Project Office Finance Head
CARE Ethiopia’s mission is to work with poor women and men, boys and girls, communities and institutions, to have a significant impact on the underlying causes of poverty in Ethiopia.
Date: April 23, 2019
Vacancy No. 032/19
Salary: USD 781
No of positions; 1 (one)
Type of Employment- Regular
Duty base and Position: Somali Region, Liben Zone Filtu Project Office
Dead Line: 10 days from the date of advertisement
Objective: The purpose of Project OfficeFinance Head- is responsible to coordinate, administer, control, monitor, and periodically summarize the extent of financial operations and performance of the Field Office. She/he provides effective and efficient support and advice to the Project Manager and other team members as required.
Responsibilities and Tasks
Financial Management
§ Prepares and supervises the preparation of financial analysis with regard to Advances, based on organization and donors procedures
§ Ensures that books of accounts are maintained checks, receipts, vouchers, and other financial documents are kept properly and that they are safeguarded against misuse;
§ Supervises/prepares the Field Office payroll, including taxation, withholdings, PF, and accrued benefits;
§ Follow up that taxes, insurance payments and collection are handled on time;
§ Prepares monthly “Request for Cash Transfer” and ensure the replenishment of petty cash on a timely basis;
§ Ensures that all cash collected is deposited daily in the bank
Reconciliation and Reporting:
§ Analyzes records of current and past operations to determine trends;
§ Verifies and reconciles Bank Statement with projects book balances on a regular basis to ensure proper cash monitoring;
§ Prepares and submits quarterly budget Vs expenditure report to Project Managers and Government Offices for monitoring and follow up;
Data Entry
§ Enters all financial data into People Soft accounting system for the following transactions;
o Data entry after detailed review of financial documents of payments
o Data entry after detailed review of financial documents of collections
o Data entry after detailed review of financial documents of adjustments
§ Generates coding slips for all data entries and attach to each of the respective documents.
Filling /Maintain Proper Documentation
Staff Management
§ Supervises and supports the Account Analyst and the Accounts Clerk. Orients, trains, and coaches the Accounts Clerk and Accounts Analyst;
§ Completes all performance management activities including: performance planning, monitoring, and annual performance appraisals.
Learning
§ Keeps up to date with developments in the sector, including best practice examples in-country and internationally, and ensure ongoing personal development and learning;
§ Participates in the documentation and dissemination of lessons learned.
Qualifications (Know How)
A) Education/Training
BA degree in accounting
Desired:
Training in computerized accounting soft wares
B) Experience
4 years job related experience.
D) Competencies
Respect, accountability, courage, excellence, integrity, analytical ability, building commitment, stress tolerance, collaboration, interpersonal skill, contributing to team success and customer focus.
How to Apply
If you are interested to be part of our dynamic team, exciting work environment and contribute to CARE Ethiopia’s mission and vision, please forward your: CV (not more than 3 page) and cover letter (not more than one page) to ethiojobs.net hardcopy/paper applications will not be accepted. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Note: On the subject Line, please clearly write the position you are applying
“Project Office Finance Head”. Your application will be automatically disqualified, if you fail to do so.
Passionate and dedicated candidates who meet the requirement are strongly encouraged to apply, especially women
Area Administration Heads are strongly advised to post the vacancy in many public places and share/circulate to the wider network, both internal and external.
Project Office Finance Head
CARE Ethiopia’s mission is to work with poor women and men, boys and girls, communities and institutions, to have a significant impact on the underlying causes of poverty in Ethiopia.
Date: April 23, 2019
Vacancy No. 032/19
Salary: USD 781
No of positions; 1 (one)
Type of Employment- Regular
Duty base and Position: Somali Region, Liben Zone Filtu Project Office
Dead Line: 10 days from the date of advertisement
Objective: The purpose of Project Office Finance Head- is responsible to coordinate, administer, control, monitor, and periodically summarize the extent of financial operations and performance of the Field Office. She/he provides effective and efficient support and advice to the Project Manager and other team members as required.
Responsibilities and Tasks
Financial Management
§ Prepares and supervises the preparation of financial analysis with regard to Advances, based on organization and donors procedures
§ Ensures that books of accounts are maintained checks, receipts, vouchers, and other financial documents are kept properly and that they are safeguarded against misuse;
§ Supervises/prepares the Field Office payroll, including taxation, withholdings, PF, and accrued benefits;
§ Follow up that taxes, insurance payments and collection are handled on time;
§ Prepares monthly “Request for Cash Transfer” and ensure the replenishment of petty cash on a timely basis;
§ Ensures that all cash collected is deposited daily in the bank
Reconciliation and Reporting:
§ Analyzes records of current and past operations to determine trends;
§ Verifies and reconciles Bank Statement with projects book balances on a regular basis to ensure proper cash monitoring;
§ Prepares and submits quarterly budget Vs expenditure report to Project Managers and Government Offices for monitoring and follow up;
Data Entry
§ Enters all financial data into People Soft accounting system for the following transactions;
o Data entry after detailed review of financial documents of payments
o Data entry after detailed review of financial documents of collections
o Data entry after detailed review of financial documents of adjustments
§ Generates coding slips for all data entries and attach to each of the respective documents.
Filling /Maintain Proper Documentation
Staff Management
§ Supervises and supports the Account Analyst and the Accounts Clerk. Orients, trains, and coaches the Accounts Clerk and Accounts Analyst;
§ Completes all performance management activities including: performance planning, monitoring, and annual performance appraisals.
Learning
§ Keeps up to date with developments in the sector, including best practice examples in-country and internationally, and ensure ongoing personal development and learning;
§ Participates in the documentation and dissemination of lessons learned.
Qualifications (Know How)
A) Education/Training: BA degree in accounting
Desired: Training in computerized accounting soft wares
B) Experience:
4 years job related experience.
D) Competencies
Respect, accountability, courage, excellence, integrity, analytical ability, building commitment, stress tolerance, collaboration, interpersonal skill, contributing to team success and customer focus.