Children’s Voice Today (CVT),Finance Coordinator Jobs in Rwanda

POSITION
ANNOUNCEMENT
Children’s
Voice Today (CVT)
BACKGROUND:
Children’s
Voice Today (CVT) is an organisation that was established to promote the rights
of the child through m

eaningful child participation where children/youth
initiate and lead all activities of the organisation (Child/youth led
organisation).

Children’s
Voice Today (CVT) Rwanda is a member of the African Movement of Working
Children and Youth (AMWCY) which was established by children and youth
themselves to find solutions to the problems of working children and youth
while promoting their rights and creating a safe environment for all children.
Children’s
Voice Today (CVT) is envisioning a child-friendly society whereby children are
empowered to meaningfully participate in addressing issues affecting them and
that their voices are heard.
With
its mission, CVT is committed to be the voice of Rwandan children, to empower
them to advocate for their rights and to fight against poverty.
POSITION:
Finance Coordinator
In
close collaboration with Save the Children International, Rwanda and Plan
International Rwanda, CVT is now recruiting a Finance Coordinator to be based
in Kigali.
The
coordinator will provide accurate financial information by preparing, recording
and reconciling financial transactions data. S/he have to check and control
that financial processes are in line with financial policy and procedure, and be
able to support on compliance of grant rules and regulation.
KEY
RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Support
    the budget holders in budgeting, budget monitoring and control
  • Maintenance
    of financial records and monitoring systems; record and reconciles
    expenditures, balances, payments and other day-to-day transactions
  • Prepare
    bank reconciliations on a monthly basis
  • Managing
    petty cash on a daily basis and conduct petty cash count on a weekly basis
  • Ensure
    cash controls and other internal controls are in place 
  • Review
    and reconciliation of all control accounts
  • Ensure
    staff, partners, volunteers comply with CVT financial policies and
    procedures
  • Ensure
    all business floats are timely settled and posted
  • Check
    and verify any returns and reports from partners for accuracy and
    completeness and post these into the system
  • Timely
    register all approved transactions
  • Facilitate
    external audits by providing all required information to the auditors
  • Follow
    up on the implementation of grants and assist as required
  • Support
    in capacity building for staff in financial management
  • Producing
    accurate bi-monthly reports on time
  • Effective
    management of donor financial requirements and responsibilities
  • Maintenance
    of proper and accurate financial records
  • Support
    to program staff/ budget holder provided when required and in a timely
    manner
  • Effective
    introduction and maintenance of financial management system
  • Ensure
    that the cash and cash equivalents and financial records are safeguarded
    and utilized in the intended manner.
REQUIRED
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS
Participation:
  • Understands
    clearly the sense of child led participation and work towards realising
    CVT goals in this regard
  • Works
    towards fulfilling children opinions under different organs/programmes of
    the organisation 
Accountability:
  • Holds
    him-/herself accountable formaking decisions,managing resources
    efficiently, achieving androle modelling CVTvalues
Ambition:
  • Sets
    ambitiousandchallenging goals forthemselves, takes responsibilityfor
    theirownpersonal developmentandencourages otherstodo thesame
  • Widely
    shares their personal visionforCVT, engages andmotivatesothers
  • Futureorientated,thinks
    strategically
Collaboration:
  • Builds
    and maintains effective relationships,
    withtheteam,colleagues,members,external partners, andsupporters
  • Values
    diversity sees itas asourceofcompetitivestrength
  • Approachable,
    goodlistener, easy totalkto
Creativity:
  • Develops
    andencourages new andinnovativesolutions
Integrity:
  • Honest,
    encourages openness and transparency
JOB
REQUIREMENTS:
Qualifications
and requirements
  • Bachelor
    degree in accountancy/finance/management or equivalent.
  • 2-3
    years work experience, preferably in an NGO set up
Skills
and abilities
  • Highly
    developed relationship building and interpersonal skills
  • Highly
    developed verbal and communication skills
  • Strong
    analytical and financial modelling skills
  • Ability
    to liaise with a diverse range of people, stakeholders and customers
  • Strong
    time management and organizational skills
  • Ability
    to work under pressure and with tight deadlines
  • High
    levels of attention to detail and quality
  • Computer
    literacy (including advanced excel skills)
Personal
behaviours and attributes
  • Commitment
    to CVT mission and values
  • Initiative,
    flexibility and ability to work independently as well as in a team
  • High
    levels of self-motivation and initiative
  • Ownership
    and accountability of own work
  • High
    levels of confidentially and integrit
Interested
candidates should send their applications written in English to: cvtkigalirecruitment@gmail.com beforethe 20th
of April 2016
, the CV should include 3 referees with their address. 
Please include The Job Title in the subject line of your email.
Please
note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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