Background

About PETCO Ethiopia:

PETCO Ethiopia Recycling Community Organization (PETCO Ethiopia) is a non-for-profit Industry led producer responsibility organization incorporated in 2019. PETCO Ethiopia promotes a circular economy system to assure products and materials are kept in circulation through 

Circular designating, maintenance, reuse, refurbishment, remanufacture, recycling, and 

Composting. PETCO Ethiopia seeks to minimize the environmental impact of post-consumer waste through accelerating the manufacturing sector shift from Linier   to a Circular Economy production system; supporting existing and creating green jobs for women, youth, and marginalized people; as well as promoting exercise of self-regulation for sustainable business in industries and institutions. PETCO Ethiopia operates throughout Ethiopia and has its head office in Addis Ababa. Moreover, PETCO Ethiopia is fostering access to finance, and capacity building, to foster enterprise development in Ethiopia across agro-processing & food, handcraft, textile and garment, solid waste, and leather sectors.

Program Background

PETCO Ethiopia is implementing 5-years of consortium project joint with Center of Accelerated Women Economic Empowerment (CAWEE) and Ethiopia Enterprise Development. The program is funded by the MasterCard Foundation contract to Enable Young Women and Men to Find Dignified and Fulfilling Work in Manufacturing in Ethiopia by capacitating existing SMEs. The program aims to: 

Build SME capacity to sustainably create new jobs and improve existing ones through offering tailored business capacity building and mentorship; enhancing access to markets and raw materials flow; and improving SMEs’ human resources capacity to create safe and inclusive working conditions for young women and men. 

Improve Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) offerings to better prepare women and youth to enter the workforce (facilitate school-to-work transition).

Facilitate a robust financial ecosystem to help SMEs access tailored financial services that allow them to grow and increase employment opportunities for young women in particular, and to invest in infrastructure that can improve young women and men's working conditions.

Strengthen the enablers (ecosystem) to foster private sector engagement, stakeholder coordination synergy, and policy development for sustainable and scalable job growth.

Duties and Responsibilities 

• This unique role combines the responsibilities of Field Finance Officer to provide comprehensive support for the program hub, its associated programs (APs), and staff. You'll be a bridge between departments, ensuring a smooth-running and well-resourced environment.

Specific responsibilities of Finance Officer include, but are not limited to:

Payments:

• Prepare and process bank payment vouchers for approved invoices.

• Ensure timely payments to vendors with proper receipts attached.

• Manage petty cash for the office, maintaining accurate records and processing petty cash payments within the limit.

• Follow up on staff advances to ensure timely settlement.

• Settle government taxes and pensions on time.

Financial Reporting and Record Keeping:

• Record and categorize all bank and petty cash transactions according to the chart of accounts.

• Prepare General Ledger and Cash Offline Spreadsheets for review and posting by the Senior Finance Officer.

• Maintain proper documentation of all financial documents.

• Regularly report purchase declarations to the government office.

Security and Controls:

• Ensure the safekeeping of petty cash funds, uncollected checks, and other financial documents.

• Scan and stamp all financial documents.

• Archiving all financial documents based on the policy 

Working Relationships and accountabilities

• Reports Directly to: Field Office Coordination Program Officer

• Works Directly With: Finance Department, (with authority for technical financial matters); Operations Department, Program staff

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling PETCO values

• Holds the team and PETCO Filed Offices accountable to deliver on their responsibilities –giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved

Supervisory Responsibility

• No Supervisory responsibility 

• Location: Hawassa 

Category :Finance

Report to: Field Office Coordination Program Officer 

Salary: Competitive salary and a range of additional benefits

Employment Term: Annual contract, renewable based on available fund

Closing Date: June 28, 2024

Job Requirements

Required skills, qualifications and competency: 

• BA or equivalent in accounting or related field required;

• At least 2 years of relevant field experience.

•  Understanding of financial principles required.

• Strong skills and experience working with donors funded projects 

• Strong organizational skills.

• Advanced computer skills in MS Office programs, particularly Microsoft Excel.

• Effective verbal and written communication, multi-tasking, organizational and prioritization skills.

• Excellent oral and written English skills required; proficiency in English is preferred.

• Ability to work effectively with an ethnically diverse team in a sensitive environment.

How to Apply

As part of your online application, please send your up-to-date CV (summarized in less than 3 pages) and one pager cover Letter in PDF file explaining your position, reference and your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile to idemeke@petcoethiopia.org  before June 28, 2024 COB.

Instruction: Your PDF file name should indicate your name and position you are applying for and only short listed candidates will be contacted for next assessment steps.

PETCO Ethiopia will not cover any cost related to recruitment process charged by the applicant.

Qualified female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.