Job Description

Development Aid from People to People Zimbabwe (DAPP) is in search of a qualified Finance Manager to work with DAPP Accounts. Development Aid from People to People in Zimbabwe (DAPP) is an NGO working in areas of education, health, water and sanitation, community development, agriculture food and security and emergency.

The Finance Manager will be responsible for overseeing the daily finance operations, including regulatory budget monitoring and reporting following donor regulations. S/he will ensure the best use of resources to maximize impacts in the most cost-effective way.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensures finance and administration policies and procedures are consistently upheld;
• Supports and supervises staff to carry out day-to-day finance and administrative functions;
• Leads documentation, stewardship and accountability of financial transactions, ensuring budgets and forecasts are prepared and submitted on time;
• Conducts spot checks to ensure that project expenses are being tracked in compliance with financial control and operational systems;
• Provides technical assistance to sub-contracted local partners to strengthen financial and operational systems;
• Ensures an integrated approach to programming through regular, accurate and timely financial information sharing with the project stakeholders for collective decision making;
• Prepares expenditure reports per set deadlines;
• Ensures the integrity of the project accounting systems by conducting systematic reviews and evaluations of internal accounting and control procedures, coordinating responses to audit recommendations, and developing corrective measures if needed.

Qualifications and Experience

• A degree in finance, business management, accounting or related field and/or a professional qualification in Accounting such as ACCA or CIMA;
• A minimum of 3 years of experience managing medium to large funded grants, cooperative agreements or contracts;
• Knowledge of international financial management rules and regulations;
• Experience managing and building the capacity of a finance team and local partners to meet compliance standards and build robust financial systems;
• Conversant with widely used accounting packages for development programs;
• High level of attention to detail, ability to multitask and work well under pressure;
• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills;
• Ability to work under pressure and in a culturally sensitive environment, and as a team member, taking on additional tasks as needed to ensure the overall success of the project.