Finance Officer at Centre for Family Health Initiative (CFHI)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage all accounting transactions
• Ensure financial records are kept up to date with the latest transactions and the changes
• Preparing, sending and following up on payment vouchers
• Publish financial statements in time
• Collecting and reviewing data for reports
• Entering data on Quickbooks and bank reconciliation
• Ensure timely bank payments
• Compute taxes and prepare tax returns
• Manage balance sheets and profit/loss statements
• Report on the company’s financial health and liquidity
• Preparing payments for employees
• Reinforce financial data confidentiality and conduct database backups when necessary
• Comply with financial policies and regulations
• Suggest improvements on accuracy, efficiency and reducing cost.

Others

• Ascertain records of consultants and vendors i.e. contracts, community volunteers, timesheets and invoices
• Handle monthly, quarterly and annual closings
• Audit financial transactions and documents
• Support all project procurements and the inventory/maintenance of all equipment, materials where necessary
• Other related duties as assigned

Qualifications/ Requirements

• BSc in Accounting, Finance or relevant degree (any professional qualification will be an added advantage)
• At least 2-3year work experience with non-profit organizations and managing various donor funds as required.
• Excellent knowledge of accounting regulations and procedures, including the International Accounting Standards (IAS)
• Hands-on experience with accounting software like QuickBooks
• Advanced MS Excel skills including Vlookups and pivot tables (Added advantage)
• Experience with general ledger functions
• Strong attention to detail and good analytical skills
• Additional certification (CPA or CMA) is a plus
• Ability to multitask.

Key Competencies
Candidate must have:

• Sound knowledge of finance, financial & management accounting, budgeting and cost control principles
• Ability to analyze financial and non-financial data, prepare financial performance reports, statements and projections, and be able to understand complex systems
• Experience driving automation of financial reporting and performance measurement systems and proficiency in analytics tools including Microsoft Excel etc.
• Strong interpersonal skills and adept at cross-functional collaboration
• Excellent professional written and verbal communication
• Excellent presentation skills
• Tracking payments to internal and external stakeholders
• Preparing budget forecasts
• Processing tax payments and returns
• Auditing financial documents and procedures
• Reconciling bank statements