Funds and Grants Manager – Kenya

Company Info

KPMG is a global network of professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. Our purpose is to inspire confidence and empower change. We have a notable Africa Footprint serving clients across the continent. Our East Africa practice comprises Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda.

The Nairobi office serves as the regional coordinating office providing the required networking to facilitate delivery of services on a timely basis to meet and exceed our clients’ expectations.

Implementing partner and financial management:

• Serve as the focal point for assigned implementing partners, managing the full grant lifecycle from due diligence and capacity assessments through to financial close-out. Coordinate partner due diligence and ongoing risk assessments, ensuring appropriate mitigation measures are implemented and monitored.
• Review partner budgets, amendments, cash forecasts, and disbursement requests in line with agreed SOPs and client regulations.
• Lead the review of monthly, quarterly, and annual partner financial reports, including budget vs. actual variance analysis, compliance checks, and expenditure reviews.
• Process and track partner disbursements, ensuring completion of Know Your Client (KYC) requirements and adherence to internal banking procedures.
• Maintain accurate and timely portfolio-level financial documentation and systems, reporting on commitments, disbursements, expenditure, and cash flow projections.
• Support client cash forecasting processes to ensure timely availability of funds based on partner needs.

Portfolio Management:

• Prepare consolidated quarterly and annual financial reports for the portfolio in agreed formats.
• Guide data and analytics teams in the development of financial dashboards and reporting tools to support client decision-making.
• Support client audit processes by providing required financial information and responding to audit findings.
• Develop and update financial manuals, SOPs, and partner guidance materials, and lead partner orientation and capacity-building initiatives.
• Escalate financial risks and issues to the Team Leader and coordinate financial review, performance, and budget meetings with partners and the client.

Additional Roles and Responsibilities

• Staff management – support in staff planning including coaching and training of Senior Associate and Associates working in my team.
• Risk management – Support and lead in ensuring full compliance with KPMG’s quality, risk, and management requirements.
• Support IDAS business development activities including strategy, opportunity tracking, proposal writing, lessons learning and thought leadership.    

Academic/ Professional qualifications and Experience:

• A Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field.
  
• A Masters degree in Business Administration
• Must have CPA K, ACCA, CMA or CFA or any other relevant professional qualification
• Minimum of 9 years experience in the international development sector with at least 4 years in public sector audit or fund and grants management.

Technical competencies & Personal attributes:

• Demonstrate experience in grants and fund management, preferably with donor-funded or partner-implemented programmes.
• Proven expertise in financial accounting/monitoring, risk management, and partner capacity building.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), particularly ability to articulate concepts and recommendations in written form - reports, analytical analysis etc.
• Resilience and tenacity: Must be able to sustain motivation and commitment to goals and manage stress effectively.
• Team player: Has good people management skills, work organization and coordination skills, can also coach/ mentor junior team members.
• Problem solving skills: Can handle and resolve unstructured problems, flex and adapt in new environments to create order and stability and provide effective solutions.
• Personal and professional ethics: Must operate and practice within the professional code of conduct, be honest, with self and colleagues. Multicultural skills: Must be able to operate and interact in a multicultural environment and works well in culturally diverse teams.
• Ability and willingness to travel within East Africa or the rest of Africa where the project dictates.
• Strong writing and presentation skills. §Experience working in a complex, fast-moving environment and dealing professionally with multiple stakeholders.
• Demonstrated track record in relationship management and business development.

We offer:

• An exciting opportunity to work with a Big 4 firm on cutting edge clients across Africa.
• Continuous learning and development.
• Exposure to multi-disciplinary client service teams.
• Unrivalled space to grow and be innovative.
• Opportunity for international travel.