Administration and Finance Manager

Title: Administration and Finance Manager (AFM)
Reports to: Country Director

Purpose of Position
The Administration & Finance Manager (AFM) is expected to drive best practices in financial management, human resources management and administrative management within the organization to maximize efficiency and growth. She/he will manage a team of 4 people and oversees financial management, administration, human resources and compliance activities.

Duties & Responsibilities
The AFM is responsible for:

  • Take the cash and cash ledger;
  • To record amounts received;
  • Ensure payments;
  • Keep the bank journal.
  • Manage funds HE SI  County Office;
  • Maintain resource accounting HE SI County Office;
  • Keep the funds and petty cash;
  • Ensure effective and transparent management of the cash and bank accounts;
  • adjust spending HE SI Burundi in the estimated budget adopted after the approval of President (HE Foundation) and the Country Director after verification of services rendered;
  • Maintain and make available all receipts for expenses or saved or made ​​payments;
  • Keep records of payments and receipts;
  • Issued with each of these operations the relevant supporting documents;
  • Present whenever it is requested financial condition HE SI under the supervision of the Country Director.

Duties:

  • Ensure efficient financial monitoring and reporting (including monitoring expenses and revenues, reviewing and upgrading existing procedures, ensuring production of appropriate financial reports for internal and external clients);
  • Ensure high quality accounting (including overseeing day to day accounting, managing the year-end audit process);
  • Organize and prepare audit and finance committees meetings.

The AFM is assisted in his duties by the Office manager, the logistician and the Assistant Stock Manager.

 Qualifications & Profile

  • Minimum of a B.A or related degree;
  • At least 5 years of overall professional experience; ideally 3 years of broad financial and operations management experience;
  • The ideal candidate has experience of final responsibility for the quality and content of all financial data, reporting and audit coordination;
  • Ability to translate financial concepts to – and to effectively collaborate with — programmatic and fundraising colleagues who do not necessarily have finance backgrounds
  • Commitment to training programs that maximize individual and organization goals across the organization including best practices in human resources activities;
  • A successful track record in setting priorities; keen analytic, organization and problem solving skills which support and enable sound decision making
  • A multi-tasker with the ability to wear many hats in a fast-paced environment
  • Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and dedication to the mission of HE SI