Deadline: Ongoing
Location: Cabo Delgado, Mozambique
Plan International is seeking to fill the role of Finance Officer.
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.
Responsibilities
- Monitor budget versus expenditure for the grant
- Support partner organisations in financial management and reporting
- Update indicative funding budgets in consultation with project manager
- Review the budgets for the project and budget modifications and submit the same to the programme area accountant for incorporation into project budgets
- Carry out correct postings of project expenditure on time, with quality in the system in use
- Review project financial reports, investigating project variances before submitting to the project manager and programme area accountant
- Ensure compliance with donor requirements on financial issues for the grant
- Prepare and submit monthly grant BVA to the project manager
- Ensure grant audit planning and preparation of ToRs for submission to the project manager
- Coordinate and facilitate the audit of the grant as per contractual agreement
- Ensure regular field visits to all project areas to verify that resources are optimally used
- Liaise with respective technical advisors and grant coordinators to assess the partner in the financial management
- Assist project coordinators in conducting financial training programmes for partners involved in implementation of the project
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or equivalent qualification
- High level of advisory skills
- Five years of experience in a similar role working in an NGO setup
- Strong experience in working with donor-funded projects
- Strong analytical skills
- Ability to work well with others under deadline situations and respond to changes in priorities
- Ability to interpret and work in accordance with procedures
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Competence in the use of relevant computer applications, including word processing software , spreadsheet, database, internet
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