Position Overview
The
position provides support to the Finance & Operations Assistant portfolio by
providing robust financial administration through efficient use of the Fund’s
resources, assist with maintaining financial records in support of accounting activities,
preparing reports, payments and reconciliations, executing transactions, and
analysing financial data to provide insights for decision- making, and
statutory compliance under the direct guidance of the Finance & Operations
Manager.
Responsibilities
Financial
Operations and Management Support
- Preparation of payment vouchers upon validation of underlying
documents.
- Updating QuickBooks.
- Conducting monthly bank, cash and credit card reconciliations.
- Monitor cash/ bank balances for effective reporting.
- Filing monthly returns such as PAYE, NSSF, NHIF and ensuring
compliance with statutory regulations, e.g., NGO returns.
- Assisting in liaising with HR to ensure the timely preparation of
payroll and other staff benefits.
- Assist in the review of petty cash for the Nairobi Office, Harare
Office and the healing farm.
- Assist in the preparation of various financial reports in a timely
and required format.
- Assist with project audits and institutional audits processes and
implement audit recommendations in day-to-day delivery.
- Assist with the preparation of annual budgets, proposal budgets and
donor financial reports.
- Assist to monitor budgets to ensure that there are sufficient funds
for planned program activities as assigned by the supervisor.
- Ensure updating of the fixed assets register & office equipment
list and ensure safe use/custody.
- Ensure all Fund’s equipment and assets are fully insured at all
times.
- Maintain portfolio electronic and hard copy filing system for ease
of reference and retrieval.
Grantmaking
Support
- Grants administration- assist in the timely voucher preparation of
sub-grants awarded upon validation of underlying documents, and inform the
grantmaking team
- Assist with initiating the payment instructions at the bank for all
grants awarded after verifying the underlying documents to support the
payments.
- Assist in updating the grantmaking database. Generate data &
reports from the database as a source of information for complementary
portfolios.
- Assist the Grantmaking & Finance functions in the preparation of
Fund-related reports for Heads of programmes and funding partners.
- Assist in monitoring expenditure and compiling BVA reports for
various programmes/projects and continuously update UAF-Africa’s finance
plan.
- Keep grantees informed on the status of the grant awards, including
confirming with all that they received the funds.
- Assist in reviewing grantee’s financial reports, including their
supporting documents, and offer feedback as guided by the supervisor.
Other
Responsibilities
- Providing periodic reports for internal/external communications to
the team and other stakeholders.
- Work with the Operations team in ensuring the smooth running of the
Nairobi office and staff working virtually across the African continent.
- Maintaining open and fluid communications with all vendors and
contractors.
- Any other responsibilities as assigned within the portfolio.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business
Studies or equivalent
- CPA Part II or equivalent
Skills and Experience
- Minimum of 4 years’ relevant work experience working in or with
organisations in Africa, preferably women’s rights or social
justice-oriented organisations.
- Familiarity with grantmaking is an added advantage.
- Experience working with QuickBooks software is an added advantage.
- Excellent written and verbal communications in English.
Frenchlinguistic abilities would be plus.
- Strong analytical, presentation, planning and organisational skills.
- Ability to perform detailed work, frequently of a confidential
nature and/or to handle a large volume of work systematically, optimally
and accurately.
- Passionate about UAF-Africa’s mission, committed to teamwork, and
achieving results, including a commitment to trust-based transformative
grantmaking, community-led development, and grassroots movement building.
- Experience working in a virtual setup with seamless task
coordination, managing multiple deadlines.
- Proven experience working effectively in a cross-cultural team.
- Flexible and willing to perform other tasks as assigned, in a
fast-paced, team-oriented work environment
- UAF-Africa is a part of a global UAF-Sisterhood network, and staff
are expected to occasionally work collaboratively with UAF-Sister Funds.
How to Apply
