Are you a financial mind who wants to help drive change on the continent?

Code for Africa (CfA) has an immediate vacancy for a full-time Financial Controller (FC) to join our Secretariat team.

The position is based at one of our hubs in Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, or South Africa. We’re also open to exceptional applicants from elsewhere in Africa.

Candidates must have demonstrable experience in accounting and financial processes.

CfA is a eleven-year-old pan-African network of digital democracy and journalism technology labs, registered as a public benefit non-profit organisation that has full-time staff in 21 African and European countries. The headquarters are in South Africa. Our Secretariat team supports the entire organisation and all of its programmes, overseeing operations and governance, as well as handling all financial and HR matters.

The successful candidates will work as part of a multinational and multilingual team that works across a variety of programmes and projects.

Required: minimum requirements include:

• Bachelors’ degree in accounting, MBA and/or CPA a plus
• At least five (5) years of managerial experience in a finance function
• Proven financial analysis and financial reporting ability
• Sound understanding and prior experience of working within an international NGO
• Proven experience and ability to provide support, guidance and training to financial and non-financial colleagues
• Proficiency in accounting software and office practices
• Experience in multi-currency accounting
• Ability to work under tight deadlines with good prioritization and time management skills
• Ability to work with minimal instruction in a teamwork environment
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written)
• Strong organisational, analytical and interpersonal skills
• High professional standards and ethics
• Preferred: candidates who are able to demonstrate the following will have an advantage:
• Experience of working in cross-cultural and complex environments
• Experience working in a digital-first environment (i.e. proficiency Google Suit, Xero, Slack and other digital platforms)

Responsibilities: Your daily responsibilities will include:

• Assist the preparation and timely issuance of timely and clear budgets, financial forecasts, monthly/quarterly statements, partner/donor financial reports and annual audits.
• Monitor and track the progress of project activity deliverables to budgets.
• Advise the Finance team with insights/recommendations on potential changes to improve operational efficiencies.
• Oversee working capital and cash flow management, including reporting cash forecasts.
• Assess and manage any third-party partners/vendors to which accounting or other finance functions have been outsourced.
• Ensure that the company complies with all legal and regulatory requirements.
• Assess and maintain appropriate internal control safeguards.
• Mentor the existing finance team as well as oversee and manage their overall performance
• Proactively drive fiscal literacy amongst CfA managers, to improve institutional management of financial systems and resources.
• Proactively manage vendor and partner/donor relationships and expectations, with clear communication and robust records.

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