The Project finance officer shall be supporting the finance department to coordinate and supervise financial activities of the organization .
Shall provide day-to-day financial technical work of the organization and strict adherence to financial regulations and grant compliance requirements during the implementation of the program.
Shall ensure daily, weekly and quarterly financial reports are timely prepared and submitted as well as accounting reports and documents including cash books, payment vouchers, bank reconciliation statements, budget compliance reports and any other financial reports that may be required by the organization .
Job Qualification.
- Holder of bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
- Experience of at least three (3) – five (5) year in working with donor funded project.
- Must be computer literate.
- Knowledgeable on accounting packages will be added advantage.
- Excellent analytical skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and work within deadline.
- Great Communication skills both oral and written and particularly in relation to report writing and presentation
- Being detail oriented
- Strong mathematical skills in relation to accounting
- Great organization skills
Roles & Responsibilities
- Preparing financial documents such as invoices, bills, and accounts payable and receivable
- Completing purchase orders
- Managing payrolls
- Completing financial reports on a regular basis and providing information to the finance team.
- Assisting with budgets planning and reviews
- Completing bank reconciliations
- Entering financial information into appropriate software programs
- Managing day-to-day transactions.
- Recording Project expenditures and ensuring these expenses are w recording Project expenditures and ensuring these expenses are within the set budget ceilings.
- Handling accruals and per-payments
- Reviewing computer reports for accuracy and meticulously tracing errors back to their source
- Resolving errors in financial reports and correcting faulty reporting methods within the set budget ceilings.
