This position is open on a rolling basis and will be filled upon the availability of a suitable candidate.

Job Description:

Job Profile: The Field Finance Officer is responsible for accounting and documenting all financial transactions for the project including ensuring that all Org accounting procedures are followed; budgets are adhered to as well as investigated possible cases of fraud.

Key Responsibilities:

Accountability and Complexity:

• Prepare issues and sends out receipts, bills, policies, invoices, and statements as required.
• Prepare request for funds each month through close coordination with program and support staff.
• Checking of payroll and ensure its effective and accurate distribution to all staff on a monthly basis.
• Controlling the expenses in light of the approved budget by the donors
• Maintain manually working cash advance register as well as petty cash book.
• Ensure all backup documentation is properly organized and filed for complete transparency and audit purposes.
• Prepare financial forecast in order to clarify the financial standing of individual projects and the entire country program.
• Ensure all program and project staff are implementing Org field accounting policies accurately
• Checking and verification of all payment documents as per the Org policies and initiating payments.
• Assisting Sr. Finance officer/Manager in Preparation of monthly BvA’s
• Assisting in Preparation of banks reconciliation and other financial reports.
• Scanning & uploading of all financial record on monthly bases.
• Knowledge of accounting software’s are beneficial.
• Knowledge of withholding Tax deductions and process of submitting withholding tax statements.  
• Any other task assigned by the supervisor.

Behavior and Conduct:

• Will ensure the highest standards of behavior inside and outside of work promotes the values in organizational code of conduct and safeguarding policies
• Will be a model for ethical conduct standards for other team members
• Will ensure own actions and the actions of the teams members they manage do not impact the safety of the teams and the vulnerable communities we serve
• Will ensure external stakeholders are aware of Organizational conduct and reporting mechanisms
• Report any concerns

Person Specification:

• Ability to understand and implement the government tax laws.
• Ability to use any accounting software
• Ability to meet the deadlines
• Ability to respond to a variety of questions relating to the job.
• Manages own time under guidance and direction from superiors.
• Spots errors and mistakes in own work.
• Adaptable and Flexible.

Essential Criteria:

• Master’s Degree in Accounting & Finance with a minimum of 3 Years of relevant experience, certifications (CA, ACCA, ICMA) partial or completed will be preferred. 
• Computer literate, including word-processing, database and/or use of spreadsheet formulas and basic functions.
• Knowledge of accounting software’s are beneficial.
• Knowledge of withholding Tax deductions and process of submitting withholding tax statements. 

We are equal opportunity employer