Job Title: Senior Finance Officer
Reporting to: Country Director
Duty Station: Mogadishu, Somalia (Open to Somalia National only)
Contract period: 1 year with possibility of extension based performance satisfactions and budget availability
Salary range: $1300-$1600
Closing date: 9/7/2024
Advert link: http://humanappeal.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoard/Opening.aspx?v=d18b1ef6-b0ec-4b9d-8b74-aa9e83194a33
Human Appeal is a faith-based charity that aims to abolish poverty by providing humanitarian aid, sustainable development programs and championing advocacy for our beneficiaries worldwide. Human Appeal has seven International Field Offices across the globe. Here at Human Appeal we have an exciting opportunity for the Sr. Finance Officer to be based at Human Appeal office in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Main Job Purpose
To manage the national finance and effective control of all financial matters ensuring reporting and compliance with donors and HA financial guidelines.
Maintain financial systems and controls to ensure the efficiency, integrity and transparency of the office and sub-office operations in accordance with HA financial guidelines, national legal requirements and internationally accepted accounting standards
Accountabilities
1-FINANCE MANAGMENT AND CONTROLS
Maintain financial systems and controls to ensure the efficiency, integrity and transparency of the office and sub-office operations in accordance with HA financial guidelines, national legal requirements and internationally accepted accounting standards.
Ensure all accounting records and supporting documentation for all financial transactions is maintained in a systematic order and in a safe and secure condition under the custody of the organisation.
Provide CD and HA HQ level with complete, accurate and timely financial reports, including institutional donor reports where required for all projects implemented in the country, in the required formats.
Maintain accurate and effective financial controls on all transactions incurred by the office and sub-offices as part of project implementation and other related costs.
Maintain effective control over cash and bank (ensure that cash in hand and bank reconcile with accounting records).
Ensure that the office and sub-office(If exist ) funds are well managed and that adequate funds are available to meet the organisation’s responsibility.
Provide quarterly and where required monthly or weekly financial reports to the HA finance department.
Assist and support the Program departement and Country Director in ensuring that field expenditures meet HA and institutional donor requirements and remain within the approved plans and budgets.
Assist and support the Program departement and Country Director in the preparation of budgets for project proposals and annual field office budgets.
Ensure the effective and efficient working of budgetary, accounting, reporting and internal control systems for the field and all sub-offices(If exist).
Liaise with external auditors, government departments, banks regularly.
Manage and undertake local internal audits of the field and sub-offices (If exist )including implemented projects
COMPLIANCE AND STANDARDS:
Ensure that all projects in the country use and comply with financial guidelines regarding national Health &Safety regulations pertain to HR accounts.
To ensure that adequate measures are in place to maintain complete assets records of the organisation.
To ensure that contracts liabilities accounts regarding leases and other agreements are properly created and updated on accrual bases.
CAPACITY BUIDLING
Identify the needs and support development of staff and partners to increase their competence in preparation of financial reports, donor financial reports in line with donor reporting requirements.
Provide guidance and develop the finance staff of the field office hired for projects and sub-offices i.e. to build the capacity of national staff to reconcile QuickBooks ledger entries to the Budget Versus Actual.
Participate in the recruitment, selection and induction of new finance.
Train staff and partners in budget preparation and monitoring.
NETWORKING
Represent HA in forums and contribute to technical interactions and discussions on the same.
Build and strengthen significant relationships between HA partners, INGOs, UN, institutional donors and relevant government departments.
Field visit and outdoors
The Finance responsible is expected to spend a minimum of 20 % of his time in the project sites , the team in the field .
Education: Relevant University degree in social science, Law or any equivalent degree
Experience: Overall 6 years of experience with 3 years of experience working in INGO (CIA,ACCA, ICMA or anyother accountant certificate will be prefered)
Computer Skills: MS Office Suite, Quick Books, MS-Dynamics,
Languages: Strong English language speaking and writing abilities and Somali language. Additional languages is a bonus
We are looking to appoint this role ASAP and will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis, so for the best chance of success please click the link; and apply today to become our Senior Finance officer we would love to hear from you.
Please note that we will only be contacting the Shortlisted candidates.
*Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply*
Human Appeal is a non-profit organisation working across the globe to strengthen humanity’s fight against poverty, social injustice and natural disaster. Through the provision of immediate relief and the establishment of self-sustaining development p... Read More
