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Finance Officer

Save the Children

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Finance

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Dessie

2 years

1 Position

2024-12-05

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2024-12-11

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Finance Officer

Employer: Save the Children
Job Time: Full-Time
Job Type: Contract
Place of Work: Dessie - Ethiopia
Posted date: 1 hour ago
Deadline: December, 11/2024 (6 days left)

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The Opportunity (Finance Officer)

Key Areas of Accountability

  • Prepares bank payment vouchers for approved payments and effect the payment.

  • Ensure suppliers/vendors are paid on time and the legal receipt is received for all affected payments and attached to the payment documents.

  • Handle petty cash at the field office and maintain proper petty cash recording/Register

  • Prepares petty cash payment vouchers and effects approved cash payments up to the petty cash limit of the program.

  • Follow up on staff work advance and travel advance to be settled timely.

  • Properly coding all bank and petty cash transactions as per chart of account coding classification.

  • Collect cash with the appropriate voucher and deposit cash collections intact to a bank account.

  • Ensure safe custody of Filed office’s Petty Cash fund, uncollected cheques, new cheque pads & bid bonds, and other legal documents related to finance.

  • Prepare General Ledger and Cash Offline spreadsheet (GLACOS for all transactions that are to be reviewed and posted by the Finance Coordinator/Manager

  • Proper documentation of all financial documents

  • Scan All financial documents & paid stamp

To be successful, you will bring/have:

Job Requirement

  • Bachelor’s Degree in a related subject or equivalent Accounting qualification (can be in progress)

  • Good computer skills especially in spreadsheet & data analysis (excel) and familiarity with accounting software is preferred.

EXPERIENCE

  • Recommended 2+ years of relevant work experience in NGO.

  • Previous experience working in the payments department

  • Good sense of responsibility, and commitment to confidentiality.

  • Excellent organizing & communications skills

  • Ability and willingness to change work practices and hours, and work with incoming teams in the event of major emergencies

  • Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values, and principles including rights-based approaches.

  • Proficiency in spoken and written English, Amharic, and Afar Af is advantageous.

  • Experience of Agresso Financial Management Software

  • Experience working with major donors to International NGOs

We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector (if you prefer to add a specific salary range please do).

How to Apply

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Accounting

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