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About BRAC International:
BRAC International (BI), a leading non-profit organization, is on a mission to empower people and communities facing poverty, illiteracy, disease, and social injustice. Our vision is to create a world free from exploitation and discrimination, where everyone has the opportunity to realise their potential. We design proven, scalable solutions that equip people with the support and confidence they need to achieve their potential.
BRAC was founded in Bangladesh in 1972 and over the last five decades has grown to become one of the world’s largest non-governmental organisations (NGOs), reaching over 100 million people. We started our first international operation by venturing into Afghanistan in 2002, building on lessons from our work in Bangladesh to support a nation devastated by war. Currently operating in 16 countries across Asia and Africa. Born, proven and led in the Global South, BRAC International brings a unique Southern perspective and commitment to continuous learning, providing a depth of insight, experience and evidence to meet the needs of diverse communities with humility and courage across Asia and Africa. To learn more about BRAC International, please visit (www.bracinternational.org)
Our Core Values:
Integrity: We approach our work with honesty and integrity.
Innovation: We innovate and iterate to improve our impact.
Inclusiveness: We foster inclusion to reach those who need it most.
Effectiveness: We strive for effectiveness to better serve people in poverty.
About the Role:
- The Finance Officer actively participates in improving and maintaining project financial management systems and is aware of and adheres to BRAC’s policies, procedures, and standards in all activities she or he performs.
- He/she ensures Financial Risk Management and Controls and liaise with the Finance manager in developing, enhancing and implementing sound financial policies to minimize financial risk.
- From time to time, highlight changes in regulations and accounting/ financial reporting standards to ensure compliance through review of changes in the government regulations and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
- The Finance Officer performs analysis and provides management support for assigned portfolio of projects, under the direction of the Finance Manager.
- To this end, he or she develops routine and ad hoc reports to ensure the regular flow of relevant and accurate financial information for decision making. With guidance from the Finance Manager, he or she also monitors budgets.
Financial Reporting and analysis:
● In coordination with the Deputy Manager Finance, Senior Manager Finance and Head Office finance team in Bangladesh, prepare financial deliverables including financial reports and budgets.
● Coordinate and actively participate in monthly and quarterly meetings with unit leads to review unit financial status for appropriate management actions. Update financial information and management assistance needs identified through these reviews.
● Ensure that all financial records, reports and statements are prepared and submitted on a timely basis.
● Review financial documents to ensure accurate coding of expenses in the system.
● Prepare quarterly cash requests for review and submission to Head Office in a timely manner.
● Ensuring payment documents are properly supported and duly approved during posting with adherence to the cost allocation policy.
● Streamlining financial document storage for efficient retrieval and maintaining strict adherence to internal controls and audit recommendations.
● Preparation of bank reconciliations.
● Processing of staff travel advances and following up to ensure they are liquidated on a timely manner as per the policy.
● Efficient management of day-to-day finance operations, including petty cash management, vendor payments, and documents review.
● Promoting productive discussions with different unit leads to discuss expenditures and action plans for any deviations
● Conducts regular cash flow analyses to ensure availability of funds and the accurate maintenance of bank balances.
● Managing and monitoring the company bank accounts by acting as an agent to the organization’s bank accounts, assisting in opening of new bank accounts and ensuring that any changes are updated in a timely manner
● Any other duty as may be assigned by the Senior Finance Manager.
● Ensuring precision in entering data into the ERP system and consistently performing monthly, quarterly, and annual reconciliations for quality reports.
● Preparing and submitting donor reports for review by the finance manager on timely and ensuring compliance with the donor requirements.
Systems and Accounting:
● Functional responsibility for all accounting, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll, ensuring compliance with appropriate GAAP standards and Kenyan statutory laws and regulations
● Maintain financial accounting systems for cash management, general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll and petty cash
● Ensure confidentiality of personnel and financial information.
● Manage cash flow and prepare cash forecasts
● Timely processing of payroll and statutory payments.
● Review travel related expense reports ensuring they are prepared correctly according to relevant finance procedures.
● Review all Purchase Orders to ensure proper coding and that all information therein is correct as per BRAC Procurement manual.
● Maintain copies of all purchase orders issued for review by authorized parties.
Safeguarding
● Understand, practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
● Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.
EXPERIENCE (Including sector/industry):
● At least three years of post-qualification professional experience in financial analysis and management with NGO and other development organizations.
● Project budget management experience and accounting familiarity.
● Extensive knowledge and experience in the International and Local donor funding environment, including financial reporting, trends and procedures.
● Demonstrated experience with complex budgets and forecasts and monthly monitoring and preparation of budget variance analysis.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & COMPETENCIES:
● Good knowledge of accounting principles and procedures including IFRS and IASs.
Demonstrable experience with preparing financial statements and management reports.
● Proficiency in Excel, Word and PowerPoint Advanced spreadsheet skills required. Familiarity with accounting or business information systems software.
● Proven ability to assess priorities, handle a variety of activities in a time-sensitive environment, and meet competing deadlines with great attention to detail and quality.
● Independently motivated with excellent interpersonal skills.
● Flexibility and ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.
SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:
● Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration with professional qualification (e.g. CPA K, ACCA)
PROFESSIONAL DEGREE / CERTIFICATION
● A professional qualification such as CPA, ACCA or CIMA
Only complete applications will be accepted, and short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Application deadline: 8th September 2026.
Employment type: Contract
Salary: Fixed
BRAC is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share the same commitment. We believe every stakeholder and every member of the communities we work with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation - regardless of age, race, religion, and gender, status as an individual with a disability or ethnic origin. Therefore, our recruitment policy and procedure include extensive background checks and disclosure of criminal records in order to ensure safeguarding to the fullest extent.
“BRAC International is an equal opportunities employer”
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