The British
Council is UK’s international organisation for educational opportunities and
cultural relations.
Finance Manager
The Finance
Manager will provide management leadership on Financial Planning, Financial
Management and Accounting processes in the Education and Society SBU.
The role will be
accountable to the Commercial Manager and will be accountable for ensuring
efficient and effective day to day running of financial systems and processes,
proper vendor and SAP set up and payment process, and ensuring compliance with
corporate planning, risks management and other reporting deadlines.
Key areas of responsibility for the
Nairobi based position are:
- Ensuring that financial plans are accurately represented on SAP according to required deadlines
- Ensuring that corporate deadlines around treasury, banking, cashflow, risk management are met
- Developing professional relationships and networks with stakeholders such as Corporate Finance, Regional Finance, Audit amongst others
- Coordination of risk management processes, quality review of inputs and consolidation of inputs
- Facilitating access to financial reports and other management information
The ideal
candidate will possess a professional accounting qualification, a st degree in
any discipline will be an added advantage, Financial and Management, Accounting
and a minimum of 5 years’ experience in comparable roles, along with Business
Management, Relationship Building and Influencing skills. The post holder may
be required to occasionally travel within the region.
Applicants who
meet the essential requirements of the post should visit http://www.britishcouncil.co.ke/jobs
and follow the instructions in the How do I apply section carefully.
The British
Council is also committed to a Child Protection Policy: applications will be
considered only for candidates who declare their agreement to the policy.
Deadline for
receiving applications is 10th March 2014.
Please disclose
your current package in your application.
Only candidates
who are successful during short-listing will be contacted.
British Council
is an Equal Opportunity Employer
