Deadline: Ongoing

Location: Kigali, Rwanda

Church World Service (CWS) is seeking eligible applicants for the role of Senior Finance Officer.

CWS is a faith-based not-for-profit organisation, transforming communities through sustainable solutions to hunger, poverty, displacement and disaster.

Responsibilities

• Administer, disburse and replenish the Rwanda Franc and U.S. dollar petty cash funds
• Enter and check petty cash payments on Sage 300 accounting system
• Enter data into the accounts receivable module and distribute quarterly debtors’ statements to staff/bill staff with any owed amounts
• Assist and organise relevant documents for the annual audit, both internal and external
• Receive refunds of unused travel cash advances and any other cash and check refunds, issue receipts for any refund received and ensure regular and timely banking of all refunds received
• Review and ensure that trip expense reports are reviewed and duly signed by the relevant staff supervisors and filed appropriately
• Perform quarterly stock-take of inventory and prepare and submit a report on variances to the finance and admin manager for follow-up
• Assist in budget preparation, budget monitoring and tracking of expenditures for the Kigali country office
• Follow sound accounting procedures and practices in conformity with GAAP, IAS and OMB circulars
• Review purchase requests, travel requests and any other form of procurement and review coding on documents to ensure it’s accurate as per the coded budget
• File and retrieve financial documents, including online filing
• Assist with cash and bank reconciliations
• Reconcile and disburse monthly, quarterly and annual statutory deductions and returns, including pension, and withholding tax, within the statutory period
• Prepare monthly financial reports on an accrual basis using fund accounting principles
• Prepare staff telephone bills reports and any other receivables and send them to the payroll section on a monthly basis
• Prepare and disburse accounts payable for approved purchases and contracts according to procedures and policies in place
• Undertake all duties as may be assigned by the supervisor in order to improve internal controls and financial operations for the overall achievement of RSC Africa’s goals and objectives

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Accounting, Finance or four years of experience in lieu of a degree
• ACCA/CIMA certification (preferred)
• Advanced MS Excel skills (preferred)
• Five years, minimum, of work experience with INGO, preferably U.S.-funded grants
• Two years, minimum, of directly related specialised experience performing the essential duties in finance
• Supervisory experience (preferred)
• Knowledge of Excel spreadsheets and Sage 300 or similar accounting software
• Knowledge of fund and accrual accounting principles

To apply and for more information, click here.

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