Finance Officer - NGO at Corporate Staffing

Finance Officer Job Responsibilities

• Ensure that all project and country office financial/expenditure documents are delivered in a timely manner, reviewed for accuracy and completeness and ready for approval and posting.
• Responsible for entering financial information and maintaining all financial records for projects and for the organization.
• Ensure all projects accounting records and supporting documentation for all financial transactions are maintained in a systematic order and in a safe and secure condition under the custody of the organization.
• Assist in financial control, prepare and analyze budgets, develop financial reports, and make recommendations to the organization on budget expenditures.
• Monitor the expenditures to ensure that programme funds are utilized appropriately by the close of the fiscal year.
• Carry out training on financial policies and procedures to non-finance staff and partners, as required.
• Assist the Head of finance in ensuring that all financial reporting is completed on time and submitted to the supervisor for review on time for submission to donors.
• Help with the preparation of internal and external audits and respond to audit queries in a timely manner.
• Make visits to the country offices as required to support financial operations and management
• Reviewing all ARO staff time sheets ensuring that staff has allocated time properly to projects.
• Leading all project related budgets and working closely with the programmes team.
• Lead on the administration of cash disbursement and drawdown from programmes.
• Opening of project accounts on system.
• Liaise on a regular basis with finance and management staff in the field.
• Any other duties as assigned from time to time by the supervisor.

Qualifications for the Finance Officer Job

• Degree in a business related field with a CPA qualification or equivalent.
• At least 4 years’ experience in an international organization.
• Understanding of multi and bilateral donor policies and procedures.
• Proven numeracy and financial analysis / planning skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to present financial matters to non-financial managers.
• High degree of computer literacy in Microsoft Office products especially Excel and financial systems (Sage).
• Experience of establishing good working relationships with a variety of people.
• Proven track record in delivering results in a pressurized environment.
• Culturally sensitive and ability to adapt easily