Lead - Finance & Grant Management - Bank - CA

Opportunity with CSR/Foundation/Trust of one of the largest private sector bank.

Responsibilities and Duties:

Key responsibility: Budgets, which will include (but is not limited to):

- Preparing budget projections

- Tracking expenditure in accordance with budgets

- Determining funding needs

Grant Management, which will include (but is not limited to):

- Helping prepare and vet grant proposals / budgets

- Tracking and manage grant applications

- Managing grant and legal paperwork for incoming grants (critical)

- Ensuring funds are spent in accordance with grant budgets and FCRA regulations

- Optimizing the grant administration process

- Helping teams track timelines and deliverables

- Preparing grant progress reports

- Liaising with grantors

- Co-ordinating with research teams executing projects on-ground to ensure their expenditure is in line with regulations

Process Management, which will include (but is not limited to):

- Developing templates for research staff to track expenditure on their projects

- Improving overall process management within the Finance function

Key responsibility: Reporting, which will include (but is not limited to):

- Preparing update reports for senior management and the Board

Requirements and Qualifications

- CA/Degree in Finance or equivalent.

- Project management skills

- Excellent organisational skills

- Excellent communication skills

- A good understanding of CSR and FCRA regulations (critical)

- Knowledge of auditing policies

- 3-5 years of relevant experience including budgeting and accounting

- A basic knowledge of the donor landscape, international and local, is an added bonus