Fresher Financial Administrator Job Vacancies – Interchurch Organization for Development Cooperation (ICCO Cooperation)
Job Title: Financial Administrator
Organization: Interchurch Organization for Development Cooperation (ICCO Cooperation)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Regional Accounting Manager
About US:
Interchurch Organization for Development Cooperation (ICCO Cooperation) is an international non-governmental organisation founded in 1964 in the Netherlands and implements programmes with partners in Central, Eastern and Southern Africa since the 1980s. We work towards a world in which people can live in dignity and well-being, a world without poverty and injustice.
Job Summary: The Financial Administrator is responsible for all office financial transactions entry and analysis at country level. The FA will be directly responsible for the provision of technical support to the Finance and Administration Function by ensuring that the ICCO finance policies and procedures are adhered to. The FA is responsible for the stewardship of ICCO CESA assets and reputation by ensuring compliance with local laws, regulations, and member/donor requirements. The FA supports the budget holders of Programmes in the Country in tracking expenses vs. budget in the most efficient and timely manner.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Budget preparation and monitoring
- Compile monthly liquidity requests & cash flow projections/forecast on a monthly basis for review and approval by the Regional Accounting Manager before sending to global office
Financial Administration
- Review the codes on the payment requisitions to ensure they match project and country budgets and ensure completeness of financial documents and review the payments prior to posting to the Financial system
- Review of staff accountabilities like travel accountabilities, entry in the system and reconciliation on a monthly basis
- Process payments through the electronic banking system and by cheque.
- Implement and maintain an effective filing system, specifically for digital records in the Google Drive, to ensure that all financial records are easily accessible and readily available.
- Check and carry out the petty cash counts each month with the Finance Assistant.
- Review and code bankbooks prior to entry into All Solutions for country offices without local Finance staff.
Bank management
- Act as a bank agent
- Manage all bank accounts and review the accuracy of bank reconciliation statements on a monthly basis and
- follow up on any reconciling items.
Audit Facilitation
- Facilitating both internal & external audits and the preparation of financial statements for auditors both office and donor audits.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a degree in Accounting/ Finance or related field
- Two years of working experience in a similar position with International NGO’s.
- Excellent computer skills and other web-based accounting systems.
- Strong financial background with knowledge of different funding modalities
- Good interpersonal & communication skills, including intercultural communication
- Excellent language skills in English
- Stress management and ability to multitask
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- A good team player
Competencies
- Self-motivated, proactive and result driven
- Being an open and reliable person with high integrity
- Ability to work independently (plan, prioritize, meet deadlines, communicate) independently) but at the same time being a team player
- Ability to connect with people of different backgrounds
- Ability to transfer skills
- Gender sensitive
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should apply online at the link below. Please ensure you fill in all the required fields and submit accordingly.
Deadline: Friday 21st February at 17:00 hrs.
NB: Only online applications submitted before the deadline will be considered. Short listed candidates will be contacted by 28th February 2020