Finance Officer – Grans and Partnerships

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

- Registration of SCI’s partners on the organization’s accounting system (Agresso) after reviewing the necessary documentation.

- Coordinate with the Accounts Payables team to process partners payments.

- Review partners liquidations before submitting to the Finance Manager – Grans and Partnerships for posting.

- Ensure all supporting documents are properly filed in hard copies and digitally on SharePoint.

- Provide technical support and troubleshooting to local partners.

- Ensure all internal financial tools are correctly used to strengthen data quality and efficiencies and where necessary develop additional tools and solutions.

- Support country to meet and sustain all essential standards for financial management and ensure that countries comply with SCI’s financial policies and procedures.

Other

- Work closely with the rest of the country finance team to deliver on the team objectives including any other duties not prescribed above.

- Establish strong links with SCI’s implementing partners and networking with counterparts in other finance teams.

- working on partner tracker liquidation and payments trackers

- QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

- Accounting degree.

- Relevant full professional qualifications (CPA/CA/ACCA) is preferable.

- Minimum of 2 years’ progressive work experience in financial management, audit or compliance role in Not-for-profit organizations.

- Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy-in.

- Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind-sets. Experienced in preparing both financial and management accounts, including overseas offices.

- Strong relationship builder with a proven track record in forming good business partnerships.

- Excellent communication skills, initiative, the ability to meet tight deadlines and work independently is essential.

- Demonstrate strong strategic financial management skills.

- Strong analytical, problem solving and financial modelling skills and the ability to present complex financial information in a succinct and compelling manner.

- Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.

- An unquestionably high level of integrity and ethics.

- Computer fluency; highly competent using MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and experience working in complex financial systems.

- The personal circumstances to travel frequently to all field programmes in the country.