Finance and Administration Officer at Africa Youth Growth Foundation

Responsibilities

The finance and Admin Officer has the following responsibilities:

• Manage the accounting, finance, and administration components of programs, including petty cash funds and field office finance, accounting, and administrative activities;
• Establish program financial management systems, procedures, and controls to ensure consistency with donor requirements;
• Coordinate monthly requests for funds to ensure the project has all necessary funds for operations, and coordinate and oversee program tendering and procurement activities;
• Advise project staff on financial health through the provision of regular and timely financial expenditure reports;
• Review and approve all vouchers prepared (disbursement, receipt, and general journal vouchers) for expenditures and ensure that expenses are reasonable, allowable, and allocable to the project;
• Maintain financial controls and procedures for the management of funds;
• Supervise project staff, consultants, and partners working in finance and administration for the project;
• Compute tax for (PAYE, VAT, WHT, and NSITF monthly remittance and filings.
• Produce budget projections, analysis, and reports for review and action by the Project Manager and ED;
• Manage financial files and support annual audits.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

The ideal candidate should have;

• A Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is strongly preferred.
• At least 7 years of finance experience in donor-funded projects.

Skills / Competencies:

• Strong management, communication, and negotiation skills, and the ability to collect data from multiple partners.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft suits such as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of local financial and accounting systems is preferred.
• Knowledge of donor regulations, policies, and procedures and familiarity with grants management.