Responsibilities:

• Plays a key business planning role with the CMU Management Team in overseeing and coordinating preparation of Work Program Agreement (WPA), budget formulation (BB, TF, and other cost-share/revenue sources), and in case of country office relocations or renovations, development of capital budget plans.
• Compiles and analyzes costs at the CMU/country office, measuring efficiency/effectiveness and proposing enhancement solutions as needed, and undertaking comparison of service providers costs, always seeking the best value for money.
• Ensures the alignment of planned deliverables and budgets are properly aligned, that country offices liquidity balances have optimum levels, and that exception reports are monitored periodically with remedial actions taken when needed.
• Provides support to the Country Director, Manager, Operation, and staff in accessing management reports available in Bank’s information systems.
• Liaises and maintains relationships with local commercial banks and central bank as needed.
• Works with the Country Director and Manager, Operation to ensure a strong control environment in the country office.
• Provides guidance, advice, interpretation, and recommendations to the Country Director, Managers, and staff on RM policies and procedures.
• Ensures that audits and quality assurance reviews recommendations are implemented properly.
• Coordinates preparation of accounting scorecard responses and implements recommendations.
• Reviews accounting transactions, reconciliation reports, open items report, and monthly accounting reports.
• Ensures that Bank’s assets and inventories are appropriately recorded and safeguarded.
• Maintains consistency in the application of accounting rules and procedures.
• Leads, guides, and mentors RM colleagues, and administrative staff, as needed, in overall RM tasks and institutional policies and procedures.
• Collaborates with Security, IT and Facilities teams to ensure the smooth operation of office facilities, seeking opportunities for improvement where appropriate.
• Oversees the local administrative procurement of supplies, goods, and services; also, where applicable, may take a lead role coordinating and participating in the Country Office Administrative Procurement Review Committee (APRC).
• Contributes to the development of administrative policies and practices for process improvement and the efficient and effective operation of the country office.
• Minimum Requirement:

  Education:

  • Master’s Degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, or other relevant discipline required to fulfill position specific requirements (e.g., Economics, Public Administration, etc.) OR Bachelor’s Degree plus an internationally recognized professional accounting qualification (e.g., CPA, CA, ACCA, CGMA).

  Experience:

  • Minimum five years relevant experience.

  Language:

  • English – Proficiency level.