Regional Financial Specialist - Nairobi

Job summary

Join Our Team as a Regional Financial Specialist at the International Republican Institute (IRI). The Regional Financial Specialist will provide support to Field Accountants in IRI field offices; reviewing payments, expenses, and documents in addition to providing training on IRI's policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Review expenses submitted by the field offices in assigned portfolio for reasonableness and compliance with GAAP, funder, and IRI regulations.
• Provide IRI process support, including training of Field Accountants on employee setup, AP bills, entries and approvals, expense reports and program reports.
• Support Program Accountants in award management.
• Serve as POC for resources outlining local regulations of the countries in assigned portfolio.
• Train Field Accountants and explains IRI accounting processes of monthly reporting to DC, rolling budgets, exchange rate calculations, imprest summary forms, filing system, bank, and cash operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or equivalent in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Minimum 7 years relevant experience in a finance role.
• Professional experience with expense report review and regulation compliance.
• Experience training staff on financial processes and reporting.
• Flexibility to assume a workload that frequently necessitates an adjustment of priorities.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communications skills.
• Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to multi-task, and ability to work under time pressures.
• Strong attention and attention to detail.

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