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Harare, Zimbabwe

Harare, Zimbabwe

Support IUCN in the financial management of regional initiatives in Eastern and Southern Africa. Lead the Zimbabwe Country Office in budgeting and financial reporting against a portfolio of program grants and contracts, in compliance with both donor and IUCN policies and procedures. Provides training and support as needed to project partners in areas of proposal budget development, financial reporting, and compliance. Contributes to the development / improvement of financial management systems

Zimbabwe

Oversee financial management within a consortium consisting of 8 partners, training and capacity building of partners on sound financial management practices, quality assurance of budgets and financial reports in accordance with Donor and DCA requirements. Ensure that the consortium and implementing partners are provided with sufficient financial information to support their decision making leading to improvements in quality project implementation.

Harare, Zimbabwe

• Responsible for managing grants and contracts.• Preparation of consolidated periodic donor project financial reports • Conduct periodic compliance visits to sub-grantees• Review subgrantee monthly reports. • Making field visits and ensuring field offices adhere to policies and procedures.• Reviewing project budgets. • Ensuring timely submission of reports to donors, management and consortium partners. • Ensuring appropriate systems and support mechanisms are in place to track, analyse and report on results. • Engagement with Program Managers and teams to ensure grant compliance.• Tracking project expenditure and performance against thresholds outlined in the contracts or agreements.• Setting up, maintaining and updating sub-award card for sub-grantees in Navigator• Reviewing and analysing monthly budget vs actuals reports for the project recommending appropriate action to address low and high burn rates. • Prepare cash and bank payment vouchers and entering of transactions into Navigator• Develop and maintain good business relationships with banks and stay abreast of local policy and legislation changes that may affect Mercy Corps• Assessment of new banks and conditions that may benefit Mercy Corps. • Performing month end accounting close processes.

Mutare, Zimbabwe

Serve as a senior team member and coordinate the organizational development, administrative review, and fund management strategy for the programme.Manage all program operations including administration, logistics, procurement, budgeting, financial, property and database oversight.Ensure the compliance of program implementation in accordance with Donor regulations and procedures as well as contract specifications.Supervise all financial operations including cash flow management, time sheet recording, financial reporting to Donors, daily monitoring of obligations, budgets and expenditures.Review project program and financial reports.Design and manage all office systems.Liaise with internal and external auditors in the review of project financial management and facilitate audit recommendations implementationServe as lead staff member overseeing internal human resource, recruitment, administration and personnel system.

Mutare, Manicaland, Zimbabwe

• Ensuring that all the financial operations are in conformity with the donor’s policies, procedures and guidelines.• Carrying out due diligence and compliance visits to partners• Financial planning, including cash flow planning• Risk Management• External and Internal financial reporting• Budget preparation and variance analysis • Monitoring of project expenditures organizing monthly meetings with respective project staff• Follow up of travel advances and administrative support • Training of finance and non-finance staff• Selection and recruitment of Administrative staff

• Bank reconciliations• Budget preparation and monitoring• Creditors reconciliations• Assisting in preparing Annual and interim reports• Facilitate external and internal audits • Accounting system implementation and Enhancement • Identifying areas for cost improvements• Stock Control• Credit Control

Advanced Diploma In Accounting And Business

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Strategic Leadership

Bachelor Of Commerce Honours, Accounting

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