Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, November 20 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Purpose of the Position:
Provide overall leadership, oversight, and management support for all aspects of financial management to the project. The role focuses on ensuring accountability, stewardship, coordinating planning and budgeting processes, providing accurate financial data analysis and advice, and producing financial reports according to the requirements of the donor and JCM. The job holder will be responsible for the implementation of internal controls, risk management, and utilization and safeguarding of assets according to JCM and donor approved policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities:
The key responsibilities of the Finance Officer will include, but are not limited to:
• Provide strong and positive leadership in the management of finances and assets of the project.
• Ensure JCM finance, procurement policy and procedures, and donor financial compliance requirements are understood by project staff and adhered to.
• Preparation of project budgets and cash flows in liaison with the project team.
• Ensure that internal control procedures and donor regulations are adhered to for all cash and bank transactions/disbursements, receipts, transfers and include appropriate supporting documentation.
• Capture all accounting transactions in the General Ledger and provide all necessary financial information.
• Prepare bank reconciliations to ensure that bank balances are in line with cash book balances.
• Check requests by Project teams to ensure that they are in accordance with the approved budget.
• Monitoring of the project budget and file all payment vouchers, journals and receipts sequentially.
• Follow up on all project advances to ensure they are properly accounted for and posted in the accounting system/package.
• Maintenance of project inventory and asset register.
• Submit monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports to the Finance Manager for review, consolidation, and finalization.
• Working together with the Finance Manager, prepare for the project financial audits.
• The post holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Qualifications and Experience:
• A Diploma in Accounting is required. A Degree in Accounting or equivalent qualification will be an added advantage.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant working experience in accounts, work experience in the NGO sector will be an added advantage.
• Strong change management, results-oriented, and decision-making skills.
• Flexibility and ability to handle multiple tasks and work collaboratively with project team.
• Ability to work under minimum supervision to meet short-term deadlines.
• Ability to work under tight timelines, including following deadlines, and attention to detail.
• Must have excellent communication, interpersonal, analytical and engagement skills.
• Must have excellent experience/skills in Accounting System/Package, preferably PASTEL.

Safeguarding Policy
Jesus Cares Ministries does not tolerate any form of exploitation, including corruption, fraud, any form of abuse, or harassment against any person. It is the responsibility of all employees and representatives to protect all people who come in contact with our organization. Jesus Cares Ministries commits to applying the same standards to all its employees and subject them to the same processes regardless of their position, influence, or reputation within or outside of the organization.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Jesus Cares Ministries’ Diversity Policy aims to promote equal opportunity in employment and to ban any kind of discrimination based on sex, age, social class, disability, HIV status, religion, race, and ethnicity.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Professional Certificate

Job application procedure
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• Please send only your application letter clearly stating the position in the subject line with a detailed CV indicating 3 traceable referees, one of whom should have been direct supervisor, through email to:
Human Resource Manager at jcmjobs@outlook.com .
• PLEASE DO NOT ATTACH COPIES OF YOUR CERTIFICATES.
• The closing date for receipt of applications is 27th November 2024.
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

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