Finance Officer

GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY: Working in the Finance Department under the direction of the Finance Manager, the Finance Officer will support the reporting of financial information and assist in ensuring compliance with policies and procedures and grant requirements. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Assist in the financial review of purchase requests, purchase orders and payment requests to ensure compliance with MC policies and procedures and project budgets. Set up and maintain the Finance Dept.’s grant files; maintain and distribute current copies of the approved coded budget to all relevant parties. Assist in the month end review of sub-office journals to ensure proper coding of all transactions. Assist in the preparation of the monthly cash flow projections. Prepare the month end grant spending reports and BvAs from the general ledger and HQ data. Maintain the match documentation files and match tracking spreadsheets. Review subgrantee financial reports, assist in subgrantee site audits and follow up on subgrant compliance issues. Maintain subgrant financial files, process subgrantee payments and reconcile subgrant financial tracking to general ledger reports. Tracking and reconciliations of expatriate payroll advance. Make sure that all supporting documentation is prepared and filed according to MC procedures. Assist in the month end accounting close process, ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the ledger, subjournals and all supporting documentation in all country offices. Assist in the training and support for local NGOs, including answering daily questions, training new hires, making field visits, etc Assist the Finance Manager in responding to audit inquiries and requests for financial information. Conduct himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to Mercy Corps and to not jeopardize its humanitarian mission Other duties as assigned