Location Finance Manager – SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia
Accounting and Finance
SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia
SOS Children's Villages is the largest non-governmental, non-political, non-denominational charitable child welfare organisation in the world. Its mission is to build families for children in need, help them shape their own futures and share in the development of their communities. The first SOS Children's Village was founded by Hermann Gmeiner in 1949 in Imst, Austria. He was committed to helping children in need,children who had lost their homes, their security and their families as a result of the Second World War. With the support of many donors and co-workers, the organisation has grown to help children all over the world.
Currently, SOS Children's Villages offers an effective alternative foster care through its services in the Alternative Child Care and Family & Community Development Programme Units in 134 countries and territories around the world. It also supports educational programmes and medical centres and it is active in the field of child protection and child rights.
SOS Children's Villages started to work in Ethiopia in 1974 with the opening of the first SOS Children's Village in Mekelle. Currently, we are operating in Ethiopia in six regions namely Harari, Tigray, Amhara, Sidama, Somali and Oromia. In addition, we operate in two city administrations: Addis Ababa & Dire Dawa. SOS Children’s Villages Programme work towards its vision of a world where, “every child belongs to a family and grows with love, respect and security”. For the past 44 years, we have been working to build families for children in need, help them shape their own future and share in the development of their communities. Everything we do is based on the best interest of the child. We help vulnerable families care for their children, and we work to prevent the breakdown of parental care. When children lose their own parental care, we provide quality alternative care. We support young people in their efforts to become independent adults and succeed in life.
Who we are
SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia is an International Non-governmental organization and a member of SOS Children’s Villages International Federation. We started our humanitarian work in Ethiopia with the opening of our first Village in Mekelle, Northern part of Ethiopia in 1974. Since then, we have expanded our programs to different regions where there are significant needs for intervention and where we believe we can work in partnership with all relevant actors to bring sustainable positive outcomes for children’s and young people.
Today, we have grown significantly to meet the persistent challenges that confront Ethiopian children who have lost parental care and those that are at risk of losing their parental care. Working in close collaboration with international donors, local government and community based organizations across seven program locations; we aspire that every child grows up with love, respect and security.
Why we need you?
We are looking for a Location Finance Manager who will be responsible for all financial accounting and financial management activities contributing to the achievement of SOS Children’s Villages -Ethiopia’s overall objectives. S/he is directly responsible for implementation of all financial policies and activities and the enhancement of support to staff and local partners’ capacities throughout the process
Your role….
Financial Management
- Ensures that the accounting records of the organization adhere to the organizational policies, procedures and guidelines and the governing rules and regulations of the Ethiopian government.
- Designs and uses sound internal financial control system to safeguard assets, records and documents of the organization.
- Ensures efficient and effective financial handling and processes.
- Ensures the communication of finance policies and procedures within the organization, and with other stakeholdersSupervises and checks all financial activities including payments, transfers of funds, payroll, controlling cash and other current accounts, bank reconciliation statements, liabilities for correctness & timely delivery.
- Checks that payment requests are made according to agreement and from the appropriate fundAscertains that program/project payments are made within the grant period and per approved budget line items.
- Ensures that required documentation and authorization is present to effect payment
- Prepare periodic reports of the public funded projects/ Earmarked projects.
- Ensures that all financial and accounting related files and records reflect high professional standards
Budget Preparation & Management
- Assists program staff with budgeting out activities in accordance with the work plan prepared by the project teams
- Compiles and keeps all relevant data for budget preparation and review
- Administers and controls use of approved budget. Carries out budget utilization comparison periodically as per the directives thereon. Controls expenditures against budget.
Cash and Bank Management
- Ensures sufficient funds are available at all times to meet the project’s needs by submitting monthly cash advance requests to National office finance department.
- Ensures timely deposit of all collections
- Verifies monthly bank reconciliation statements for program location bank accounts
Auditing
- Ensures that proper reports and documents are prepared for the auditors.
- Facilitates the auditing of accounts by internal and external auditors.
- Answers queries of external and internal auditors while doing the field audit work and during review
Others
- Participates in coordinating monitoring visits and site support as and when deemed necessary.
- Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
- Conduct periodical monitoring visit of the finance VS physical activities of projects.
- Ensure and support for the timely securing of project implementation budget from donors including locally funded projects.
Up for the challenge…
Then check out our criteria’s:
Must have:
Education
- BA Degree in Accounting
Experience:
- 6 years experience in related position
Skills
- Report writing skill
- Strong set of personal values including integrity, honesty and desire to be of service
- Ease of using computers with mastery on application softwares such as MS Work, MS Windows, MS Excel.
- Proficiency in English language (both in writing and speaking) and Local language
- High level of planning and organizing competency