The finance officer will be responsible for the following:
Providing budgetary input from assigned projects for the main annual budget compilation;
Responsible for preparing cashflow projections for assigned accounts;
Responsible for preparing/maintaining/updating financial monitoring tools for assigned accounts;
Responsible for controlling budget utilization for assigned accounts;
Responsible for 1st signing/approving all payment vouchers, LPOs, WOs etc that relate to assigned accounts;
Responsible for ensuring the files & records under assigned accounts are in order;
Contribution to the development of policies, procedures, accounting templates and systems during departmental meetings;
Responsible for overseeing overall financial management of donor funded projects as per agreement/contracts;
Responsible for review of donor funded financial reports and direct submission to the respective donors as per the timelines stipulated in the contracts/agreement;
Responsible for customization/calibration/setting up the financial system for any assigned new project in the accounting system with the approval of the manager;
Responsible for preparation of donor required/demanded financial reports for the assigned projects as per contract/agreement terms;
Responsible for posting assigned projects transactions into the accounting systems;
Responsible for timely invoicing of partners/donors as per the agreement terms;
Responsible for processing all approved payments;
Responsible for bank reconciliations;
Responsible for account receivables and account payables;
Responsible for 1st signing/approval of requisitions related to assigned projects;
Responsible for processing petty cash replenishment;
Responsible for full surrender and accounting of advances for specific assigned project accounts;
Responsible for maintaining physical and electronic accounting records;
Responsible for advising the manager on communications related to assigned project accounts;
Responsible for processing, reconciling and payment of tax and statutory related to the assigned project operations;
Qualifications
Applicant must have a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics or other relevant fields;
Applicant must have a professional certification (Fully qualified ACCA or CPA);
Possession of a master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics or other relevant fields is an added advantage;
Applicant must possess excellent English oral and written communication skills;
Applicant must have strong technical skills which include MS Excel and ability to navigate within accounting systems and other databases;
Applicant must be proficient in Quick books;
Applicant must possess strong financial reporting skills, interpersonal skills, have the ability to think creatively, be highly driven and self-motivated;
Applicant must have at least 5 years of relevant working experience;
