Finance
and Administration Officer at Spark MicroGrants, Rwanda – DEADLINE: 18/06/2014
and Administration Officer at Spark MicroGrants, Rwanda – DEADLINE: 18/06/2014
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Finance and Administration Officer
Finance and Administration Officer
Job Title:
Finance and Administration Officer
Finance and Administration Officer
Location:
Musanze, Rwanda
Musanze, Rwanda
Organization Summary:
Spark
MicroGrants partners with vulnerable communities and helps them to put their
own ideas into action. Spa
MicroGrants partners with vulnerable communities and helps them to put their
own ideas into action. Spa
rk uses a community-led development model and
provides communities with both a facilitation process and a microgrant.
Spark
MicroGrants believes in turning communities into their own agents of change,
and it does that by having local facilitators engage communities in a process
that enables them to choose, plan and implement their own project.
MicroGrants believes in turning communities into their own agents of change,
and it does that by having local facilitators engage communities in a process
that enables them to choose, plan and implement their own project.
Job Description:
Spark
MicroGrants is seeking a Finance and Administrative Office to play a vital role
in finances and administration systems in Rwanda.
MicroGrants is seeking a Finance and Administrative Office to play a vital role
in finances and administration systems in Rwanda.
The
Finance and Administrative Officer will receive hands on experience in the
day-to-day operations of an international NGO and will have opportunities for
continued growth and involvement contingent on ability and performance.
Finance and Administrative Officer will receive hands on experience in the
day-to-day operations of an international NGO and will have opportunities for
continued growth and involvement contingent on ability and performance.
Finance and
Administrative Officer responsibilities include:
Administrative Officer responsibilities include:
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Day-to-day bookkeeping
Day-to-day bookkeeping
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Account reconciliations
Account reconciliations
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Compiling monthly, quarterly and annual financial
reports
Compiling monthly, quarterly and annual financial
reports
•
Streamlining and improving financial processes
Streamlining and improving financial processes
•
Creating, managing and reconciling budgets
Creating, managing and reconciling budgets
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Processing payroll taxes and social security
Processing payroll taxes and social security
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Banking (bank withdrawals and currency exchanges)
Banking (bank withdrawals and currency exchanges)
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Processing payroll
Processing payroll
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Auditing community microgrant disbursements
Auditing community microgrant disbursements
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Collecting, digitizing and filing receipts and
supporting documents
Collecting, digitizing and filing receipts and
supporting documents
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Leading community financial trainings
Leading community financial trainings
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Managing Spark equipment
Managing Spark equipment
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Expense account reconciliations
Expense account reconciliations
•
Purchasing office supplies
Purchasing office supplies
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Supporting the Country Director and Program Manager
Supporting the Country Director and Program Manager
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Getting quotes/negotiating rates with suppliers
Getting quotes/negotiating rates with suppliers
•
Any other day-to-day administrative or financial
related tasks
Any other day-to-day administrative or financial
related tasks
Qualifications:
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Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance or related
field
Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance or related
field
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Prior professional experience with bookkeeping,
accounting and financial reporting
Prior professional experience with bookkeeping,
accounting and financial reporting
•
Strong computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft
Office
Strong computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft
Office
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Must be dedicated to Spark’s cause and be flexible
and work creatively according to theorganization’s needs and timeframe.
Must be dedicated to Spark’s cause and be flexible
and work creatively according to theorganization’s needs and timeframe.
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Experience using QuickBooks strongly preferred
Experience using QuickBooks strongly preferred
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Must have excellent organizational and time
management skills, be trustworthy, self-motivated and work well in a small team
Must have excellent organizational and time
management skills, be trustworthy, self-motivated and work well in a small team
•
Ability to work unsupervised and independently
Ability to work unsupervised and independently
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Attention to detail
Attention to detail
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Proficiency in Kinyarwanda preferred
Proficiency in Kinyarwanda preferred
How To Apply
Application deadline: June
18, 2014
18, 2014
Applying:
Applications can be addressed to the Country Director, and submitted through the
following mean by no later than June 18, 2014: Email: ngaboernest@sparkmicrogrants.org
Applications can be addressed to the Country Director, and submitted through the
following mean by no later than June 18, 2014: Email: ngaboernest@sparkmicrogrants.org