Services: Services will include various tasks in relation to the financial management of projects including:

• Ensuring finance and administration tasks for the organisation are carried out accurately and in compliance with the organisation’s management policies and procedures.

• Reviewing payment requests to verify that all the necessary supporting documents are available and that payments are for eligible expenditure as per project agreements.

• Liaising with payees regularly and ensuring their invoices are correctly registered into project budgets and accounting systems on an ongoing basis.

• Ensuring deadlines are met for closing of financial accounting each month, and updating project budgets as required.

• Undertaking credit card reconciliations related to Sudan Project expenses upon receipt of CC statements.

• Undertaking cash reconciliations for all project related payments on a monthly basis. Managing cash expenditure as requested by the Country Director.

• Undertaking bank/cashbook reconciliations as required.

• For events, Issuing daily subsistence allowance and making reimbursements for participants; undertaking travel cash reconciliations and closing them in a timely manner.

• Providing any additional support needed for monthly financial reporting.

• Troubleshooting and problem-solving any issues that may arise in relation to financial management and administration, with support from the Senior Project Manager.

• Supporting during, and in preparation for, internal or external audits.

• Undertaking reasonable administrative or operational tasks, such as travel arrangements, as requested.

• Undertaking any reasonable administrative task related to the portfolio according to the deadlines indicated by the SPM and/or Country Director.

Duration: The duration of services will align with projects assigned to the Finance & Admin Officer and their expiry dates.

Hours of work: Full-time, totalling 37.5 hours per week. Exact working days will be agreed with the Country Director.

Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Job Requirements

Personal specification

• Essential skills, experience, and competencies:

• BA degree in Accounting, Finance or similar

• 3+ years of experience at finance or finance and admin officer level in the development or humanitarian sectors.

• Self-motivated

• Computer literate

• Good communication skills, including fluency in English.  

Personal attributes:

• Honesty and Integrity

• Skills in time management and prioritizing

• Ability and willingness to work as part of a multi-cultural team

• Problem solver

• Highly motivated, energetic and enthusiastic

Desirable:     

• Arabic language skills.

• MA/ACCA/CPA accredited.

• Knowledge of donor rules and regulations

• Practical experience of preparing reports and budgets for international institutional donors.

How to Apply

If this sounds like the job for you, please submit your CV and a brief covering letter explaining why your experience is relevant to this role. Documents should be in Word or PDF format; please include your name in the document title.

Applicants should apply through THIS LINK

We aim to reply to all applications, but due to a high volume of applications, if you do not hear from us two weeks after the deadline, it’s likely that your application was unsuccessful.

We look forward to hearing from you!