Finance AdministratorNew!

• Review payment requests and supporting documents for completeness, accuracy and compliance with organizational procedures
• Process and record financial transactions including payments, receipts, advances and journal entries
• Review petty cash transactions, maintain petty cash records and support timely replenishment
• Support the preparation and revision of annual, project and departmental budgets
• Prepare budget-versus-actual reports and highlight significant variances for review
• Monitor project expenditure to identify overspending, underspending and funding gaps
• Assist in preparing monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports and donor expenditure statements
• Prepare financial schedules, reconciliations and supporting documentation
• Support delivery of basic financial management training for programme staff and implementing partners
• Identify and report potential financial risks, irregularities and control weaknesses
• Verify invoices and payment requests against approved concept notes, terms of reference, contracts and purchase orders
• Enter approved transactions into the accounting system and resolve discrepancies or missing documentation
• Maintain properly labelled, organized financial files and records

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a related field
• Partially completed or full professional qualification in ACCA, CPA, CIMA or equivalent is an added advantage
• At least two (2) years of relevant work experience in finance or accounting, preferably with an NGO or field office

Skills and Competencies

• Attentive listening and openness to the arguments, suggestions and ideas of others
• Work efficiency: methodical and structured, balancing speed with exactness
• Service orientation and readiness to support colleagues
• Exactness: accurate, careful and painstaking in daily work