Finance Assistant at African Wildlife Foundation (AWF)

Responsibilities

• Under supervision of the line manager, support the development of routine contractual agreements ensuring compliance with all guidelines and appropriate reviews by parties prior to AWF sign off
• Ensure contractual agreements are complete and both hard and soft copies are logically filed, and disseminated to relevant personnel within AWF and vendors.
• Maintain and monitor status of all new and existing contractual agreements throughout the life of the contract.
• Receive, review and track sub grant financial reports
• Validate all supporting invoices for accuracy on a timely manner and submit sub grant status to the supervisor before the 10th of every month.
• Track open purchase orders in AWF’s Financial System (Serenic) to confirm validity and to reconcile with sub grant/ consultancy reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field. A diploma with requisite experience would be considered. CPA  qualification will be an added advantage
• Minimum two years relevant working experience, preferably from a donor funded nonprofit organization.
• Demonstrated knowledge of grant management principles, including U.S. government funding is a strong advantage.
• Ability to organize and present issues in a clear, concise and logical manner.
• Strong technical skills, including MS Excel, and ability to navigate within accounting systems and other databases.
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to multitask in a fast paced environment.
• Ability to manage sensitive and confidential matters with the highest level of professional.
• Ability to work as part of a team in a multicultural environment
• As this position is heavily anchored in AWF’s conservation programs, the successful candidate must have an interest in conservation.