Grant and Sub Award Manager at Society for Family Health (SFH)

Job ref.: sfh-07296

Job Role
The successful candidate will perform the following functions:

• Review monthly donor financial reports and provide full audit trail of any recordings.
• Ensure all partner advance reconciliations are done monthly.
• Provide support to CSO programme managers / Finance Officers to ensure financial reports, asset registers and other documents, as required by donors, produced in donor-specific formats ensuring that they are detailed / filed electronically and in hard copy.
• Review of transactions and records to ensure compliance with donor requirements.
• Build the capacity of partner staff on grant management and donor compliance issues, ensuring grant management systems are being reviewed and reflect the changing demands of donors.
• Maintain the grant filing and retrieval system.
• Regularly review of all grant obligations, including mapping missed / current deadlines to develop a realistic plan to meet deadlines.
• Work closely with Finance Director and DCOP in ensuring that all requisite Donor reports are submitted on time and in compliance with prescribed Donor formats.
• Carry out supervisory visits to CSO and providing support to ensure grant compliance

Qualifications / Experience

• Must possess a first Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or any related field of study.
• Must have five (5) years’ experience in grant / sub-awards and financial management in an NGO Sector.
• Registration with a professional body (ACA or ACCA) or any other related professional body will be an added advantage.
• Prior experience working with USAID-funded programs is required.

Skills and Competency required:

• Ability to analyse financial matters, resolve issues promptly and accurately.
• Excellent communication and proper documentation skills.
• Must have a continuous drive for learning and knowledge sharing.
• Must have demonstrated proficiency using intermediate-level office software applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel, spreadsheets and database.
• Hands-on experience using ERP (SAP) or financial management MIS will an added advantage.