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  • Posted: Jan 16, 2018
    Deadline: Not specified
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    KPMG is one of the largest professional services companies in the world and one of the Big Four auditors, along with Deloitte, EY and PwC. Its global headquarters is located in Amstelveen, the Netherlands. KPMG employs 162,000 people[2] and has three lines of services: audit, tax, and advisory. Its tax and advisory services are further divided into variou...
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    Chief Financial Officer


    Detailed Job Description

    • The Chief Financial Officer will be responsible for building and managing effective and streamlined operations, processes and systems relating to finance, accounting, treasury, procurement, IT, administration, contracts and Internal Control.
    • The CFO will focus on strengthening his/her team's capacity to develop, implement and manage cost effective and efficient policies/practices, with particular attention to rigorous internal control systems and procedures.

    Financial Management:

    • Work with Program Directors to ensure the success of each program through cost analysis support and compliance with all contract and program, requirements. This includes:
    • Interpreting legislative and programmatic rules and regulations to ensure compliance with all federal, state, local and contractual guidelines.
    • Ensuring that all government regulations and requirements are disseminated to appropriate personnel.
    • Monitoring compliance.
    • Determine the optimal structure that will best deliver on the financial services, obligations and commitments of the organisation.
    • Assess and fully develop the financial systems of the organisation to superior levels of service and functionality for all customers served by the finance department.
    • Develop financial processes that proactively and strategically establish the highest levels of benchmarks and performance for the total organisation in cooperation with the executive team and field operations.
    • Manage cash flow and forecasting. Develop a reliable cash flow projection process and reporting mechanism that includes the minimum cash threshold to meet operating needs.
    • Develop and maintain systems of internal controls to safeguard financial assets of the organization and oversee financial management for sub-awards and programs.
    • Monitor banking and investment activities of the organization.

    Financial Reporting:

    • Work with the Managing Director and Executive team to develop financial strategy and ensure the organisation's targets are met or exceeded.
    • Assess organizational performance against both annual budget and long-term strategy.
    • Develop tools and systems to provide critical financial information to the executive management team.
    • Oversee long-term budgetary planning and cost management in alignment with organisation's strategic plan.
    • Participate in developing new businesses, specifically: assist the Chief Programmes Officer, Chief Strategy and Technical Officer and Chief Operating Officer in identifying new funding opportunities.
    • Provide timely and insightful analysis of financial results and forecasts, analyse the allocation of costs and provide key metrics to the management team to enable them effectively run the organization.
    • Ensure that the Finance & Accounts Department prepares and sends periodic reports (monthly, quarterly, and annually) to donors and partners as required which comply with all local and donor-specific financial guidelines.
    • Structure, prepare and present materials for formal board meetings and board committee meetings.

    Procurement, Facilities and IT:

    • Provide oversight for the procurement function to ensure the development and implementation of policies, guidelines and procedures to ensure efficiency and transparency of the procurement system and the adoption of best practices in all dealing with vendors and contractors
    • Provide oversight for the management of the organisations' physical infrastructure and assets including utilities, facilities, buildings and system maintenance.

    Advocacy and External Relations:

    • Develop successful and trusting relationships with donors, partners and other stakeholders and create and sustain an environment that supports these relationships.

    Required Qualifications and Experience
    Qualifications And Experience:

    • Must possess a first degree or its equivalent in Accounting, Economics or other numerate discipline.
    • A relevant second degree (MBA or MSC) is desirable.
    • A professional accounting qualification such as ACA or any other equivalent qualification from a recognised professional body.
    • Must possess at least 20 years post qualification experience in financial analysis and reporting preferably in the not-for-profit or private sectors; with a minimum of 5 years in senior financial management role.

    Competencies / Personal Attributes:

    • Experience in interpreting a strategic vision into an operational model.
    • Demonstrated knowledge of financial management and accounting.
    • Experience with budget development as well as legal and regulatory compliance.
    • Technologically savvy, with experience in using enterprise resource planning applications.
    • Experience in communicating key data effectively, including presentations to senior management, the Board or other outside partners/influencers/clients.
    • Analytic and decisive with the ability to prioritise and multitask.
    • A hands-on manager with a high level of integrity and ethics.
    • High interpersonal skills, a collaborative and flexible style, with a strong service mentality.
    • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
    • Demonstrable passion for the organisation's mission.
    • Constantly looking to apply best practices.
    • Creative with experience funding activities in a way that covers both costs and generates operating margins.

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to KPMG on kpmgng.avature.net to apply

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