Employer: CCAP Synod Of Livingstonia

Location: Mzuzu, Malawi

Job Title: Finance Manager (FM)

Grade: LB2

Reports To: Director

Duration: 2 Years (24 Months)

Job Purpose

To ensure best practice in Financial Management of the ECD Department in order to maximize efficiency, accountability, and growth.

Key Responsibilities

FINANCE & BUDGETING

• Develop budgeting methodology and assist other managers in preparing budgets and reports and consolidating such.
• Liaise with Programme Manager and other senior staff in preparing programme budgets.
• Make recommendations on updating financial procedures and policies and communicate changes to relevant staff.
• Operate and maintain ECD bank accounts in liaison with the Director.
• Maintain accounting books, systems, and packages.
• Manage reconciliations and audit requirements.
• Ensure compliance with ECD accounting policies, procedures, and statutory financial requirements.
• Forecast cash flow requirements.
• Check bank reconciliation statements to monitor balances.
• Review financial reports prepared by Accounts Assistants.
• Coordinate audit activities, accounts payable, and accounts receivable.
• Supervise management of programme and project accounts.
• Track project progress from a financial perspective and monitor expenditure against budgets.
• Review financial and administrative procedures including payroll, bookkeeping, insurance, budget and cost control, personnel policies, and accounting functions.

Qualifications

• Minimum BSc in Accounting from a recognized academic institution.

Supervisory Responsibilities

The Finance Manager will directly supervise the accounts staff.

Key Skills

• Strong leadership and accounting skills.
• Strong concern for social improvement.
• Strong sense of judgment.
• Reliability and integrity.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, technical, IT, and numerical abilities.
• Commercial awareness, initiative, and ability to work as part of a team.

How To Apply

Interested applicants must submit:

• Detailed application letter.
• Attached personal resume/CV.

Applications should be submitted electronically to:

The Executive Director, ECD Department

P.O. Box 112

Mzuzu

Email: info@soliniaecd.org

Closing Date:

20th July 2026 at 16:00 PM

Important Information

Only successful candidates will be shortlisted for interviews.