Financial Officer

FHF is seeking to recruit a Financial Officer who shall provide financial and administrative support to FHF team. He/she should develop an in-depth knowledge of the projects' activities and processes and be a focal point of contact for other project staff members on financial and accounting matters.

Scope of Work

The Financial Officer will be primarily responsible of the following activities:

• Ensure all financial activities comply and are consistent with accounting and auditing standards and adhere to the terms and conditions of the projects' budgets agreements
• Follow up on accountabilities of expense and reimbursement claims
• Follow-up on needed reports such as time sheets and pay-slips for the staff
• Check completeness of all financial documents and verify the accuracy, validity and legitimacy of all procurement and creditors payments
• Keep and maintain all project accounting records in soft as well as hard form
• Prepare monthly cash reconciliations and weekly cash count reports and ensure clear audit trail of processed transactions and their linkage to the accounting system
• Follow-up on administrative and organizational tasks
• Coordinate closely with Financial Coordinator and Executive Officer
• Relocate or face a longer commute as and when required

Main Deliverables

• Financial activities are well-managed to comply with accounting and auditing standards and the project's budget agreements.
• Petty cash fund is well-managed.
• Procurement and creditors payments are regularly audited, verified and processed.
• All financial documents (invoices, vouchers, etc.) are well-managed, audited and archived.
• All projects accounting records are archived in soft as well as hard form.
• Records and receipts are well-managed, invoices are processed, and balance-sheets are prepared.
• Finance operational strategies are developed by evaluating trends and establishing critical measurements.
• Financial performance is regularly monitored, results are regularly measured and analyzed, and corrective actions are initiated whenever required minimizing the impact of variances.
• Financial status is regularly reported by developing forecasts, reporting results, analyzing variances, and developing improvements.
• Weekly and monthly required reports and related documents are prepared.

* Experience working with NGOs is a plus.