Summary

The position holder will oversee, track, and report on the expenditures for project/grant activities of the Country Office.  He/she ensure that grant/project related financial transactions are executed and documented in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, Ethiopian laws and regulations and donor requirements.

Major Responsibilities:

• Remain alert and responsive to any child safeguarding risks, acquire relevant knowledge and skills which will enable you to promote strong safeguarding practices, understand the child safeguarding policy and procedures, and conduct yourself in a manner consistent with the Child Safeguarding Policy.
• Implements a system that will allow the program to anticipate risks and ensure compliance with ChildFund and prime donor requirements.
• Maintain an up-to-date inventory of project funded fixed assets and property.
• Conducts training to build capacity of the finance and non-finance staff working on the project, including partners, in financial systems, policy, procedures and compliance requirements.
• Prepare documents for audit and donor monitoring visits and maintains key copies of finance records and documents in an orderly and secure manner.
• Works with Budget Holder and Awards Coordinator to ensure implementation of all donor compliance requirements, fiscal planning of budget, to anticipate delays and variations in spending and initiate corrective actions, to prepare any budget revisions and projections and respond to any questions, to ensure appropriate financial advances, reports are submitted to the donors.

Job Requirement

Qualification/ Experience

• 5 years’ experience.
• Demonstrated relevant work experience in accounting, including analysis, financial reporting, budgeting, and reporting systems.
• Strong understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, International Accounting Standards, internal controls, and segregation of duties.
• Excellent understanding of commonly used accounting and financial software and systems in Ethiopia and knowledge of the banking regulations of the country.
• Good written and oral communication skills in English.

Education Qualification : Bachelors in accounting/Finance

Place of work: Addis Ababa