Main Purpose
The Finance & Grant manager is responsible for the day-to-day financial and grants operations of Hope for Justice; train and mentor staff on policies and procedures, donor regulations and financial best practices.
Department
Finance & Admin Department
Location
Country office, Addis Ababa
Reporting To
Director of Finance & Admin
Finance management
Grant Management
For all roles:
Understand and uphold the standards outlined in the Hope for Justice Safeguarding policies, acting with due care and attention to safeguard the wellbeing of anyone that comes into contact with our work and reporting concerns if they do arise.
Key Result Areas
- Programme activities, contract, and finance activities are administered in accordance with the terms and conditions of donors.
- Strong financial management system and process is maintained, accurate, current, and complete disclosure of financial transactions as well as being compliant with HfJ’s financial procedures.
- Account reconciliations are conducted and appropriate procedures are in place and executed, as applicable, to resolve any differences.
- Direct Supervision and Guidance provided to Finance staff
Soft Skills
- Flexible when necessary
- Excellent leadership, interpersonal, communication and presentation skills,
- Highly motivated with a passion for achieving organizational goal
Technical Skills
- Excellent negotiation and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to use discretion when working with confidential documents and information
- Fluency in both written and spoken Amharic and English
- Technologically-savvy –Microsoft Excel and other products
Experience & Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/ Business Administration/ Commerce/ Finance.
- At least 5 years of total experience with minimum 2 years of work experience in senior role in humanitarian or development programs/industry in Finance and/or Grants department with specific budget development and management skills