Finance Manager

Employer: Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centre and Network

Job Time: Full-Time

Job Type: Contract

Place of Work: Addis Ababa & travel to Horn of Africa Regions - Ethiopia

Posted date: 10 hours ago

Deadline: November, 22/2024 (11 days left)

The Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centre and Network, Addis Ababa University (HoA-REC&N-AAU) is a peculiar regional organization established to bridge the gap between policy, knowledge and practice in environmental matters of the Horn of Africa region. The organization serves as a regional multi-stakeholder platform of knowledge exchange whereby academia, policy-decision makers and practitioners convene to promote environmental conservation and natural resources management. It also facilitates collaboration and strengthens and advocates for sustainable development and environmental governance across the Horn of Africa.

HOA-REC&N-AAU has the broad goal of curbing the increasing trend of environmental degradation caused by mismanagement and conflicts that is aggravated by climate change, lack of coordination and collaboration to restore degraded ecosystems and to ensure sustainable use of natural resources by supporting local communities to transform their livelihoods, to cope with their changing physical environment in the Horn of Africa countries. This is done by strengthening capacity, raising environmental awareness, and improving environmental governance and policy throughout the region by facility facilitating and stimulating practical and demand-driven action research to address societal problems. A detailed overview about HoA-REC&N is available at www.hoarec.org.

HOA-REC&N is, thus, seeking to hire professionals to support the realization of its organizational goals.

Duty Station: Addis Ababa and it may require travel in the Horn of Africa Region

Duration: On a Contract basis (with extension upon professional performance)

Number Req. 1 (One)

Reports to: Administration and Finance Director

Job Summary:

The Finance Manager is responsible for ensuring that the financial activities are implemented in accordance with the financial guidelines of donors and AAU, see to it that accordance with guidelines and delegation of authority given to him

Job Requirement

Education:

• MA/MSc/BA Degree & Above in Accounting and Finance 

Experience:

• At least 10/12 years with proven track record and experience in the financial management of INGOs that are executing regional or international programmes involving multiple disciplines and partners from the public, Civil Society organizations; private and non-governmental sectors in the Horn of Africa

Skills Required:

• Well-acquainted with compliance requirements of grants by international organizations and UN-funded projects/programmes

• Able to use financial software like SAP, Suns system, Peachtree Accounting, QuickBooks

• Advanced Excel analytical tools like Pivotal table, V Lookup, charts and conditional statements (IF, Sumifs, etc)

• ACCA-Professional Level

Salary: As per the Salary Scale of the Center

How to Apply

Send a motivational Cover Letter, Your CV and all relevant credentials combined in a single pdf format to THIS LINK

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

For further information, please visit www.hoarec.org/opportunities/vacancy