Finance Officer at Sightsavers

The Finance Officer will be a member of the Project Team end report to the Country Director. The Finance Officer will have
responsibility for managing the finance function of the project.

Overall purpose and responsibilities:
Ensure conformity to the organizational Financial Framework with specific respeetto financial management and controls.
Support the Project Officer and Grant Menager with financial planning, budgeting and forecesting
Take lead in financial control, monitoring and audits
Undertake financial monitoring trips to projects and produce reports
Ensure that grant incorne and expenditure is correctiy reflected in the accounting system.
Monitor and retain financial records including entry into Global Accounting Systems
Provide financial management support to Project Officer and Grant Manager
Monitor adherence to financial procedures and guidelines by partners

Person Specification:
At least a Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting.
Relevent professional accounting quaiification will be an added advantage
Must have at least 5 years relevent finance experience in Grant Management capacity ideally in an NGO environment
Exposure in programme & project financial management and administration
Experience of audit and govemment organization would be an advantage.
Capacity building or facilitation skills
Data analysis skills and excellent communications skills (oral and written)
Ability to work with minimum supervsion