Finance Program Manager at Ministry Of Finance And Economic Planning (MINECOFIN) Under Contract: Deadline: Apr 3, 2024

Job responsibilities

Under guidance and supervision of the SPIU Coordinator, the Finance Program Manager will be responsible of the following: • Responsible and accountable to the SPIU Coordinator; • Design and set up an effective financial management system and ensures that accounting and book keeping records are prepared and maintained in accordance with; statutory and the organization’s policies, chart of accounts, and related accounting standards, principles and practices ; • Guiding the process of budgeting and financial planning and provide formats that facilitate accounting staff to easily capture data and produce reports for analysis. • Oversee the establishment and implementation of financial and accounting manuals. • Monitor execution of all cost aspects and supervise all financial and accounting activities including the maintenance of the general ledger and other accounting practices in accordance with International Accounting Standards.

• Ensures that consolidated statements are prepared in a timely manner and in accordance with standards and procedures. • Ensures that different programs, donors and other stakeholders have accurate and timely financial reports commensurate with their reporting formats and requirements. • Provides timely professional counsel to the SPIU Coordinator and other relevant stakeholders on matters relating to finance and accounting. • Ensures that there is accounting harmony between different program donors and projects • Ensure timely replenishment of funds from concerned Donors. • Facilitates financial auditing of the program/projects; • Ensures that monthly bank reconciliations are made, duly approved and filed. • Any other task as assigned by the supervisor. • Overall responsibility for projects’ asset management. • Ensures that approval for payments are in line with established procedures and ensures proper planning and operations of accounting and finance (Receipts and Payments of funds for the program operations) and proper recording of the transactions in the books of accounts;

Minimum qualifications

• • Master’s in Finance

    3 Years of relevant experience

• • 2
    Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

    3 Years of relevant experience

• • 3
    Master’s Degree in Accounting

    3 Years of relevant experience

• • 4
    Bachelor’s Degree in Finance

    3 Years of relevant experience

• 5
  Bachelor’s Degree in any other field with accounting professional certification such as ACCA, CPA, CIMA, CPFMA or any other relevant accounting certification

  5 Years of relevant experience

Required competencies and key technical skills

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    Resource management skills

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    Analytical skills

• • 3
    Problem solving skills

• • 4
    Decision making skills

• • 5
    Time management skills

• • 6
    Risk management skills

• • 7
    Performance management skills

• • 8
    Results oriented

• • 9
    Digital literacy skills

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    Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English and/or French. Knowledge of all is an added advantage.

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    Multi-tasking skills and the ability to balance multiple priorities

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    Knowledge of Accounting principles and practices and financial data reporting

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    Knowledge of Rwanda Public Financial Law

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    Planning and organizational, Budgeting skills

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    Knowledge of Rwanda’s financial management standards and procedures

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    Strong IT skills, particularly in Financia software (SMART IFMIS)

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    Demonstrated experience in development and management of government or development partner funded programs/projects

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    A good work experience in a business finance department/unit

• • 19
    Demonstrated experience in preparation of financial reports and budget variance analysis

• 20
  Hands on experience with a multi-user accounting package including data capturing and extraction of management information and reports there from

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