Search for Common Ground,Finance Officer Jobs Vacancy

duals,
organizations, and governments deal with conflict – away from adversarial
approaches and toward cooperative solutions. We seek to help conflicting
parties understand their differences and act on their commonalities. With a
total of approximately 750 staff worldwide, we implement projects from 55
offices in 34 countries, including in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East,
and the United States. The organization is an exciting and rewarding place to
work, with dedicated and enthusiastic staff that loves their work.

• Assist
  in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of annual
  business/project plans and budgets including the provision of rolling
  forecasts.
• Oversee
  all Financial Accounting matters, including maintenance of the general
  ledger, balance sheet, receipts, payments and payroll requirements.
• Manage
  the short-term cash flow requirements of the program, liaising with SFCG
  HQ to facilitate cash transfers.
• Responsible
  for payments for the office, ensure adequate and compliant documentation
  that follows donor and organizational policies and procedures.
• Prepare
  and upload the country finance expenses (MFR) into the system in a timely
  manner, including filing and scanning supporting documentation.
• Oversee
  the financial management of partner contracts, ensuring the partner
  complies with the obligations and SFCG finance policy
• Oversee
  the production of the Country  Monthly Management  Information
  pack (including but not limited to Project Status Reports (BVA) and
  forecasts, Reconciliation reports including Balance Sheet, Petty Cash),
  together with appropriate financial/contract variance and risk reporting.
• Ensure
  that the program delivers and accounts for all activities in accordance
  with National, Regional and Local taxation requirements (e.g. Income Tax,
  Social Security, VAT, Corporation Tax etc.).
• Assist
  the country program management in ensuring that the Country is compliant
  with all statutory requirements.
• Ensure
  transparent accounting and cost allocation systems are developed and
  implemented in accordance with contract and HQ requirements.
•  Facilitate
  and provide support to all donor and internal audits in  
  coordination with the Country management, Group Controller and HQ.
• Provide
  training to finance and non-finance staff in financial activities/areas
  that benefit program delivery.
• Perform
  other duties as required.

• Bachelor’s
  degree in Accounting, CPA or ACCA is an added advantage.
• At
  least 4 years professional work experience in finance, ideally in an INGO
  or other international agency
• Experience
  of financial reporting and grant management with a range of external
  donors
• Experience
  of reporting and monitoring to tight deadlines
• Effective
  financial management skills and knowledge of finance systems and
  procedures
• Excellent
  organizational skills with the ability to coordinate activities
• Good
  literacy, numeracy and IT skills including Excel
• Ability
  to demonstrate initiative, be proactive and offer a solution-oriented
  approac
• Determined
  and committed to high quality standards
• Ability
  to establish effective working relationships at all levels internally and
  externally
• Excellent
  communication and interpersonal skills
•  Ability
  to prioritize work, meet deadlines and work calmly under pressure, while
  maintaining flexibility and enthusiastic approach
• Interest
  in and commitment to SFCG’s conflict transformation mandate
•  Fluency
  in both Kinyarwanda and English is required.

• This
  position is open to Rwandan nationals.