Job Description
Job Summary
- The Finance and Admin Officer is responsible for ensuring compliance with general donor regulations, grant specific requirements and AHSF policies and procedures.
- Additionally, this position will ensure the day-to-day financial and administrative activities and will support the Finance Manager on one program or program site including human resources administration, finance administrative activities and reporting.
Duties and Responsibilities
Finance
- Coordinate with the team to ensure timely financial and progress reporting is completed and submitted by sub-grantees, reviewed and approved on timely manner and file the reports in sub-grant management file.
- To work closely with AHSF sub-grantee(s) finance staff
- Assist program staff with day-to-day accounting operations and financial support in accordance with donor/client and International Medical Corps internal policies and procedures.
- Ensure required preapprovals are secured in advance of incurring an expense.
- Assist in solving Test of Transaction (TOT) issues and send them to Auditor.
- Account for procurement transactions to ensure adequate supporting documentation, accuracy, and control over payments
- Prepare ad hoc logistics and financial reporting to aid in tracking and reconciliation of transactions
- Maintain accurate financial transactions and grant/contract records
- Assist program staff and finance department in meeting donor/client and internal reporting requirements
- Prepare timely and accurate financial reports for submission to donor on or before the deadlines
- Prepare timely and accurate monthly Pipeline.
- Prepare Cash request projection to HQ/country office
- Maintain frequent communication with Program Staff, and Field Office Finance to ensure finance activities and objectives are communicated clearly.
- Work with program and logistics staff to ensure the coordination of programs is within budgeted targets.
- Interface with service providers on service delivery, invoicing and processing of payments
- Ensure compliance with internal and donor regulations and procedures; establishing finance and supporting function policies, systems and procedures, and directing or performing their development, documentation, and implementation
- Train fellow staff to increase their responsibilities in order to build capacity and ensure sustainability of programs
- Advocate and plan for professional development of staff
- Maintain frequent communication with Finance Director to ensure finance activities and objectives are communicated
- Work with program and logistics staff to ensure the coordination of programs are within budgeted target
- Attend coordination meetings which are relevant to finance activities
- Interface with national government and relevant statutory agencies to ensure compliance with varying government regulations when necessary.
Team Management:
- Ensure weekly briefings and update with all team members once a week.
- Discuss security update and rules with team.
- Ensure appraisals are conducted periodically.
- Ensure dissemination of information to team members.
- Team building; ensuring each team member is carried along on the job and build individuals capacity.
Representation:
- Serve as a liaison with donors on matters related to the program to ensure financial and programmatic accountability to donors
- Participate in donor meetings and communicate relevant information to Finance Director and Executive Director when called upon to do so.
- Assist in activities to ensure maximum visibility of the agency amongst the NGO community
- Participate in the production of reports and ensure the timeliness and accuracy of information provided, as well ensuring confidentiality of sensitive information
- Contribute to the creation of a positive image and overall credibility of the organization, notably through the application of the organizations Code of Conduct, ethics, values and stand-point with regard to internal and external actors.
Qualifications
- A University degree in Accounting. Professional certifications such as a fully qualified/almost qualified member of ICAN or other qualification recognized by IFAC is an added advantage.
- Experience
- Minimum 3 years experience in administration and financial management in the humanitarian sector, including experience in grant financial management aspect of international donor agencies.
- Extensive experience in working with computerized accounting systems, preferably Quick Point.
- Experience in working within a large departmental team.
- Ability to handle handled multiple projects, worked with INGO, NGO.
- Ability to carry-out responsibilities independently with minimal technical support from within the organization.
- Knowledge of varied donor financial regulations.
- Experience in enforcing the compliance of internal control procedures and policies relating to different departments and activities.
Competencies:
- Proven leadership qualities required.
- Strong negotiation, interpersonal and organization skills.
- Can function effectively in a loosely structured work environment and to set appropriate priorities and deal effectively with numerous simultaneous requirements
- Ability to work under pressure and manage work load effectively and efficiently to meet deadlines.
- Ability to work in participatory manner with staff to assess needs, implement and monitor activities.
- Ability to integrate and work well within multi-ethnic and multicultural team.
- Ability to work in harsh conditions, often in remote areas.
- Proficiency with MS Word and Excel.
- Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
- Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within Albarka Health Spring Foundation (AHSF) and amongst beneficiaries served by Albarka Health Spring Foundation (AHSF).
- Any other duties that may be assigned from time by supervisors.