Finance Officer

Your role will entail;

• Review all balances on a monthly basis and discussing with Project Support Officers
• Keep all financial records of the organization for proper and accurate accountability.
• Prepare financial reports and present them to the Management (Executive Director, Programs manager and Civic Arts Officer) for review quarterly
• Approve programs budgets in consultation with the Programs Manager and Executive Director.
• Develop and maintain a software system that will track all income and expenditures.
• Review project balances annually for foreign exchange write offs
• Prepare the payroll and present to the management for approval.
• Draft budgets in consultation with the programs manager in fundraising or proposal development.
• Participate in annual audit and preparation of the annual financial report.
• Participate in the monitoring and evaluation activities of the organization.
• Training of Support Officers and programs team on finance processes

Personal Specifications

• Ideally educated to a university-degree level, although not required
• Accredited finance training (e.g. CPA, ACCA etc)Proven track record in project accounting, reporting and financial management
• Fluency in written and oral English required;
• Good knowledge of MS Office and finance computer software applications.
• Strong organizational and communication abilities, including attention to detail;
• Ability to work independently with limited oversight and under pressure and to set own work priorities as appropriate and a capacity to meet deadlines.
• Relevant experience in project support for Development support projects, International Non-Government organizations and Civil Society Organization funding.