Finance Officer – Grans and Partnerships

Overview

The Finance Officer – Grans and Partnerships role involves registering partners on the accounting system, processing payments, reviewing liquidations, and providing technical support to local partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Registration of SCI’s partners on the organization’s accounting system (Agresso) after reviewing the necessary documentation.
• Coordinate with the Accounts Payables team to process partners payments.
• Review partners liquidations before submitting to the Finance Manager – Grans and Partnerships for posting.
• Ensure all supporting documents are properly filed in hard copies and digitally on SharePoint.
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting to local partners.
• Ensure all internal financial tools are correctly used to strengthen data quality and efficiencies and where necessary develop additional tools and solutions.
• Support country to meet and sustain all essential standards for financial management and ensure that countries comply with SCI’s financial policies and procedures.
• Work closely with the rest of the country finance team to deliver on the team objectives including any other duties not prescribed above.
• Establish strong links with SCI’s implementing partners and networking with counterparts in other finance teams.
• working on partner tracker liquidation and payments trackers

Required Experience

Minimum of 2 years’ progressive work experience in financial management, audit or compliance role in Not-for-profit organizations. Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy-in. Experienced in preparing both financial and management accounts, including overseas offices. Strong relationship builder with a proven track record in forming good business partnerships. Demonstrate strong strategic financial management skills. Strong analytical, problem solving and financial modelling skills and the ability to present complex financial information in a succinct and compelling manner. Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures. An unquestionably high level of integrity and ethics. Computer fluency; highly competent using MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and experience working in complex financial systems. The personal circumstances to travel frequently to all field programmes in the country.

Qualifications

Accounting degree. Relevant full professional qualifications (CPA/CA/ACCA) is preferable.

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