About ZOA

ZOA works with committed and motivated staff in serving millions of people affected by poverty, disaster, injustice and conflicts. Through the efforts of our dedicated staff, we are able to bring Signs of Hope and to support people who suffer due to armed conflict or natural disasters by helping them to rebuild their livelihoods.

We value our employees and offer a wide range of benefits to meet the specific needs of our staff and their families. However, ZOA has a zero tolerance towards violation of safeguarding policies like Child Protection & Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuses.

Because ZOA highly values Integrity, we also expect all colleagues to sign up for and adhere to our Code of Conduct. As part of its recruitment process, ZOA carries out rigorous background and reference checks for all candidates, which will include checking government sanction lists and possibly criminal records. As ZOA also participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, all reference checks include a written questionnaire, the “Statement of Conduct”, which will be sent to past employers regarding Misconduct (such as sexual exploitation, abuse or harassment). This Statement of Conduct adopts the definitions used in the Scheme. The provision of references by ZOA will be subject to the Scheme as well.

Purpose:

Working closely with the Head of Finance and Compliance, finance team, and other relevant ZOA’s staffs, the finance system adviser will support in contextualizing and the financial and accounting management policies and procedures, support the system evaluations, improvement and design, internal controls improvements and implementations,  and the like so as to ensure the ZOA financial system operated as per the expectations. In addition, the finance system adviser will take play a role as change agent in relations to finance operations improvisations and developments.

The following are the essential functions and objectives of the positions:

• Review and draft financial and accounting policy with procedural manuals and templates: to clarify the roles, authority, and responsibilities for essential financial management activities and decisions within ZOA Ethiopia
• Review and draft specific Policy Statement, Procedures and Responsibilities for the following financial activities
• Revenue/receipts
• Grant disbursement/ expenditure, accounting, control and reporting
• Purchases
• Travel and subsistence (t&s) in line with the existing HR policies and procedures
• Payroll
• Bank/treasury
• Cash and petty cash management
• Account receivable
• Accounts payable
• Stock and inventory
• Fixed assets
• Budget management
• Prepayment and accruals
• Improvisations of the finance system so as ensue the finance functions performed in most effective and efficient ways with productions of finance reports timely and with high qualities to management and donors
• Refining and specifying the responsibility for essential financial management activities and maintaining accurate financial records
• Detailed job descriptions for the identified positions (functions, roles and responsibilities)
• Reviewing and revising current ZOA’s relevant financial formats and templates so as to ensure that formats will support staffs with simplicities without compromising the compliances
• Review the existing and define essential finance and accounting positions and corresponding job descriptions (TORs) to carryout, and
• Standard financial management and accounting functions in ZOA Ethiopia,

Job Requirements

Professional Competencies:

• Relevant university degree and above in Accounting and Finance
• Excellent Fluency in English, both written and verbal
• Preferable professional qualifications in ACCA, CPA, CIA , working on consultancy service and research’s on similar fields will advantageous
• Experience in designing and implementations of accounting and finance policies
• Excellent computer skills and experience

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge, and experience:

• Context related skills, knowledge, and experience
• Knowledge of system analysis and design
• Knowledge of ERP system
• Knowledge of accounting controls and policies
• Knowledge of fraud preventions policies and procedures
• Knowledge of the context in Ethiopia

Behavioral Competencies

• Communication, representation, negotiation, and leadership skills
• Strategic thinking and planning skills, ability to set priorities, prepare manageable work plans, and evaluate progress
• Goal-oriented and visionary
• Strong management capacity and team leader aptitude
• Managing resources to optimize results
• Managing performance and development
• Empowering and building trust
• Handling insecure environments
• Flexible and creative. 

Duration of employment

• From 2 to 3 months 

Salary and Benefits

• As per the earning history of the candidates, experience, and ZOA salary and benefits package schemes

How to Apply

If you are interested in this position, please apply via CLICK HERE by sending your CV and a motivation letter indicating your suitability for this position to before the due date

Please provide at least 3 references related to your previous employment listed in your CV or motivation letter. 

Only selected candidates will be contacted and invited to participate in the process of recruitment. It is our aim to inform candidates of their status in the recruitment process within 4 weeks after the vacancy has closed. A written test will be part of the recruitment procedure. Documents that do not match the profile above will not be considered. Internal candidates will have priority, in case of similar results. Also we reserve the right to stop accepting applications before the end date if we find a suitable candidate.