Regional Finance Manager at World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)

Job Description

Lead Financial Management of CIMMYT’s Operations in AFRICA

Oversees financial accounting and month-end reporting for CIMMYT operations in Africa. Supervises finance staff at CIMMYT country offices in Africa, who report to the candidate functionally.
Monitors performance of Country Finance team operations through the development of a transparent set of KPIs.
Works closely with HQ Finance Managers to ensure worldwide development implementation and compliance of CIMMYT financial policies, procedures, practices, and the ERP.
Further develops and maintains an adequate level of financial governance by sustaining an adequate level of internal control framework.
Works with CIMMYT’s finance country managers to design and customize financial and administrative management structures where appropriate.
Responsible for the timely consolidation of all financial accounting operations in Africa into CIMMYT’s ERP.
Works with scientists and country finance managers to ensure scientific and administrative staff are trained and competent in financial policies, procedures, and systems.
Coordinates with the Regional Director the development and follow-up of the Country office’s work plan.
Supervises fluent process for cash flow monitoring and timely replenishment.
Reviews hosting agreements in Africa for financial aspects and finance processes, which host centers provide (or services given by CIMMYT to other CGIAR centers).
Budget review of CIMMYT’s country offices’ annual budget in coordination with the country managers.
Leadership in developing efficient, effective, and service-oriented finance processes to benefit Scaling up and Impactful Research for Development activities

Instills efficient Development Finance processes.
Takes a leadership position in effectively using CIMMYT’s new ERP implementation and maintenance in the region.
Coordinates and contributes to the successful Combined Assurance model:

Coordinates timely Internal Audit & External Audit responses, including regional project audits.
Oversees the operational effectiveness of the Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICOFR) framework in the region.
Ensures and oversees that adequate segregation of duties and Restricted Access is maintained at the CIMMYT country office operations.
Contributes to the Enterprise Risk management framework covering the African operations.
Business partner of the Regional Director and peer colleagues from the African Operations Chapter team.

Support the regional operations team by providing meaningful financial reports for data-driven decision making.

Requirements

Master’s degree in accounting or finance, complemented with an internationally recognized professional accounting designation, like: CPA, CA, ACCA, or CMA.
At least 8 years of experience in similar roles or activities, ideally gained in private and Non-profit environments and covering activities in multiple countries.
Experience managing funding agreements related to international development programs from donors like USAID, BMGF, GIZ, AFD & EU.