Job Purpose:

The Program Financial Manager (FM) plans and manages the overall financial flows and resources of the BMGF funded Activity and maintains accuracy of all accounting records, budgeting and budget monitoring for the BMGF program. The Program FM ensures a transparent, safe and organized system, with input from Operations Director, Sr. Program Director, Program implementation director, Sr. Finance Manager, Grants & compliance Manager, and other operations teams. S/he provides timely financial information to facilitate efficient operations, activities and decision making, serves as the subject matter expert for Finance & accounting and ensure compliance with donor rules and regulations, as well as Amref’s internal policies and procedures.

Ultimately, the program Finance Manager possesses skills across financial, accounting, compliance, strategic, analysis and planning matters, helping to bring all of these elements together so that Senior Management can make informed, intelligent and factual business decisions.

The Program Finance Manager is responsible for internal and external project reporting, and proactively monitors budget variances for corrective actions as may be required.  Collaborating closely with the Treasury accountant and the Logistics & Procurement team, the Program Finance Manager acts as the initial reviewer of all program procurements, providing guidance to purchasers on compliance requirements and best practices for the full procurement life cycle.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensures budgets are input timely and accurately

• Consolidate and analyze financial performance to identify key operational drivers against forecasts and budgets

• Lead monthly performance reporting and forecasting meetings for program SMT, maintain project financial reports on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis to include historical actuals, current month status and forward projections, continually refine the project financial model and estimating techniques employed to produce accurate estimates and projections

• Financial management of all contracts to performance within cost, schedule and management constraints

• Work cross-functionally with other areas of the organization to manage programs finance effectively

• Preparation of the compilation of annual workplan budgets

• Lead on the delivery of a range of financial planning, management and reporting services required by funders, partners, management and program team to the required Amref standards.

• Responsible for providing relevant, accurate, complete, and timely financial accounting and management information in line with Amref and funder’s requirements.

• Act as the key finance business partner to BMGF SMT across the operations.

• Ensure compliance with all relevant local statutory regulations, including tax-related legislations, foreign exchange policies, etc.

• Assist with systematic and ad-hoc analysis of project costs as a basis for evaluation, budgeting and operational research studies.

• Seek ways to improve timeliness and quality of service provided by finance and assist in systems improvement.

• Plan & ensure program audits are executed and submitted on time as per donor agreement

• Ensure audit recommendations are implemented and closed ahead of the next audit

• Participate in internal audits as scheduled and in external audits by providing auditors with accounting documents as requested and providing explanations for audit queries.

• Alerts management to any financial or contractual compliance issues.

• Provides guidance to project implementing staff and partners as needed on general financial policies and procedures, forms utilization, and expense reporting best practices for audit-ready submissions to Finance.

• Provides general support to the work of the Senior Finance Manager, Operations Director, and Country Director as may be required.

Job Requirements

Academic and Professional qualifications:

• High level of analytical and interpretative problem solving.  

• MA degree in Accounting, Finance or related field

• Computer literacy, including facility with Word, Excel, and other Microsoft Office applications

• Ability to develop and implement solutions independently

• Excellent understanding of systems and procedures for sub-grant management

• Good communication skills

• Highly proficient in analytics, research, and management reporting at a senior leadership level

• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills

Required Experience:

• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in the areas of financial and project management expertise. 

• Experience on USAID award Management

• Experience dealing with complex budgets.

How to Apply

Interested applicants please visit our website CLIK HERE to submit your application. You will be directed to our online portal where you will need to create an account in order for you to be able to submit your application. Your application should include quoting Program Finance Manager - BMGF in the subject line of a cover letter, detailing why you are the best fit for this position, and your CV with relevant skills and experience. Closing date will be December 10, 2023. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 

*On your application, please indicate for which location you are applying. 

If you face any challenge applying on our website contact us at  ETrecruitment@Amref.org.

Duly note that Amref Health Africa does not require applicants to pay any money at whatever stage of the recruitment and selection process and has not retained any agent in connection with recruitment. Amref Health Africa is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Amref Health Africa is an equal opportunity employer and has a non-smoking environment policy.