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Responsibilities:  Ensure project costs are accurately accounted for in the correct project networks, accounts, cost centers and accounting periods.  Reconcile Work-in-Progress accounts, and in liaison with Financial Reporting Team ensure costs of completed projects are settled and capitalized promptly.  Monitor projects cost and time overruns, continuously investigate variances and make recommendations to management for corrective action.  Check and verify project expenditure and payments for accuracy, completeness, authenticity, and adequacy of supporting documents.  Ensure Contractors/Suppliers payments and Financiers’ loans repayments are made within the stipulated contractual terms.  Prepare management reports in a timely manner as may be required by the management, external governing bodies, and development partners from time to time.  Ensure accurate requests for disbursements are made on time as per various loan agreements.  Participate in preparation and/or review tender documents.  Prepare tender evaluation checklists and participate in such evaluations.  Prepare contract negotiations checklists and participate in such negotiations.  Support Projects Execution team to ensure timely and realistic budgets preparation and submission.  Identify and recommend to the Asst. Manager-Projects Finance & Accounting, Projects accounts due for closure upon project completion.  Implement and recommend changes in Project Financing Policy to guide and improve operational procedures.  Manage the Sectional budget to ensure optimization of costs.  Address Staff performance; Motivation; Training and development issues in the Section.  Provide specifications for the Sectional related procurement to the Corporate Finance Manager.  Implement Safety, Quality Management Systems and Environmental Management Systems within the Section.