Vacancy Announcement at Save the Children

Position: Finance Officer

Location: Hawassa, Sidama

Job Summary:

The Finance Officer at the Hawassa Field Office plays a crucial role in ensuring sound financial management and timely reporting for the program. Responsibilities include processing payments, maintaining accurate financial records, reconciling accounts, overseeing settlement of advances and accounts payable, ensuring timely payments of statutory deductions and staff pension skims, tracking VAT receivables, preparing and sending VAT receivable documents to the country office for reimbursement, and filing and maintaining custody of financial documents for audit processing. Additionally, the Finance Officer ensures compliance with policies and internal control procedures, prepares journal entries, retrieves documents for audit processing, and maintains proper archiving and retrieval of financial documents for accurate record keeping.

Skill and Educational Background:

• BA degree in accounting or equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)
• Familiarity with Accounting Software, preferably Agresso system
• Experience in staff management is desirable
• Strong accounting, training, and analytical skills
• Flexibility to work long hours and with incoming surge teams
• Accountability, resource management, and adherence to Save the Children values
• Effective relationship-building, communication, and presentation skills
• Fluency in written and spoken English

Application Way:

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, including details of your current remuneration and salary expectations.

Application Link: Save the Children Application Portal

Application Deadline: March 7, 2024

For more information and to apply, please visit the provided application link.