Finance / Admin Consultant at Search For Common Ground’s International

Major duties and responsibilities

• Support the Finance Lead in the effective financial management of the project.
• Ensure proper documentation of vouchers and receipts, financial reporting, proper coding of expenses, distribution of payments, tracking petty cash distribution and bank deposits;
• Work closely with the Admin and Logistics unit to ensure timely payments for goods and services rendered to SFCG;
• Support Finance Lead to strengthen financial and accounting systems - identifying gaps, weaknesses, and issues and recommending and implementing solutions;
• Ensure compliance with SFCG and donor accounting requirements.
• Undertake regular reconciliation and other expenditures and income, according to agreed timeframes and standards.
• Ensure timely remittance of PAYE, Pension, WHT, NSITF, and NHF on a monthly basis.
• Collaborate with SFCG finance teams in order to fulfill payments and other project expenditures.
• Ensure that all expenditure is charged to the correct budget line.
• Liaise with the Finance Lead to ensure smooth and proper coordination related to regular payments and purchases
• Ensure overall financial compliance and management across the consortium
• Conduct internal verification within the consortium to ensure costs eligibility and compliance
• Support the reporting process by ensuring all documents supporting transactions are collated, reviewed, and reconciled before submission to the Finance Lead for upload to the system.
• Support the Finance Lead to maintain a tracker of all subcontracts and other activities under grants.
• Review and monitor budget performance by analyzing variances between approved budgets and actual expenditures.
• Manage transactions effectively and efficiently to ensure quality reporting.
• Do a proper archiving of all supporting documents
• Carries out tasks in support of assigned activities, such as photocopying, processing paperwork, and organizing meetings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting & Finance, Banking and Finance, or Business Administration and Management.
• An ICAN, ANAN, or ACCA Certification or a Master’s Degree in Accounting would be an added advantage.
• 1 year or above of professional experience providing finance, administrative, logistical, and/or operational support
• Experience working in an NGO or civil society is a plus
• Experience working with little or no supervision

Other Relevant Requirements

• Proven interest & commitment to humanitarian and development principles and a demonstrable understanding of conflict/post-conflict development contexts
• Excellent in English (oral and written)
• Ability to plan, organize work, communicate, and reports effectively (both in writing and verbally)
• Proven ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines; team player and effective communicator,
• Strong IT skills (Email, Microsoft Office applications, Google Drive, Google Docs, Sheets, Presentation).
• Good reporting capacity and experience
• Ability to function effectively under stressful conditions such as heavy workloads, and deadlines.