satellite imagery; (c) provision of related database and (web)-mapping facilities and expertise.

We are looking for professionally confident, self-motivated, experienced and committed team player to fill the aforementioned position based in Nairobi Kenya.

Position profile

Under the line management of the Impact Country Coordinator, the Finance Officer is responsible for working with the IMPACT finance control unit and ACTED finance department in ACTED finance department in Ethiopia and Kenya/Somalia on behalf of Impact/REACH

Objectives

1. Act as the primary focal point for all finance-related needs for Impact in Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia, liaising with IMPACT and ACTED departments regularly.
2. Support the country missions in the preparation of budget proposals for multiple donors ensuring that programme are fully funded.
3. Ensure that IMPACT and ACTED expenditure are aligned with approved budgets and ensure a proactive approach to financial monitoring of the mission
4. Preparation of financial reporting ensuring that all donor requirements are being respected and the expenditure of the project was optimal

FUNCTIONS

Financial Tools and Allocations

• Update financial tools for REACH on a regular basis, in particular the Contract Follow up (CFU), national staff allocation table, expat staff allocation table, support cost allocation table, and budget follow ups
• Check SAGA (Accountancy extract ACTED) and SAGE (Accountancy extract IMPACT) on a regular basis to ensure expenses are correctly allocated.
• Support Coordination in understanding expenditure trends and allocating or budgeting more resources where necessary.

Others:

• Travel to field locations when necessary to support with financial planning and monitoring
• Support with other requests from REACH Coordination as necessary.
• Support with other finance and compliance tasks, when necessary
• Support other REACH FLATS staff to cover duties when required.

Protection Mainstreaming– Promoting of and adhering to Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse policy and guidelines

Requested profile

• A Bachelor’s Degree holder in Business Administration (Finance option) or Professional CPA holder.
• Demonstrated experience of overall responsibility and accountability for the financial management of an organization preferably an INGO.
• Well conversant with computer applications-MS Office is mandatory
• Knowledge of accounting principles and hands on experience of using computerized financial accounting systems
• Good presentation and analytical skills
• Excellent communication skills and problem-solving skills
• Strong team player of high integrity, pleasant personality, ability to work under least supervision
• Good time management skills and the ability to prioritize
• High numeracy and sound technical skills
• The ability to balance the demands of work with other commitments;
• The ability to work as part of a team and to build strong working relationships;
• The potential to lead and motivate others;