Financial Advisor, Kigali, Rwanda

About this job

Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB) would like to recruit a Financial Advisor based in Kigali to assist the staff in the Corporate Services Division and its implementing Zones to set up a sound financial management system by merging all financial management systems of the three merged Government bodies (RADA, RARDA and ISAR), which were previously autonomous and currently under RAB, in accordance with the Government Financial Management Procedures.

1. SPECIFIC TASKS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED

• Daily technical assistance in RAB financial management transactions;
• Review of existing financial management system in RAB and its  zones;
• Identification and assessment of issues in the financial management system, public procurement and human resources management of RAB and its zones;
• Designing appropriate RAB financial management procedures merging all previous Government institutions;

These procedures  will include:

• Budget preparation, execution and control;
• Resources mobilization from MINECOFIN and other donors;
• Payment procedures;
• Accounting policies and procedures;
• Financial reporting
• Logistic management
• Audit policy
• Public procurement management;
• Human Resource Management
• Internal Revenues Management System(Pricing, selling, collecting, banking, recoding and reconciliation)
• Stock Management system (Seeds from CIP & Stations production, Pesticides, Fertilizers, Office furniture, Lab reagents. Fuel, etc)
• Fixed Asset Management system ( Buildings, Vehicles, Moto Cycles, ICT equipments, cattle, etc)
• Assist the staff in the financial management to prepare monthly and  quarterly financial statements to be submitted to MINAGRI and MINECOFIN ;
• Prepare a comprehensive training needs assessment for the Financial management staff;
• Identify gaps in the financial management, recommend recruitment of additional staff where necessary and assist RAB in the recruitment process,
• Technical assistance to the staff of RAB financial management on the use of elaborated procedures. 

2. QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED 

• A Masters Degree in Business Administration or a postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration majoring in finance. Possess an ACCA or CPA is an added advantage;
• Minimum 10 years of work experience in public sector accounting and financial management;
• Have completed the same consultancy in at least two public institutions;
• Advanced knowledge of the Government of Rwanda and Donors financial procedures;
• Have at least elaborated five (5) financial procedure manuals in public institutions or government development projects;
• Excellent knowledge of International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) applicable in Rwanda’s public sector;
• Excellent communication skills; Fluency in either English or French and have working knowledge in the other language.

3. SUPERVISION AND REPORTING ARRANGEMENTS

The Consultant will work under the direct supervision of the Head of Corporate Services Division and will work very closely with RAB staff.

4. DURATION OF THE ASSIGNMENT

• The assignment is expected to be completed after nine (9) months but can be extended for a period mutually agreed. The implementation will be done as follows:
• The financial management technical assistance will be done on daily basis;
• The report on need assessment will be delivered after two (2) months;
• The financial management  manual will be delivered after a period of four (4) months;
• The technical assistance on the use of the manual will be done during a period of three (3) months.

 HOW TO APPLY:

Application letter, Curriculum Vitae, Academic Certificates (Diploma) should be submitted to the Director General of Rwanda Agriculture Board head office in Kigali not later than 25th January 2012.   

RWANDA AGRICULTURE BOARD

P.O. Box 5016

Kigali