Senior Finance Specialist (Bank in Africa) - Southern Africa
Reference: ML 2146
Salary: Neg
Start: ASAP
CA Global Africa recruitment is currently looking for a highly qualified candidate for the role of Senior Finance Specialist for one of its Multinational Banking clients in Africa. The role is based in Malawi.
Purpose of the role
- Work with a team of Financial Management Specialists within the Southern African Region (Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Angola, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique and Zambia)
- Conducting national or sector level fiduciary diagnostic work
- Operational support missions at the request of Project Team Leaders throughout the project cycle Technical support to improve borrowers’ financial management systems, including support for designing lending operations that focus on FM reform/development.
Role Responsibilities
- Plan and prioritize FM work for assigned countries and communicate the same to PTLs, Country Managers, Regional FM Coordinator and the Fiduciary Services Manager
- Take proactive role ensuring “Quality at Entry Work” in assessing the adequacy of the Borrowers’ project financial management systems and ensuring consistency and quality of FM aspects in project/program documents.
- Provide technical guidance within the framework of the Bank’s policies and guidelines to PTLs, and Executing Agencies with respect to the financial management activities of projects and programs for the region
- Manage the resolution of financial management issues, through interpretation of related Bank guidelines, international standards, or best practice
- Provide financial management guidance for the development of technical assistance programs and evaluate and monitor their implementation
- Carry out the fiduciary aspects of new areas of business and provide relevant information on country specific issues to country units, sector staff and task teams on generic country specific financial management and disbursement issues
- Represent the Bank in regional financial management and other relevant
forums
The Candidate must have;
- A minimum of a professional accounting qualification (such as CPA, CA, ACCA, or equivalent) plus a Master’s Degree or its university equivalent in accounting, business, finance, economic or related subject
- A minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience, preferably with a donor organization working on public sector financial management
- Knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards, International Public Sector Accounting Standards and International Standards on Auditing is a requirement
- Experience required in designing and assessing internal control systems and procedures using internationally accepted control frameworks such as COSO with the ability to assess such systems and recommend remedial action where necessary
- Proven ability to conceptualize, design and monitor the implementation of country or sector level financial management capacity building initiatives
- Demonstrate an understanding of cross-cutting issues beyond financial management (e.g. procurement, governance, public sector management) at sector/country level
- Willingness and ability to travel frequently in the region
- Superior written and verbal communication skills in English and/or French (with a working-knowledge of the other language)
- Knowledge of Portuguese would be an advantage
- Competence in the use of Bank standard software (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint)
Should you meet all the above requirements please send your CV to Mike at CA Global (mike@caglobalint.com) or visit our website (www.banking-recruitment-jobs.com) to apply.
Note: Only successful candidates will be contacted.
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