Finance Officer at TAF Africa

Purpose

• The jobholder supports the Finance & Accounts Manager in the administration of accounting and financial operations to meet legal requirements, relevant organisational policies, and donor standards.
• This officeholder supports all accounting processes, including budgeting, bank reconciliation, financial reporting, and taxation.

Responsibilities

• Support accurate records of all daily transactions with appropriate supporting documents
• Develop an understanding of all donor agreements and support diligent compliance
• Support the consistent compliance with the organisation’s financial policy and procedural manual, and relevant laws
• Support all financial audits
• Support the development and implementation of budgets
• Support bank reconciliation processes
• Analysing financial data to provide feedback that will assist in decision-making

Jobholder Requirements (Knowledge, Skills, and Experience)

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or a related discipline
• Proven 3+ years’ work experience and knowledge of accounting and finance.
• Professional qualifications such as ICAN is considered an advantage
• Working knowledge of accounting/financial software (e.g. QuickBooks, Sage, Microsoft Excel, etc.)
• General ICT proficiency
• Knowledge of financial regulations
• Strong communication and report-writing skills
• Attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Persons with disabilities are strongly advised to apply