Deadline: 10 December, 2020

Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Fred Hollows Foundation is seeking to fill the role of Grants and Finance Officer.

The foundation, an international NGO founded in 1992, has been a force in the development and implementation of blindness prevention programmes in some of the poorest and most isolated regions in the world.

Responsibilities

• Maintain up-to-date accounting records that are relevant, reliable, objective and understandable
• Ensure financial transactions are adequately documented, reviewed and validated before input into the financial management system for data quality and coding accuracy of transactions
• Post entries to the accounting software in a timely manner
• Ensure a backup and retention procedure is in place and followed for all accounting records/data/documents
• Perform all accounts including ensuring that cash, payables and receivables are timely reconciled
• Review all procurement transactions to ensure adequate supporting documentation, accuracy of amounts and control overpayments
• Prepare and attend to the needs of auditors by way of participating in pre-audit meetings
• Prepare audit schedules as per checklist made available and any other pertinent supporting analysis
• Check and ensure all monthly tax payments, statutory and regulatory deductions and other returns are accurate, complete as well as remitted in a timely manner
• Ensure timely preparation of tax returns and other forms for review by finance manager prior to submission
• Liaise with local government to ensure compliance with tax regulations, pension payment and other requirements
• Ensure full financial compliance with donor, government, legal and FHF requirements

Requirements

• Five years, minimum, of work experience in a similar role within a recognised NGO
• BA degree in Accounting and/or Finance
• High level of computer literacy with sound knowledge of financial accounting software and spreadsheet packages
• Solid knowledge of full-cycle accounting principles, financial systems, budget/cash-flow monitoring and internal accounting controls
• Knowledge and use of SUN systems
• Sound knowledge of current legislation and regulatory requirements relevant to INGOs in Ethiopia

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