Field Finance Officer
Facilitate financial policies and support budgeting processes.
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Overview
Facilitate financial policies and support budgeting processes.
You have:
- Degree/HND in Finance/Accounting/Economics. Enrolled CPA/CA/CIMA will be an added advantage.
- Good working knowledge in accounting software. Advanced knowledge in MS Excel/Word/PowerPoint.
- 2 years in a similar position.
- Good analytical skills.
- Must be a committed Christian, able to stand above denominational diversities.
- Attend and lead in daily devotions.
- Good coaching and mentoring skills.
- Networking and collaboration skills.
With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.
Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!
Employee Contract Type:
Local - TemporaryJob Description:
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
Technical Accountabilities and Results
- Facilitate field leadership and all staff in the field to ensure they fairly understand all the organization financial policies, procedures, tools, templates and checklists
- Collaborate with Provision users and Field procurement staff to review provision requests and budget availability on timely basis
- Work to improve timely payment requests by responsively creating all invoices in Provision and having the same approved and moved to shared services
- Weekly extraction of Account Listing to monitor projects activities and budget stands and also correct any incorrect or wrongly charged codes to project
- Prepare and run monthly AP financial reports and ensure timely review and approval of the same before 5th of the following -Monthly BVAs
- Support budgeting process semi-annual and annual budgeting process
- Coordinate weekly fuel reviews, liquidation, reconciliations and replenishment
- Support field payments may be required from to time including coordinating mobile money payments
- Support in balance sheet account reconciliation and management
- Manage petty cash as may be required
- Compile all supporting documents and stage all payments for both staff and Vendors, after approval, extract payments advice and shared to all Field Finance Officers for their various APs and Cluster staff and sometimes shared with Vendors as and when required.
Other Support areas
- Oversight the support services requirements at field level-Office, Fleet etc.
- Assist the Cluster/Project Manager in ensuring that project assets are secured, safe and well maintained; oversee logistics coordination; and maintain up to date asset and inventory register.
- Support assigned grants financial management at field level as may be required
- Support risk and compliance management at field level
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND EXPERIENCE
- Minimum Educational level required: Degree/HND in Finance/Accounting /Economics. Enrolled CPA/CA /CIMA will be an added advantage
- Technical Training qualifications required: Good working knowledge in accounting software. Advanced knowledge in MS Excel/Word/PowerPoint.
- Experience: 2 years in similar position.
- Other: Good analytical skills.
Other Competencies/Attributes:
- Must be a committed Christian, able to stand above denominational diversities.
- Attend and lead in daily devotions.
- Good coaching and mentoring skills
- Networking and collaboration skills
Working Environment / Conditions:
- Work environment: Office-based with frequent travel to the field
- Travel: 10% Domestic travel is required.
N.B: All successful candidates will require DBS/police check appropriate to the role and location and a Counter Terrorism Sanction check as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. We also participate in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (https://misconduct-disclosure-scheme.org/). In line with this Scheme, we will request information as part of the referencing process from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By applying, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
WOMEN ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY!
Applicant Types Accepted:
Local Applicants Only
Potential interview questions
| Describe a time when you had to analyze a financial report for discrepancies. | This question assesses your analytical skills and your attention to detail. | Mention the process you followed and the outcome of your analysis. |
| How do you ensure timely payments in your previous positions? | This question evaluates your project management and financial control skills. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Give an example of how you collaborated with field staff to improve budget management. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What accounting software have you used, and how proficient are you with it? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Explain how you handle confidential financial information. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you provide an example of effective risk management you implemented? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you prioritize your tasks in a busy financial environment? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What approach do you take in coaching team members on financial policies? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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