RESPONSIBILITIES & SCOPE
- Ensures
programmatic commitments, TNC policies & procedures, financial
standards & legal requirements are met & managed for compliance.
- Responsible
to lead and coordinate external, internal, country, donor, tax, statutory
and government regulatory audits to ensure responsiveness, accuracy &
timeliness of audits, monitoring and completion of corrective action plans
and submission within timelines as required by local laws.
- Lead
person for audit engagements, planning and managing auditors to ensure
they carry out audit activities promptly; guide audit implementation, and
support in development and signing of audit reports.
- Provides
audit and financial preparation support to the Africa Region by reviewing
financial statements and audited reports.
- Promote
and monitor a complete audit trail culture in the support documentation of
all financial transactions.
- Maintain
register of audit recommendations from financial audits, follow up &
keep track of implementation of audit recommendations until they are
closed. Anticipate & identify financial compliance risk issues &
challenges and the most appropriate solutions to address them. Lead and
support region and country programs to implement these solutions.
- In
collaboration with management, plan and perform regular transaction
processing reviews, other control reviews, fraud allegation reviews, and
compliance assessments. Analyze results and provide recommendations.
- Reinforces
consistency in the organization’s financial policies & procedures and
provides support related to relevant field. Regularly performs spot
reviews to ensure these are adhered to.
- Occasionally
support in the review of accounting transactions such as journal entries
and adjustments in line with internal guidelines and ensure proper
procedure and support documentation for such entries are maintained.
- Ensure
tax and statutory filings, regulatory compliance requirements, other
regulatory certifications and internal financial certifications for the
region are made timeously.
- Liaise
with regions accounting vendors, Operations Administrators and Finance
Specialist on audit, tax & regulatory filings and financial compliance
certifications.
- Maintains
current knowledge of local government requirements related to finance and
align with tax & other legal/regulatory requirements.
- Provide
advisory support and training to staff and partner organizations on
financial compliance aspects e.g., Standard Operating Procedures, tax
& statutory matters, regulatory matters and updates in accounting
reporting framework.
- Collaborate
with World Office finance, audit, technical accounting and compliance
leads and the regional level leadership in implementing and strengthening
systems and continuous programmatic and process performance
improvement. Participate in implementing finance initiatives rolled
out to international BUs, on ERPs and accounting processes.
WHAT YOU’LL BRING
- Bachelor’s
Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or related field
and 4 years’ related experience or equivalent combination.
- Experience
with relational databases especially MS Excel and accounting packages.
- Experience
using accounting and financial reporting systems.
- Experience
in manipulating, analyzing & interpreting data.
- Technical
experience of spreadsheet programs, general ledger reports and other
financial management tools.
- Experience
in supporting multiple projects in various locations and/or countries.
- Experience
with government regulations related to Not-for-Profit Sector, tax,
reporting framework, grants and contracts.
- Professional
certification such as a CPA, ACCA or CIA, or an equivalent for the same.
- Experience
in auditing and tax matters.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Multi-lingual
skills and/or multi-cultural experience appreciated.
- Advanced
expertise in Microsoft Excel.
- Strong
organizational skills.
- Non-profit
accounting experience preferred.
- Excellent
verbal and written communication and reporting skills.
- Strong
interpersonal skills, cooperative team player with the ability to
multi-task.
- Knowledge
of current trends in finance, accounting and regulatory environments.
- May
require fluency in a foreign language to support global operations.
- Technical
expertise on complex accounting/financial issues with attention to detail
and keenness for accuracy
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