Finance Officer
Finance Officer
JA Africa
About The Job
The Finance Officer will be responsible for the day-to-day finance/accounting tasks and ensuring complete accountability in the use of donor funds.
Specific Skills
- Minimum of five (5) years of work experience with the ability to provide finance support to a busy office;
- Work experience in an International Non-Governmental Organization (INGO) is desired;
- Experience in project administration, including sound knowledge of financial management, procurement, and project reporting;
- Proven accounting and budgeting experience;
- Experience with donor-funded projects;
- Project management skills with a strong ability to support the monitoring of programme/project budgets.
- Excellent command of English and strong verbal and written communication skills;
- Sound command of the French Language both written and spoken.
Responsibilities & Duties
- Support the preparation of cash forecasts and monitoring JA Rwanda office expenditures;
- Assist the development of the programme budget for JA Rwanda;
- Initiate the payment process for all invoices and other expenses related to JA Rwanda operations;
- Ensure transactions are properly recorded and entered into JA Rwanda computerized accounting system;
- Maintain proper accounting records in respect to invoices, cashbook, and payment vouchers for all payments for JA Rwanda office;
- Prepare the reconciliation of balance sheet accounts and bank accounts including bank reconciliations for JA Rwanda office;
- Manage vendors and ensure reconciliation of and payment to all service providers and vendors;
- Prepare the monthly financial reports for JA Rwanda and monthly donor’s reports;
- Maintain Fixed Asset Register for all JA Rwanda office assets;
- Ensure financial policies and procedures are being maintained in the operations of JA Rwanda;
- Ensure good accounting systems and internal controls for easy external financial auditing as well as internal audit reviews;
- Prepare the payroll and file monthly statutory returns (PAYE, RSSB contributions, etc.) for JA Rwanda staff;
- Assist in capacity building of non-finance staff on JA & relevant donor financial management guidelines, policies, and procedures as may be required;
- Carry out any other duties as requested by the line manager.
Educational Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field;
- Professional qualification (ACCA or CPA) would be an added value;
- Proficiency in accounting software (e.g., QuickBooks, SAP) and MS Office (particularly Excel).
Job Location
Rwanda
Apply To
All interested applicants should submit their detailed Curriculum Vitae at recruitment@hcsolutions.rw