Finance Officer at International Center for Advocacy on the Right to Health (ICARH)

Position Description

• To support the management team in a variety of operational decisions and engage in financial analysis in such areas as forecasting, budgeting, engaging in cost analysis, and reviewing operational performance.

Responsibilities
Management:

• Maintain a documented system of accounting policies and procedures
• Oversee the operations of the finance department, including the design of systems adequate for achieving the department's goals and objectives

Finance Management:

• Forecast cash flow positions regarding finance needs, and available funds for operations
• Ensure that sufficient funds are available to meet on-going operational and project requirements
• Maintain banking relationships.
• Assist in determining a standard Financial structure for ICARH.

Budgeting:

• Coordinate the preparation of ICARH's annual budget.
• Report to management on variances from the established budget, and the reasons for those variances
• Advise management in the formulation of its overall strategic direction regarding finance

Financial Analysis:

• Engage in cost reduction analyses in all areas of ICARH’s Expenditure
• Engage in benchmarking studies to establish areas of potential operational improvement
• Interpret ICARH’s financial results to management and recommend improvement activities
• Coordinate the budgeting process, based on constraint analysis and cash flow analysis
• Provide additional analyses and reports as requested by management

Required Skills and Qualifications

• The Accounts Officer should possess a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or be a Chartered Accountant (ACA or ACCA).
• 1 - 2 years’ NGO experience.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Should have an outstanding knowledge of electronic spread sheets, and Accounting software(s).