Finance and Administration Manager at LVCT Health
LVCT Health is an indigenous Kenyan non-governmental and not-for-profit organization established in 2001. We are driving Kenya towards HIV prevention, with an ultimate goal of reducing HIV infections to zero. We offer integrated HIV services through development of models that are scaled up to the national models. We also carry out sexual and reproductive health research - translating our research to policy and practice; providing evidence for HIV policy reforms and service delivery; and developing capacities of indigenous organizations in building sustainable human resources for community HIV Prevention. We give special attention to those with greatest vulnerability to infection and with special service needs - including survivors of sexual violence, persons living with disabilities, men who have sex with men, Youth and Sex Workers. Our offices are in Nairobi, Western Region, Eastern and Central Region and Rift Valley.
The program objectives are:
- Increased demand for and access to quality HIV prevention services
- Increased demand for and access to quality HIV treatment services
- Use of quality FP, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health and Nutrition services (FP/RMNCAH
- Strengthened capacity of county health systems, local partners and communities to deliver quality health services.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Provide leadership to finance and operations aspects of the organization, including general administrative processes, financial management, accounting and logistics.
- Establish and maintain sound and transparent accounting and fiscal control procedures for financial, sub award and operations aspects of project.
- Ensure compliance of financial and operations systems with the organization’s policies and procedures, donor rules and regulations, award requirements, and Government of Kenya laws.
- Liaise with and keep up to date with USAID rules and regulations ensuring strict adherence and compliance
- Develop, analyze and monitor program budgets; monitor and track obligations and expenditures against budgets.
- Provide oversight for project procurement processes ensuring compliance.
- Advise senior leadership regularly on financial and operations-related matters.
- Provide technical assistance, as needed, to local partners on financial compliance and reporting.
- Prepare and submit donor financial reports; monthly, annual, quarterly and any ad hoc financial and accrual reports to Donors.
- Contribute to the development of high-quality work plans, quarterly and annual reports, financial reports and any other reports required by Donors
- Liaise with Internal Audit & Compliance Manager and external auditors in the review of project financial management
- Provide supervision, mentorship and training to project-based finance, procurement, logistics administrative, and grants staff.
Required Qualifications
- A Master’s Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or related field relevant to the position requirements.
- Professional certification (CPA) is a requirement and a member of ICPAK.
- At least 7 years of experience overseeing grantee compliance for large multi-million funded projects, at least 3 years of experience working with US government contract mechanisms
- At least 7 years of experience in financial management for large complex projects, overseeing overall operations of which at least five years were working in the field of international development.
- Demonstrated financial management, analytical and computer skills, with emphasis on budgeting and financial analysis.
- Proven track record in operations leadership
- Highly innovative and motivated organisational leader.
