Overall oversight and leadership over the financial and contract management processes of the programme.Development and maintenance of an efficient and effective financial management system, with effective financial analysis and monitoring tools. Responsible for programme budgeting and budgetary control. Overall review and supervision of budget monitoring systems and preparation of relevant reports.Responsibilty of accounting and financial management reporting that is efficient, timely, comprehensive to all relevant stakeholders, and able to provide relevant analysis and information for effective decision making.Key advisor to government, programme funders, and programme management on key financial matters. Continuous analysis of financial information for decision making in programme management.Design and implementation of programme internal control system for financial, operational and administrative effectiveness. Programme risk assessment and development of strategies for risk management.Training and capacity building of programme teams including government implementing department teams on public financial management in the context of developmental aid.Treasury management for the programme.Client relationships management with key stakeholders including bank, suppliers, and beneficiaries.Audit management and facilitation of external, internal as well as donor audits.Contributing to the overall programme operation strategy, policies and procedures.Compliance management of the programme ensuring that both technical and financial teams, operations and procedures are in line with all relevant regulatory framework. Office, human resource and operations management and administration.

• Designing and implementing financial management and internal control systems and procedures necessary to manage Christian Aid’s financial, operational and administrative effectiveness.• Preparing programme multi-annual and annual budgets and supporting other organisations in preparing budgets. Ensuring proper budget management and monitoring systems in place that are able to provide relevant information and reports. • Preparing financial analysis reports for funding negotiations with potential financiers including donors• Ensuring timely, reliable, accurate accounting and financial management reports presented to all stakeholders to facilitate effective decision making.• Consolidation of the budgets and reports for different projects into a consolidated budget and report for the country office, ensuring that while maintaining the autonomy of the projects, a full picture of the financial performance of the country office is available for both the local and global team strategic decision making.• Carrying out risk and capacity assessments of the various programme partners and developing plans for addressing risks and gaps established.• Providing training to build the capacity of Christian Aid as well as partner organisations’ staff on effective in financial management in the context of developmental aid, including financial management guidelines in order to manage partnerships and implement programme activities effectively.• Preparing timely funding requests to donors and other financiers in accordance with requirements.• Participation in the development of the organizational long term strategic plan and the related financial management model and ensuring effective management of organizational resources.• Treasury management and bank account management, managing organizational liquidity position.• Audit management and facilitation of external, internal and donor audits.

•Project risk assessment and reporting. Developing and executing a risk responsive internal audit strategy and plan.•Progressive managerial and internal control systems appraisal for soundness, adequacy, reliability, and effective and efficient application. Such appraisal is done against a background of applicable regulatory framework including relevant international bodies, development partner guidelines, policies and procedures and Malawi laws and regulations.•Financial review of project information, ensuring that there are adequate controls to ensure reliability of accounting and other information as a basis for producing project financial and operational reports and for financial and statistical records and returns.•Primary review of financial and other project reporting information and records prior to external audits to ensure that the projects are adequately prepared and all relevant information necessary is available. Making recommendations to management for improvements where shortfalls have been identified.•Audit tasks management including liaising with both the external auditors and the European Union on all audit related issues. General audit tasks management for projects in liaison with the EU Delegation to facilitate proper compliance from the contracting stage through the actual review process, to the final reporting stage. Facilitating effective communication between all parties within agreed deadlines.•Providing leadership, direction and on-the-job training to project staff in public financial management, aid financial management, European Development Fund requirements, and other managerial and internal control systems.•Value for money audits of projects, to ensure efficiency of project implementation modes, compliance of such with relevant regulatory frameworks, in collaboration with relevant technical experts.

Detailed understanding of all levels and arms of accounting and financial management processes for effective audit outcomes and value addition to the clients.Preparation of technical and financial audit proposals.Planning execution and management of financial, operational, compliance and special review audit assignments.Client risk assessment and development of relevant tests and procedures to address the assessed risk.Assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of clients’ risk management system and reporting on the same.Preparation and review of all required deliverables including statutory reports, other financial statements, management reports and/or any other report as specified in the terms of a particular engagement.Preparation of well documented audit reports that provided well analysed information and insightful recommendations to key stakeholders.Budget preparation, forecasting and budgetary control including variance analysis.Review of grant agreements for donor funded programmes and client contracts to ensure compliance with all relevant terms and conditionsDesigning and/or review of entity management control systems to help improve the effectiveness of the client decision making process.Provision of tax related services including computation, compilation of returns.Provision of training to audit team members and client teams on effective financial management to ensure capacity development.Team leadership and management including performance of staff management and development processes.Management of working capital to ensure effectiveness in audit management, resource allocation and time management for effective delivery.