As an Assistant for Financial Planning and Analysis at FSD Africa, you will support the development, implementation, and management of the AFIYA Programme budget. You will be responsible for providing accurate forecasts and insightful financial analysis to inform decision-making, ensuring effective financial oversight of grants, and facilitating timely donor reporting.
Key Responsibilities
Budgeting, Forecasting, and Analysis
Monitor monthly financial performance against approved budgets and proactively investigate and explain variances.
Track programme expenditure against budget allocations, ensuring timely escalation to management of any deviations, along with clear justification and recommendations.
Contribute to periodic forecasting exercises to enhance budget accuracy and financial planning.
Grantee Financial Reporting
Liaise with Procurement to maintain an accurate and up-to-date grants tracker.
Review grantee financial reports and supporting documentation to ensure completeness, accuracy, and compliance.
Analyse grantee audit reports and highlight key findings, risks, and areas requiring corrective action.
Support the extraction and consolidation of financial information required by the Risk team and Project Leads, particularly in relation to project audits.
Donor Financial Reporting
Prepare periodic donor spend reports in accordance with agreed reporting formats and timelines.
Support the preparation and submission of disbursement requests to donors, ensuring completeness and adherence to reporting requirements.
Commitments Tracking
Maintain an accurate commitments tracker reflecting contract values, payments made, and outstanding balances.
Reconcile procurement contract listings with the commitments tracker to ensure completeness and accuracy.
Financial Analysis
Collaborate with the Assistant Accountant to reconcile Budget vs Actual (BvA) reports with ledger postings, ensuring accuracy and consistency of financial data.
Requirements
Education: Minimum of a Bachelor's degree (with 1 year of experience) or a Higher Diploma (with 2 years of experience) in Commerce, Finance, or a business-related discipline.
Experience: At least one year of administration work experience, preferably working in the finance environment of a donor-funded organisation.
Skills:
Experience in managing processes and analysing information.
Proven, strong organisational skills, including the ability to self-start, prioritise and proactively respond to evolving demands.
Demonstrably strong customer focus.
Excellent skills in written and spoken English.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply online through the FSD Africa recruitment portal via the following link: https://www.myjobmag.co.ke/apply-now/1192951. This will redirect you to the official SeamlessHiring portal at fsdafrica.seamlesshiring.com.
How to Apply
Apply by visiting the FSD Africa application page on SeamlessHiring: https://www.myjobmag.co.ke/apply-now/1192951. Alternatively, visit fsdafrica.seamlesshiring.com to submit your application.