Junior Finance Officer – Engender Health
Accounting and Finance
Engender Health
EngenderHealth is a leading global reproductive health non-profit organization working to improve the health and well being of people in the poorest communities of more than 20 countries around the world. We do this by sharing our expertise in sexual and reproductive health and transforming the quality of health care. We promote gender equity, advocate for sound practices and policies, and inspire people to assert their rights to better and healthier lives. Working in partnership with local organizations, we adapt our work in response to local needs (for more information, please visi www.engenderhealth.org).
EngenderHealth Ethiopia seeks to employ qualified personnel for its Programs in Ethiopia and invites competent applicants for the following post:
COMPANY SUMMARY
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Ensures financial policies, procedures, and systems are properly implemented and maintained at the field office
- Ensures that all financial transactions are compliant with local laws, donor regulations, and internal policies
- Prepares petty cash payment voucher, obtains approval, and effect payment
- Coordinates per diem and other workshop/training-related payments
- Records transactions into Quick books accounting software
- Maintains a proper filing system for financial documents
- Prepares and pays income and withholding taxes timely
- Follows up and ensures that travel and work advances are settled on time/as per the requirement of EngenderHealth’s operations standards and bring to the attention of the finance and admin officer any deviation from the standards.
- Maintains petty cash and cash register book
- Responsible for managing the warehouse and properties of the field office
- Ensures that store paperwork is properly completed and maintained (e.g., delivery notes, stock cards, goods receiving notes, etc.).
- Prepares monthly expense reports for the Central Office
- Liaises with banks to process CPO’s, drafts, and collects bank statements and other documents as required/delegated.
- Works closely with Roving Finance Officer in budget and report preparation
- Updates the Roving Finance Officer regularly with the status of the regional office bank balance
- Ensures completeness of financial documents for proper expense authorization
- Assists in the coordination of year-end audits
- Performs other related tasks as assigned by the supervisor.
- BA Degree in Accounting/Business Administration or any other related discipline
- Minimum 2-3 years of relevant work experience in an NGO setting
- Good knowledge of Microsoft office application software and knowledge of accounting software particularly QuickBooks is highly preferred.
ESSENTIAL SOFT SKILLS
- Committed to EngenderHealth’s core organizational values of reflection, inclusion, integrity, respect, and transformation
- Ability to work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines, with minimum supervision
- Good interpersonal skills
- Honest and trustworthy
- Ability to effectively work in a team
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion
PREFERRED SKILLS, ABILITIES, AND FUNCTIONS
- Ability to travel up to 30% of the time
- Good command of English
