Deputy Finance Director

About the role

inSupply Health is seeking an experienced Deputy Finance Director to provide senior financial and operational leadership for a donor‑funded project expected to start on 1 January 2027. The role will oversee finance across multiple East African countries, consortium members and implementation partners, ensuring compliance and effective resource stewardship.

Key responsibilities

• Provide day‑to‑day financial leadership and monitor project performance across participating countries.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, cost management and variance analysis for multi‑year project budgets.
• Prepare accurate financial reports, analyse trends, risks and opportunities to support decision‑making.
• Manage grant lifecycle compliance, oversee consortium and sub‑recipient finances, and coordinate audit activities.
• Implement and monitor financial controls, risk management and donor compliance procedures.
• Oversee cash‑flow forecasting, treasury operations and coordination of funding transfers.
• Collaborate with Finance, Procurement, HR, Grants and Administration to resolve operational bottlenecks.
• Drive ERP and financial system improvements, automate workflows and ensure data integrity.
• Lead, coach and build capacity of finance and operations staff, acting as a strategic finance partner to project leadership.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field; Master’s degree mandatory.
• Qualified accountant with active membership in ICPAK, ACCA or equivalent.
• Minimum 12 years progressive finance experience, at least 5 years in senior/managerial roles.
• Proven experience managing multi‑donor grants and budgets of USD 10 million or more.
• Experience working across multiple East African countries and with consortium partners.

Required skills

• ERP financial management systems
• Budgeting and forecasting
• Financial reporting and analysis
• Cash‑flow management
• Audit and statutory compliance
• Internal controls and risk management