1.     JOB SUMMARY

Under administrative direction of the Accounts Manager; the Senior Finance Officer records and posts financial data; participates in the preparation of financial statements and in implementing accounting systems; keeps up-to-date pertinent records of the books of accounts; participates in budget preparation; explores better way of recording and data documentation.

2.     DUTIES/TASKS

·        Properly codes and records expenditure, income and any other related transactions in the books of accounts;

·        Checks all clinic receipt, invoices and petty cash payments and post to SUN;

·        Checks summary of bi-weekly transactions received from Area offices for having complete supporting documents and proper coding of account code, funder, activity and donor line codes and post to SUN;

·        Maintains debtors and creditors accounts in SUN with proper allocation of balances;

·        Prepares monthly bank reconciliation;

·        Verifies payroll and other regular payment transactions with due consideration to deductions (advance, loan....) and record in to SUN;

·        Responds to Auditors queries and enquiries and prepares schedules as and when required;

·        Records stock receipts, transfers and consumptions of Centres, Outreach, Social Franchising and Support Office;

·        Offers guidelines and reporting formats to accounting professionals involved in the preparation and recording financial statements;

·        Performs quarterly reconciliation between the general ledger (SUN) and the subsidiary ledger (Peachtree);

·        Assists Centre Coordinators, Centre Receptionists on financial matters; and Accounts Manager in the preparation of financial statements, revision and analysis of account balances;

·        Performs clearance and investigation of long outstanding balances of stock variances etc;

·        Assists in the Preparation of semi-annual and annual financial statements;

·        Prepares and submits monthly and other regular or on request financial reports, as per the reporting requirements of MSI and the project funders;

·        Explores better systems of handling financial documents;

·        Undertakes any other related duties that may be assigned by the Finance Manager;

Job Requirement

a.     Education

                  MA or BA Degree in Accounting

b.     Experience

                  Four years as Finance Officer  

A.   Skills, Attitudes and Attributes

·        Competence scale at the Proficiency level;

·        Capacity to guide and show better ways;

·        Persistence and capacity to look into details;

·        Knowledge of donor policies and standards;

·        Ability to use Vision XL, SUN Accounting and Peachtree

·       Pro-choice 

·       Contract for 1 year with possibility of extension

·       Salary:- Based on MSIE salary scale

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