Finance Officer – Budgeting and Reporting

• University bachelor’s degree in accounting, Commerce or Finance from a reputable University. A professional qualification (ACCA, CPA) is an added advantage.
  

• Minimum of three years of accounting experience, preferably with an International NGO and experience working with Computerized Accounting packages, e.g. SUN system is desirable.
  

• Good Microsoft Package and data exploitation knowledge is a must and must have excellent interpersonal, supervisory and organizational skills; ability to work with computers, effective communication, problem solving, decision making and ability to work under pressure.
  

• Support in all aspects of day-to-day budgeting and donor review meetings within the accounting department
  
• Assist in the implementation of financial policies, procedures related to donor budgets and donor reporting.
  
• Ensure compliance with IRC procedures and guidelines.
  
• Work with Field finance leads to complete various donor budgets.
  
• Work closely with grants in project budget versus Actual meetings and reviews.
  
• Work with field finance leads to generate spending plans as well as working with programs to populate spending plan templates and ensure the plans are uploaded in the system.
  
• Work with Grants team to schedule and plan meetings and provide feedback for corrective action.
  
• Offer training to finance and program on budgeting and spend plan preparations.
  

Sub-award Management

• Support to review partner financial reports for accuracy and completeness
  
• Support to timely post partner expenses in Integra
  
• Provide support to do spot reviews for all partner expenses that have been cleared for Integra posting and project monitoring.
  

Budgeting and Budget Management

• Prepare budget revisions as they fall due.
  
• Work with Grants team to monitor performance in form of BVA and report required actions to bigger finance group for correction.
  
• Assign financial dimensions to the completed and approved budgets.
  
• Create upload templates of new or revised budgets and upload them in Integra for program accessibility.
  

Finance/Budgeting

• Review funding allocations to enable proper guidance to programs and proper coding.
  
• Review and consolidate Monthly Salary Allocation for Accuracy.
  
• Be receptive to training provided and develop his or her technical and professional competence.
  

Donor Reporting

• Assist the Finance manager in the preparation of donor financial reports for review by the Finance Manager.
  
• Carry out data queries in INTEGRA to provide information as may be required.
  
• Prepare various reports in INTEGRA for management decision making purposes.