SERVICE DELIVERY MANAGER Full Time

About the ICRC

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) works worldwide to provide protection and humanitarian assistance to people affected by conflict and armed violence. We take action in response to emergencies and at the same time promote respect for international humanitarian law. We are an independent and neutral organization, and our mandate stems essentially from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. We work closely with National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and with their International Federation in order to ensure a concerted, rational and rapid humanitarian response to the needs of the victims of armed conflict or any other situation of internal violence. We direct and coordinate the international activities conducted in these situations.

Your role

The Service delivery manager/Accounting Manager oversees specialized functional support teams. The role involves managing service delivery, promoting customer satisfaction, implementing process improvements, and ensuring adherence to service level agreements (SLAs) and regulations.

The incumbent is responsible for the overall accounting data produced and/or validated by the regions or delegations under their responsibility, in compliance with internal procedures.

Accountabilities & Functional responsibilities

• Responsible for service delivery and business continuity for the regions and delegations under their responsibility;
• Identifies and prioritizes service improvements and propose changes;
• Manages the service cost’s budget and escalate timely to the supervisor when there is over or under implementation;
• Ensures that the provisions in the service level agreement and Statement of Work are fully implemented and maintains an updated catalogue of services;
• Establishes the appropriate governance for managing SLAs and service performance (KPIs) with the stakeholders;
• Overall accountable for the quality and accuracy of the accounting data entry and reporting for the regions/delegations under their area of responsibility;
• Supervises a pool of Accounting Managers supporting several regions/delegations;
• Ensures seamless and accurate communication flow among the accounting managers, accountants, and the client regions/delegations;
• Designs, writes, and implement an internal control system that guarantees reliable accounting data and their compliance with legal and international financial reporting standards (IFRS);
• Performs high level integrity checks of accounting entries and account balances for the regions and delegations under their responsibility;
• Oversees the maintenance of sound accounting documentation to meet external and internal audit requirements for all regions and delegations under their responsibility;
• Oversees the annual and monthly closing activities both in terms of meeting deadlines and ensuring quality of accounting data for several regions and delegations;
• Ensures that job descriptions for employees under their supervision are up to date;
• Accountable for the support and training to the finance and non- finance teams in the regions and delegations/sites under their area of responsibility.

What we will look for in your profile

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Commerce, Economics, or a related discipline;
• CPA-K (Certified Public Accountant) credential in active and in good standing;
• Minimum 8 -10 years’ experience in Accounting/Finance position;
• Minimum 3 – 4 years’ leading/managing a team in a shared service center;
• Sound knowledge and experience in ERP (JD Edwards and PeopleSoft);
• Certification in Lean management / Lean Six sigma at Green/Black belt level will be an advantage;
• Experience in process mapping, analysis, and quality reviews;
• Experience in change management, managing critical clients and good negotiation skills;
• Experience in managing regional accounting is a strong asset;
• Experience in establishing goals, Key performance indicators (KPIs) and SLAs;
• Knowledge of internal control systems and best practices in financial accounting.

What we offer

• Diverse and humanitarian-minded workforce;
• An opportunity to contribute to institutional efforts to protect and assist conflict victims worldwide;
• Training opportunities ;
• Flexible work schedule

Tagged as: International Committee of the Red Cross, Kenya