Financial planning:

Contributes to Business Entity strategy planning and development. Leads the budgeting process and guides the team on compliance and rationalisation.
Provides technical support to budget holders in development of their budgets.
Support in fund raising strategies and putting supportive systems in place to ensure accountability
Oversees cash flow management process, making sure that funds are available for operational use. Coordinates cash forecasts with Business Entity Staff.
Reviews monthly budget monitoring reports and take corrective action

Accounting and book keeping

Oversees payment process to ensure that all transactions are within accepted standards and in accordance with laid down processes
Set up a functioning accounting system that ensures transactions are captured accurately and on a timely manner
Set up a month end calendar and ensure it is strictly adhered to
Reviews and validates all balance reconciliations
Maintaining proper physical files and computer files and folders to enable easy retrieval of information by the organisation and others

Internal controls

Set up water tight systems and procedures that aim at safeguarding organisations assets against loss due to errors or fraud
Evaluating internal control system and procedures, highlights the shortcomings and implementing necessary recommendations
Puts in place approval matrix and ensures the limits are strictly adhered to.
Payments are done in accordance with laid down process, ensuring monthly reconciliation is done

Financial reporting

Provides financial information to management for decision making.
Ensures flow of financial information is done in a systematic manner-Monthly and quarterly reports
Prepares statutory financial reports on a timely manner

Building and maintaining good team work spirit and cooperation between finance and programme,

Ensuring programme staff are trained in relevant aspects of financial management
Participation in regular project management meetings
Ensuring a proper understanding of field operations, including risks and practical limitations.

Audit and risk management

Prepares for external audit and ensures auditors get full access to financial information required for the purpose of audit
Support in addressing management comments and adopting audit recommendations-Come up with plan of action to address management comments.
Together with the internal auditor, identify organisational risks and develop a plan of action to mitigate the risks