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Street Child is a UK charity, established in 2008, that aims to create educational opportunity for some of the world's most vulnerable children
Street Child began its work in Sierra Leone in 2008 working with a small number of street children, eight years later we have helped to transform the lives of more than 50,000 children across Sierra Leone, Liberia a...
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Finance Officer
- Job Type
- Qualification BA/BSc/HND
- Experience 2 years
- Location Not specified
- Job Field
Location: Maiduguri, with frequent travel across Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States
Reports to: SC Finance Manager
Starting date: 01/06/2019
Contract duration: Full-time contract
Position Requirements
Organisational Context
Street Child is a UK charity working to protect vulnerable children and improve access to education in some of the poorest communities in the world. We work in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nepal and in the last years Street Child has been involved in the Humanitarian response for Nigeria as well as, being partner of the Education in Emergency Working Group.
Our work combines counselling, family mediation, business support, school building, and teacher training. We were a key player in the Ebola crisis and led the global response for children orphaned by Ebola in Sierra Leone and Liberia. We deliver everything through local partners and, since 2008, together we have built/renovated 156 schools and are now helping to educate over 40,000 young people. Street Child works in the fields of education, child protection and livelihoods, working through sustainable solutions to stretch donations and create maximum impact.
Purpose of the Role
Street Child is looking for a dedicated finance officer for our office in Maiduguri. Our planned programme will include emergency education interventions in collaboration with the Education in Emergencies Working Group, such as building temporary learning centres, training education facilitators in delivery of the curriculum and trauma counselling and providing teaching and learning materials.
1. Overall Responsibilities
To support the Finance Manager in the continued development and implementation of Street Child financial management and reporting framework and financial policies.
Responsible for the day-to-day general financial and administration of the organisation, assisting the Head of Base, Finance Manager and supporting the field staff.
2. Specific Responsibilities
Financial reporting and auditing
- Approve payments, purchase authorizations and other financial transactions to ensure compliance with staff rules, financial rules and implementing instruments/authority under specified threshold
- Maintain a system to monitor and forecast cash requirements to meet administrative and project expenditures. Establishes monthly cash requirements for the office and requests timely replenishments from Head office
- Support the Finance manager with the preparation of Street Child financial records for annual auditing processes.
- Under the supervision of the Finance Manager, prepare monthly financial reports and activity-based budget versus expense project reports for the Head of Base.
- Under the supervision of the Finance Manager, prepare monthly updated budgets of different projects for the Head of Base.
Petty Cash and Banking
- Check and reconcile cash requests from Street Child staff and liaise with Head of Base on outstanding administrative issues.
- Prepare office petty cash requests for sign off by the Head of Base.
- Initiate the monthly cash count with the Finance Manager.
Administrative tasks
- To provide general financial support as required for the office management and for the projects.
- To prepare correspondence regarding taxation, social and health insurance and union fees for executive review and signature.
- To maintain a strong financial filling system and manage filing the financial documents in both hard and electronic form.
- In close coordination with Finance manager and Programme Director, coordinate replies to finance related audit comments.
Audit and Partnership
- Ensure Implementing Partners submit timely and accurate financial reports.
- Provide coaching and mentorship to partners’ Finance Staff in liaison with the Learning & Partnership Manager and the Finance Manager.
- Perform during the internal and partners’ audit cycle including risk management over operations’ effectiveness, financial reliability and compliance with all applicable directives and regulations.
- Obtain, analyse and evaluate accounting documentation, previous reports, data, flowcharts etc.
- Prepare reports that reflect audit’s results and document process.
3. Qualifications, Skills and Experience
- University degree in finance and accounting or other relevant disciplines.
- At least 2 years’ experience in a Finance and Administration role with similar responsibilities.
- Experience working with an international NGO will be an advantage.
- Fluency in English and Hausa (both oral and written).
- Strong computer skills and experience working with accounting software.
- Experience liaising with a range of stakeholders regarding financial issues.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team.
- Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks and to take initiative.
- Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
- Honest, meticulous, responsible and well organized.
- Strong work ethic and commitment to financial accountability and transparency
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Finance Officer
Location: Maiduguri, with frequent travel across Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States
Reports to: SC Finance Manager
Starting date: 01/06/2019
Contract duration: Full-time contract
Position Requirements
Organisational Context
Street Child is a UK charity working to protect vulnerable children and improve access to education in some of the poorest communities in the world. We work in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nepal and in the last years Street Child has been involved in the Humanitarian response for Nigeria as well as, being partner of the Education in Emergency Working Group.
Our work combines counselling, family mediation, business support, school building, and teacher training. We were a key player in the Ebola crisis and led the global response for children orphaned by Ebola in Sierra Leone and Liberia. We deliver everything through local partners and, since 2008, together we have built/renovated 156 schools and are now helping to educate over 40,000 young people. Street Child works in the fields of education, child protection and livelihoods, working through sustainable solutions to stretch donations and create maximum impact.
Purpose of the Role
Street Child is looking for a dedicated finance officer for our office in Maiduguri. Our planned programme will include emergency education interventions in collaboration with the Education in Emergencies Working Group, such as building temporary learning centres, training education facilitators in delivery of the curriculum and trauma counselling and providing teaching and learning materials.
1. Overall Responsibilities
To support the Finance Manager in the continued development and implementation of Street Child financial management and reporting framework and financial policies.
Responsible for the day-to-day general financial and administration of the organisation, assisting the Head of Base, Finance Manager and supporting the field staff.
2. Specific Responsibilities
Financial reporting and auditing
- Approve payments, purchase authorizations and other financial transactions to ensure compliance with staff rules, financial rules and implementing instruments/authority under specified threshold
- Maintain a system to monitor and forecast cash requirements to meet administrative and project expenditures. Establishes monthly cash requirements for the office and requests timely replenishments from Head office
- Support the Finance manager with the preparation of Street Child financial records for annual auditing processes.
- Under the supervision of the Finance Manager, prepare monthly financial reports and activity-based budget versus expense project reports for the Head of Base.
- Under the supervision of the Finance Manager, prepare monthly updated budgets of different projects for the Head of Base.
Petty Cash and Banking
- Check and reconcile cash requests from Street Child staff and liaise with Head of Base on outstanding administrative issues.
- Prepare office petty cash requests for sign off by the Head of Base.
- Initiate the monthly cash count with the Finance Manager.
Administrative tasks
- To provide general financial support as required for the office management and for the projects.
- To prepare correspondence regarding taxation, social and health insurance and union fees for executive review and signature.
- To maintain a strong financial filling system and manage filing the financial documents in both hard and electronic form.
- In close coordination with Finance manager and Programme Director, coordinate replies to finance related audit comments.
Audit and Partnership
- Ensure Implementing Partners submit timely and accurate financial reports.
- Provide coaching and mentorship to partners’ Finance Staff in liaison with the Learning & Partnership Manager and the Finance Manager.
- Perform during the internal and partners’ audit cycle including risk management over operations’ effectiveness, financial reliability and compliance with all applicable directives and regulations.
- Obtain, analyse and evaluate accounting documentation, previous reports, data, flowcharts etc.
- Prepare reports that reflect audit’s results and document process.
3. Qualifications, Skills and Experience
- University degree in finance and accounting or other relevant disciplines.
- At least 2 years’ experience in a Finance and Administration role with similar responsibilities.
- Experience working with an international NGO will be an advantage.
- Fluency in English and Hausa (both oral and written).
- Strong computer skills and experience working with accounting software.
- Experience liaising with a range of stakeholders regarding financial issues.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team.
- Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks and to take initiative.
- Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
- Honest, meticulous, responsible and well organized.
- Strong work ethic and commitment to financial accountability and transparency
Method of Application
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