Terms of Reference – Financial and Compliance Director

Ensure that adequate financial controls are in place to maintain propriety and proper accountability of expenditures;

Ensure the financial transactions are properly authorized, recorded, have adequate supporting documentation, filled, maintained and can be easily extracted for the purpose of preparing financial statements;

Monitor budgets and expenditures and contribute to preparation of budget revision;

Prepare and submit timely and reliable financial documents and financial reports to donors and auditors;

Prepare project financial reports, statement and submit to Project Manager and Board of Directors for clearance as required;

Establish a computer based monitoring system for expenditures;

Check and ensure that all procurement process and expenditures of projects are in accordance with the legal, donors and local policies and procedures. This includes ensuring receipts to be obtained for all payment;

Check budget lines to ensure that all transactions are booked to the correct budget lines;

Carry out any other administrative/financial assignments as requested by the CEO and/or the Project Manager;

Ensure that all decisions taken by the organization are in compliance from Data Protection laws and policies;

Develop, initiate, maintain, and revise policies and procedures for the general operation of the Project and its activities to prevent illegal, unethical or improper conduct;

Interact with regulators on compliance issues;

Act as point of contact and coordinate efforts related to audits, reviews, and examinations.

A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business or equivalent

At least 5 years relevant continuous work experience in a finance and administrative functions;

Experience with donor funded;

Demonstrated experience in procurement and preparation of financial reports and budget variance analysis;

High integrity, strong result orientation, drive for excellence and takes initiative;

Good communication skills;

Fluency in English required; working knowledge of French is a plus;

Excellent communication and analytical skills;

Be a team player and have client focus.

Good interpersonal skills and result orientation;

Expert level in MS Office applications, especially Excel is a must.