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FINANCE OFFICER
- Post Date:July 18, 2024
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Job Description
Key accountabilities and responsibilities.
- Assist in preparing monthly financial reports against contract budgets and program Activities.
- Supports the preparation and consolidation of the annual program budgets and prepare periodic budgetary control statements to determine projects financial.
- performance and suggest concrete action.
- Reconciling all organization Bank accounts and resolve all unresolved bank issues by the following month.
- Maintenance of Fixed Asset register, updating it regularly and ensuring depreciation is calculated appropriately.
- Prepare financial reports on monthly/quarterly basis for internal use and for external
reporting respectively as required by different donors/partners.
- Provide technical assistance to program staff in managing financial documentation.
- Work with the Senior Finance Officer to assist in the preparation of projects, annual and multi-year budgets.
- Assist the Senior Finance Officer to manage all HR matters including contracts, payroll, insurance etc.
- Ensure compliance to tax and labor statutory obligations are adhered to
e.g. NAPSA, PAYE, NHIMA, WHT and Worker’s Compensation.
- Participate and facilitate in internal and external audits by providing documents and
responding to audit queries that arise .
- Perform Internal Audits on the savings by reconciling and producing financial statements and adhoc reports for the Swalisano Urban poor fund.
- Data entry into the Accounting System as well as in the Loan Fund management System.
- Process electronic payments/cheques and code expenditure (travel, advances, imp rest and purchase requisition)
Personal qualities & Attributes
- Demonstrated high level organizational skills, including time management and experience in meeting deadlines.
- Able to communicate financial information to both financial and non-financial audience.
- Paying Attention to detail and Sound problem- solving skills.
- Ability to effectively prioritize and plan work.
- Exercises confidentiality.
- Results oriented.
Required Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting & Finance/Accounting or CA-Zambia /ACCA / CIMA or another relevant field.
- 2- 3 years post qualification experience in a similar role in a dynamic fast paced organization, NGO preferred.
- Valid membership with Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants.
- A track record in reporting and analytics and providing meaningful insights.
- Experience working on financial systems (Quick Books, Dove payroll, Microsoft Excel).
- A team player