Finance Coordinator(Maternity Cover)

World Vision; Thulamela Local Municipality; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

An international humanitarian organization located in Thulamela is seeking a Finance Manager. This role includes ensuring financial integrity, processing funding transfers, and managing compliance with organizational policies. Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's degree in Finance or Business Administration and possess significant experience in financial reporting for NGOs. Skills in motivating teams, contextualizing solutions, and technical expertise in financial systems are essential for success in this position.

Qualifications

• At least four years of Business Management experience in INGOs or for-profit businesses.
• Experience with financial analysis and reporting requirements.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the financial and accounting integrity of the organization.
• Process funding transfer as per formats and procedures.
• Facilitate local travel and business advance requests.
• Handle disbursement activities according to internal policies.
• Follow-up on outstanding advances and payables monthly.
• Reconcile bank accounts and compile bank reconciliations.
• Participate in budget preparation and cash flow review.
• Provide regulatory reports to local authorities as needed.
• Ensure compliance with accounting policies and procedures.

Skills

Motivating staff

Contextualizing financial solutions

Working with minimum supervision

Technical expertise in financial systems

Excellent knowledge of GAAP

Innovative solution providing

Fluency in English and local language

Articulating ideas verbally and in writing

Good interpersonal skills

Working in a cross-cultural environment

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Business Administration or related field

Graduate Degree in Financial Analysis or Business Modelling

Job description

About Our Organization

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Employee Contract Type

Local - Temporary

Job Description

1. Accounting Operations

• Ensure the financial and accounting integrity of World Vision Ethiopia.
• Process funding transfer for Hub and APs as per funding request formats and procedures.
• Facilitate local travel and business advance and medical payment requests and pass the necessary entries and follow up their settlement.
• Handle disbursement activities at Program Hub level as per the partnership financial manual and internal financial policies and guidelines.
• Follow-up long outstanding advances and payables on a monthly basis and keep records up-to-date.
• Follow up bank matters and ensure all incoming and outgoing funds are accounted and supported with necessary backups.
• Journalize and summarize transactions by cost center and send hold data for review and posting to FAMs.
• Provide assistance, as needed, to the Program Hub Finance Manager and Hub Management and staff, on accounting issues.

2. Financial and Accounting Reports

• Provide accurate and timely financial data of Program Hub and APs to FAM on or before 2nd of every month.
• Ensure all Program Hub office level balance sheet accounts are correctly stated and outstanding balances are monitored and supported with detail schedules.
• Reconcile World Vision Ethiopia bank accounts at Program Hub office level and compile APs bank reconciliation and send to FAM before 2rd of every month.
• All outstanding bank balances are followed and stolen checks are communicated for reversal for APs and do reversal for Program Hub.
• And ensure those reversals are made before preparation of the next month reconciliation.

3. Financial Risk and Compliance Management

• Participate in annual plan and budget preparation and assist FAMs in review APs cash flows.
• Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the Program Hub office support cost budget.
• Provide regulatory reports, like pension, tax and other applicable reports to Woreda/zonal as needed.
• Follow grant projects at Hub level and charge costs according to their nature and purpose.
• Ensure grant compliance are maintained like LRD and BPS, Provision are undertaken at Hub level.
• Collaborate with internal and external auditors for grant and sponsorship audit.
• Comply with World Vision Ethiopia’s accounting policies and procedures, both written and unwritten, and report any instances of non-compliance.
• Provide assistance, as needed, to the FAM, on accounting issues and management issues and do the additional job as instructed by supervisor.

4. Finance Professional Ethics and Code of Conduct

• Ensure the financial and accounting integrity of World Vision Ethiopia.
• Recognize the importance of practicing organization core values Punctuality on working hours and effective use of working hour for organizational business.
• Provide objectively verifiable reports to management and stakeholders.
• Give priority to customer satisfaction.
• Escalate abnormal, fraudulent acts to management without hesitation.
• Ensure confidentiality for organization financial information and encounters.

Education

• Bachelors Degree in Finance, Business Administration or related field.
• Graduate Degree in Financial Analysis or Business Modelling.

Knowledge and Skills

• Able to motivate staff to achieve core results.
• Able to contextualize financial solutions.
• Able to work with minimum supervision.
• Technical expertise in financial and analytics systems development.
• Excellent working knowledge of GAAP.
• Innovative solution provider.
• Fluency in English and local language.
• Able to articulate and communicate ideas well verbally and in writing.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Able to work in a cross-cultural environment with a multinational staff.

Experience

• Balanced combination of at least four years Business Management experience in INGOs and for-profit business.
• Experience with financial analysis and reporting requirements.

License or Certification Required

• Certified Public Accountant or equivalent.

Applicant Types Accepted

Local Applicants Only