Finance Manager

Location: Kisumu, Kenya

Company Overview:

VIBRI is a dynamic organization established in September 2020 in Kenya. Our mission is to accelerate the translation of innovative solutions from the laboratory to the community, addressing global health issues in Africa. We collaborate with global health partners to pursue knowledge, discovery, and clinical development of public health interventions. Our focus is on combating the double burden of infectious and chronic diseases in Africa, with a commitment to improving healthcare locally and globally.

About the Role: Finace Manager 

As the Finance Manager, you will report directly to the Director of Finance. Your role is crucial in championing end-to-end financial management and reporting processes. You will collaborate with the managing board and stakeholders, making sound financial decisions, ensuring compliance, and providing oversight for capacity-building activities.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Project Financial Management:
   • Oversee project finances, including management, expenditure oversight, accurate financial forecasting and reporting, procurement, and fiduciary risk management.
   • Ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations, performing due diligence.
   • Maintain risk registers for grant portfolios and escalate risks to the project team.
2. Granting Mechanism Management:
   • Establish and revise processes for the organization’s granting mechanism.
   • Ensure adherence to conflict sensitivity and risk management.
   • Establish or revise grantee due diligence and capacity-building strategies.
3. Grant Application and Budget Oversight:
   • Oversee grant application and budget submissions, ensuring cost allowability, reasonableness, and consistency.
   • Conduct budget negotiations, securing favorable terms and conditions for the organization and stakeholders.
   • Ensure adherence to Grant Mechanism SOPs, including financial management procedures and grantee procurement procedures.
4. Grantee Capacity Building:
   • Develop tailored granteecapacity-building plans with input from the study team.
   • Oversee the implementation of capacity-building plans.
5. Financial Reporting and Analysis:
   • Produce financial reports related to budgets, accounts payable and receivable, expenses, and long-term business plans.
   • Predict future financial trends and analyze market trends and competitors.
   • Generate monthly financial reports, explaining variances, recommending solutions, and implementing control measures.
6. Relationship Management:
   • Manage relationships with banks, financial institutions, and external stakeholders for banking services, loans, and financing needs.
   • Advise department heads on financial positions in relation to the overall business strategy.
7. Compliance and Documentation:
   • Ensure full compliance with NGO Board requirements in Kenya, including proper documentation for annual returns and changes in Boards of Management.

Qualifications:

• Degree or post-graduate qualification in a relevant field such as Finance, Accounting, or Economics.
• Registered Member of ICPAK with CPA-K, CA, or ACCA.
• Minimum 7 years of experience managing large and complex development projects with Non-Governmental Organizations, including 3 years in a supervisory capacity.
• Demonstrable experience in overseeing grant and protocol implementation.
• Experience in conducting partner capacity assessments and designing and delivering capacity-building plans.
• Proficiency in English, including report-writing skills.
• Substantive knowledge and prior experience working on clinical research and medical programs.
• Experience in managing small teams, including remote management.
• Proficiency in computer applications, especially MS Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong analytical and negotiation skills, with attention to detail.
• Ability to work within time constraints.

Application Process: Qualified candidates are encouraged to submit their updated resumes to careers@vibriafrica.org by the 18th of July, 2023, close of business.

Diversity Equity and Inclusion:

VIBRI Africa is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in its workforce. We value individuals from different walks of life, with diverse beliefs, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives. Harnessing the best aspects of different individuals contributes to providing solutions for complex problems in the workplace.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

VIBRI Africa is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on tribe, age, gender, political background, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, military status, disability, HIV status, or trade union membership. VIBRI Africa does not require any fees for the recruitment process.