Deadline: 30 July, 2024
Location: Lusaka, Zambia
Sightsavers is seeking to fill the position of Finance and Support Services Manager.
Sightsavers is an international organisation that works with partners to protect sight and fight for disability rights.
Responsibilities
- Excellent financial management and risk mitigation through compliance with local regulations and adherence to the organisational financial framework
- Implementing financial management and controls, financial planning and budgeting, financial monitoring and audits
- Monitoring and retaining accurate financial records
- Leading support services for the country office through management of logistics and procurement of supplies
- Delivering/overseeing administrative functions and payroll, ensuring IT equipment functions effectively, all in line with organisational policies and procedures
- Working collaboratively with programme and finance teams to support and strengthen the financial management, accountability and capacity building of partners
- Supporting finance and programme teams with joint review of programme/project reports, planning and analysis
- Supporting proper financial and resource management of programmes
- Reviewing project planning, monitoring reports, auditing of funds
Requirements
- Relevant professional accounting qualification or tertiary degree in Finance and Accounting (for example CPA/ ACCA/ MBA)
- Extensive work experience ideally gained within international development in a similar role (experience in audit and government organisations an advantage)
- Proven work experience in financial management, programme/ project management and administration
- Strong project financial management, budget and data analysis
- Strong experience in grant management (for example EC, FCDO, USAID)
- Excellent communication and organisation
- Fluent or strong written and spoken English
- Available to travel as and when required within Zambia
- Ability to work independently
To apply and for more information, click here.
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