CMS Business, Finance and Admin Advisor

Reports to: CMS Senior Logistics Advisor

Location: Monrovia, Liberia

Background

Akesis Global Health (www.akesishealth.org) is currently implementing a two-year USAID/GHSC-PSM Project on Long Term Technical Assistance to the Central Medical Stores (formerly, National Distribution Service) Caldwell, under the Ministry of Health, Republic of Liberia. Akesis Global Health now seek a Business, Finance and Admin Advisor who will provide continuous capacity building and mentoring to the Warehouse Director of Administration and his staff toward sound financial transaction processing and reporting for the CMS. The position will also have responsibility for improving the Human Resource administrative function including updating job descriptions of all positions within the CMS, continuing evaluation of current staff suitability for their current positions, updating current staff employee files and establishing an effective performance evaluation and incentive compensation process. The Advisor will also support the Akesis Team Leader, Warehouse Advisor, and IT Advisor in achieving project objectives.

Duties

In cooperation with the CMS Finance and Administration team:

• Provide daily capacity building and mentoring on sound finance, procurement, and human resource practices.
• Coordinate procurement processes for all goods and services required to operate. the warehouse facility consistent with USAID and TGF requirements.
• Support/improve the development of operating and capital budgets for the warehouse.
• Support the accounting and reporting of the project including cash requirements projections and disbursement processing:
  • Provide oversight on transaction processing and reporting
  • Manage all disbursements in a controlled manner
• Review and advise on accounting control processes and refinement of standard operating procedures for effective warehouse financial operations.
• Development of an effective cost accounting system
• Developing effective human resource management processes.
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or business administration A master’s degree, preferably in business administration, finance, accounting, or economics desired.
• Relevant tertiary and professional qualification
• A proven record of performance in administration and accounting in a warehouse environment and/or the government sector desired.
• A thorough understanding of international donor (USAID and TGF) regulations and requirements
• Substantial knowledge of and demonstrated experience in management reporting, cost accounting, financial modeling, financial management and accounting principles and practices.
• Membership of a recognized professional accounting body such as CPA or Institute of Chartered Accountants a plus.

Note: This position is a local hire position in Monrovia Liberia.

Send application and recent curriculum vitae to recruitment@akesishealth.org

Closing date for submission of applications is by October 11, 2021.