The key accountabilities of the RMA include the following:

Analysis, Monitoring, Reporting and Communicating:

• Proactively establish and maintain interface with clients, providing high caliber support.
• Assist the Country Manager and Practice Managers in work program planning. Track progress of the work program and assess the impact of any changes.
• Review transactions, reconciliation reports, open items report, monthly accounting reports.
• Monitor and review budget and expenses, identifying/resolving issues and discussing them with the SRMO and country office management
• Provide support to managers and staff in accessing management reports available in Bank information systems
• Analyze costs, including forecast of year-end budget status.
• Ensure compliance with specific institutional and regional guidelines

Financial Control and Fiduciary Responsibilities:

• Support internal controls framework of country office financial transactions and business operations, including review of effectiveness of the internal control systems and monitoring;
• As needed, implements new or enhanced country office specific reporting systems to meet management and Institutional requirements;
• Works with the Country Management team to ensure a strong internal controls environment in the office, providing advice on control issues.
• Ensures that audit, and quality assurance review recommendations are implemented.

General Administration:

• In coordination with the administrative team, ensure that Banks assets and inventories are appropriately recorded and safeguarded
• Coordinate and provide support for the local administrative procurement of supplies, goods and services.
• Help in development of administrative policies and practices in consultation with other units for the efficient and effective operation of the country office.
• Liaises with local commercial house bank and reviews banking transactions.

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Communicate staff rules and procedures to all staff on a regular basis.
• Maintain interaction with suppliers to enhance purchasing conditions.
• Advise on administrative procurement actions, including liaising with GCS as needed, for example, on vehicle purchases.
• Collaborate with GCS/IT and Security Specialist for facility management in handling office building including remodeling of the offices, procurement of furniture and equipment, establishing and maintaining office services, facilities, utilities, etc.
• Liaise with HR Business Partners.
• Ensure effective back-up arrangement and timely submission of tasks/outputs
• Assist the Country Manager and Practice Managers in work program planning. Track progress of the work program and assess the impact of any changes.

The job holder will have specific accountabilities consistent with the grade and the generic RM accountabilities listed above. These will be determined in relation to a specific work assignment and articulated in annual objectives prior to the start of each fiscal year.

Selection Criteria

• Bachelors Degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, or other relevant discipline (e.g. Economics, Finance, Public Administration, Information Systems, etc.) or non-relevant bachelors degree plus one of the following: (1) CIMA Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting; or (2) ACCA Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business; or (3) equivalent country-level Accounting certificate.
• Minimum of Two years of relevant professional experience required.
• Knowledge of Bank RM/finance systems and reports, particularly SAP and BI/AO
• Experience in financial modelling (advanced Excel skills)
• Knowledge in Business Planning and Monitoring.
• Track record of supporting business decision making through the provision of relevant analytics
• Demonstrable experience supporting programs financed from different funding sources
• Proficiency in RM Analyst competencies (listed below)

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