Job Purpose
The Senior Finance Officer reports to the Head of Division, Finance Managemnt and works in collaboration with One Health division, and plays a pivotal role in providing financial oversight and support across the division’s four technical programs: zoonotic diseases, food safety, climate change, and antimicrobial resistance. This role ensures sound financial management, including budget planning, expenditure tracking, and compliance with financial policies and procedures, thereby enabling the effective implementation of programmatic activities.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
The Senior Finance Officer shall:
• Coordinate the specified Partner Project funds and provide overall financial oversight over the utilization of the funds;
• Oversee and manage the project’s financial resources.
• Plan and implement systems for financial operations including systems for cash flow management, budgeting, internal controls, financial reporting, grant management, and compliance;
• Ensure timely disbursement and liquidation of funds;
• Assist in developing the annual budget in collaboration with the Africa CDC’s Directorate of Finance (DoF);
• Prepare financial reports, for review by the External Resource Management division and the Africa CDC Finance Director;
• Ensure compliance with the AU and the Partner’s policies and procedures;
• Responsible for all FM aspects of the project and will work in collaboration with Africa CDC’s DoF;
• She (He) will also be responsible for the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports;
• In addition, she (he) will be the focal person for the audit of the project financial statements and submission of the audit reports to the Partner;
• Additional assignments can be given by the respective coordinator as related to the implementation of this project.
• Monitor the performance of fund flow mechanisms of the Project and ensure that timely replenishments are made to implementing offices and the required funds are received;
• Ensure that payments are made as per the budget allocated for each project and expenditure category;
• Ensure compliance with the Partner’s Financial Management Policies and applicable African Union financial rules;
• Ensure that all reconciliations (bank and fund) are done on monthly basis and reports are produced on the same;
• Maintain strong internal control over disbursements and accounting for the funds;
• Track and maintain records of accounts payable, accounts receivable and commitments under the project.
• Prepare the project financial management reports, including interim financial reports (IFRs) and submit them to the Partner;
• Coordinate the Partner’s Project external audits and ensure the reports are submitted to the Partner as per the deadline.