Finance Officer- Mobile Money Disbursements
Manage mobile money disbursements and ensure timely payments.
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Overview
Manage mobile money disbursements and ensure timely payments.
You have:
- Minimum of two (2) year relevant experience in Finance or Accounting, management of donor funded projects preferably with NGOs and financial institutions.
- Minimum Qualification required: A bachelor's degree in accounting or business administration.
- CPA is added advantage.
- Sun-systems skills.
- Computer skills in Excel, Power-point, Word is an added advantage.
- Good planning and organizational skills.
- Customer Care skills.
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships with all levels of staff.
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 - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)Job Description:
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
Mobile Money Disbursements & Cash Managements (60%)
- Review payment schedules and ensure they are fully supported with proper documentation before processing mobile money transactions.
- Ensure immediate resolution of missing documentation to prevent delays or irregularities.
- Guarantee that mobile money payments are uploaded to the platform without delay.
- Reprocess payments in cases of rollbacks or transaction failures, following established policy.
- Confirm that all initiated payments are created and approved in the system prior to disbursement.
- Process mobile money disbursements daily.
- Carry out weekly reconciliations of mobile money transactions to detect and resolve failed payments.
- Ensure mobile money documentation are property file or store as per retention policy.
- Ensure sufficient mobile money float is maintained to support disbursements
End Results
- Timely payments of mobile payments.
- 100% Rollback/failed transactions are paid weekly basis.
- No complain on delay payments.
- 100% Accuracy Documentation
Reporting & Analytics (5%)
- Provide trend analysis on mobile money usage and beneficiary payment patterns
- Ensure that mobile money balance sheet accounts are accurately allocated and reflect the current balances
End Results
- Timely beneficiary payments,
- Not over 30days balance.
Risk Management (20%)
- Provide support in conducting mobile money audits as required.
- Monitor for unusual transactions patterns and escalate potential fraud cases promptly.
- Support investigations by providing reconciled data and transactions histories.
- Contribute to risk assessments related to mobile money operations.
- Assist with the implementation of recommendations arising from mobile money financial
End Results
- Timely implementation of Audit recommendations related to Mobile Money within 90days.
- At least two identified risk on annual basis
Capacity Building& Stakeholder Engagement (15%)
- Provide training to field staff and finance officers on mobile money procedures, documentation requirements, and measures to prevent fraud.
- Create simplified reference materials or standard operating procedures (SOPs) for mobile money disbursements.
- Work closely with mobile money service providers to troubleshoot technical problems and enhance transaction efficiency.
- Collaborate with programme teams to verify beneficiary lists prior to disbursement.
- Recommend process improvements to reduce transactions failures and delays
End Results
- Conduct quarterly training sessions for both finance and non-finance staff.
- Ensure prompt follow-up and resolution of technical issues.
KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE
Required Professional Experience
- Experience: Minimum of two (2) year relevant experience in Finance or Accounting, management of donor funded projects preferably with NGOs and financial institutions.
Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification
- Minimum Qualification required: A bachelor's degree in accounting or business administration
- CPA is added advantage.
Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications
- Sun-systems skills.
- Computer skills in Excel, Power-point, Word is an added advantage.
- Good planning and organizational skills
- Customer Care skills
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships with all levels of staff
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**Please Note***:* World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization with a mission centred on following Jesus Christ in service to the world´s most vulnerable children. Therefore, in all locations to the fullest extent legally permissible, the successful applicant will affirm our core documents, observe conduct compatible with Christian principles, serve at a high level of professional ethics and strive to act in accordance with cultural sensitivities. Furthermore, regular attendance with team and office devotions, chapel and prayer gatherings are expected in line with policies in the World Vision host location and its departments
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Applicant Types Accepted:
Potential interview questions
| Describe a time you had to process payments under tight deadlines. What steps did you take to ensure accuracy? | The interviewer wants to assess your time management and attention to detail skills. | Provide a structured response demonstrating how you prioritize tasks under pressure. |
| Can you discuss a situation where you identified a risk in financial operations? How did you handle it? | This question evaluates your risk management abilities. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Explain how you approach training new staff on financial procedures. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What steps would you take if you discovered a discrepancy in the mobile money transactions? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you keep up with trends and regulations in mobile money operations? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe your experience with reconciliation of financial transactions. Why is it important? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| In your opinion, what are the key factors that contribute to successful mobile money implementations? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Share an experience where you had to enhance the efficiency of a process. What methods did you use? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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