Women’s Global Education Project (WGEP) was founded to address the educational needs of rural and marginalized girls in Sub-Saharan Africa who tend to fall through the cracks of larger initiatives.
Since 2003, through its sisters to School program, WGEP has been providing access to quality
education and developing training programs that empower women and girls in rural Senegal and
Kenya to build better lives and foster equitable and sustainable communities. WGEP uses a holistic
approach, working with local partners to help girls access education and to assist teachers, families,
and community members in promoting and supporting girls’ education and women’s empowerment.
WGEP will work in partnership with Tharaka Women’s Welfare Program (TWWP) as a sub-awardee to
implement the USAID-funded Our Sisters Read project.
Job Summary
The Finance Manager will work closely with WGEP’s Finance Manager on the financial management
of the award and ensure the transparent and appropriate use of all U.S. Government funds. S/he shall
oversee all aspects of compliance, budgeting, financial management, and reporting; contract/sub
award management; human resources management, and the general administrative support in
alignment with U.S. government regulations and policies. The Finance Manager will build capacity,
oversee, and ensure accountability of the sub-awardee.
Core Responsibilities.
Budgets Management (20%)
● Prepare and review the TWWP/OSR Project Budgets to ensure data is complete and
reported on a timely basis
● In collaboration with the Project Management Team, ensure that all donor-related financial
information is disseminated to Project, TWWP/WGEP Finance and as well as Partners to
abide by donor rules and regulations.
Managing OSR agreement (20%)
● Work with the project team to develop tools to implement sound financial management of
the TWWP/OSR project (cash flow management tools, invoice trackers)
Internal and External Reporting (20%)
● Prepare Expense Budget Versus Actual reports monthly and ensure that the WGEP Finance
Manager has a good understanding of the spending progress and any other matters arising
from the report
● Prepare monthly financial reports as per WGEP requirements, ensuring they are complete,
accurate and produced on a timely manner to ensure adequate review, approval, and
submission
● Coordinate and review TWWP/WGEP financial reports with the help from home office
● Prepare and manage internal and external audits
● Ensure financial reports are produced in compliance with USAID and WGEP’s exchange rate
policies, including keeping track of expenditure in the various currencies and identifying the
rate at which they need to be converted into Kenya Shillings.
Performance Monitoring and Financial Management (20%)
● In coordination with Project Management Team and Partners, prepare and consolidate
monthly invoices and expenses forecasts
● Prepare cash flow forecasts, consolidated with TWWP/WGEP Partners
● Analyze variances of the forecast and actual spending and submit adjustments as required
Invoicing / Fund Transfer Process Monitoring (10%)
● Prepare invoices to be issued to WGEP and monitor the payment process
● Check the invoices received by Partners and monitor the payment process
● Consolidate payment breakdown by Partner according to previous quarter spent, balance
and forecasts
● Process fund transfers to respective schools and service providers.
● Support to Project Management Team, TWWP Offices and WGEP (10%)
● Any other additional tasks to support the Project and Partners
Essential Skills, Knowledge, and Qualifications
At minimum, the Finance and Administration Manager shall have:
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, economics, accounting or equivalent
from an accredited institution - A minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience as a finance and administration manager
on a donor-funded project - At least three (3) years of experience in financial compliance and progressive supervisory
work, with experience directly supervising administrative, finance, and/or operational staff - Strong knowledge of generally accepted accounting practices, financial reporting standards,
financial management processes and procedures - Experience with oversight of human resources functions
- Excellent proficiency in Microsoft Excel and accounting software (i.e. QuickBooks)
- Good communication skills
- Ability to train and build the financial management capacity of the sub-awardee
- Ability to build good working relationships with Project Management Team and Partners, at
different levels, functions, and in different locations - Ability to work with limited supervision, be flexible and comfortable in a multi-cultural
workforce
This position is designated as key personnel and requires USAID approval
Method of Application:
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to
apply through the email kenyajobs@womensglobal.org on or before Friday 4th October 2024
enclosing a cover letter, Curriculum Vitae and three referees (one of whom should be present or
previous employer). Kindly indicate job title in the subject of the email.
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