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.

Duties and Responsibilities

• 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

1. Education

•                    MA/BA in Accounting

1. Experience

•                    Four years as Finance Officer   

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 Software.

• Required number: - One (01) 

• Duty Station: Addis Ababa 

• Type of Employment: contract for 1 year with possibility of extension

• Include your salary expectations in the email

• Pro-choice 

How to Apply

• Register using the following link CLICK HERE

• Please note that we ONLY consider those who filled in the application form and send us back.  We regret to inform that we do not accept CV at this stage.

• Please mention the title of the position and workplace you applied for on the subject line of your email.

• Due to the volume of applications, we will only contact shortlisted candidates, and we are unable to provide any feedback on unsuccessful applications.

• CANDIDATES WHO DO NOT FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

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