Project Finance Officer
Galkayo
Background
The Danish Refugee
Council (DRC) has been providing relief and development services in the Horn of
Africa since 1997.
Programmes include
protection, livelihoods, food and NFI distribution, water and sanitation, and
advocacy amongst others.
There are 4 main
programme offices in Somali region, one in Yemen, one in Kenya and one regional
office in Nairobi.
There are also non
operational region wide initiatives, focusing on advocacy and capacity
building, which are supported from the Nairobi regional office. Currently there
are over 150 DRC staff in the region.
The last 2 years have
seen some growth in programme size, but primarily there has been a growth in
the number of support and management functions demanded and required by the
programme offices, in order to maintain quality and accountability.
Purpose
The Finance officer
will offer overall support to Child Protection project staff on all financial
administrative matters.
In a number of
programs, DRC provides grants to partners to implement specific programs, the
Finance Officer will assist the Regional Finance Controller in ensuring that
all partner financial reporting is timely and correct.
He/She will ensure
that the partners report financial expenditure on monthly basis and make
financial follow up on all project finances.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist
the Finance Controller in sub granting and monitoring of budgets
- Administration
of all partner finance to ensure they comply with DRC and donor policies
and accepted accounting principles
- Offer
technical support and training to Implementing Partners finance officers.
- Ensure
that partners submit quality financial reports and supporting documents on
monthly basis
- Review
all project financial documents for quality control
- Scan
all financial documents in quality and visible way according to DRC scan
guidelines and send both original and scan copies to Regional Finance
Controller on monthly basis.
- Prepare
project cashbook on monthly basis
- Ensure
proper and transparent filling of all documents relating to finance and
administration.
- Prepare
and forward the Cashbooks to the Regional Office on monthly basis
- Assist
the Regional Finance Controller in preparation of monthly financial
reports to the donor and consolidation of supporting documents.
- Assist
in trouble-shooting, analysis and tiding-up of project finances
- Support
to Project staff in preparation of activity budgets and making cash
payments during meetings, trainings etc
- Review
project expenditures, monitor and ensure that resources are being utilized
in an efficient and effective manner
- Assist
Finance Controller in processing staff payroll
- In
collaboration with Logistics and procurement, maintain project assets
inventory
- Assist
the Finance Controller in ensuring smooth internal and external audits.
- Assist
Galkayo office on financial matters if need be.
- Any
other task as given by the Child Protection Coordinator and Finance
Manager
Duty Location: Galkayo,
with travel to Mogadishu, Hargeisa or Bosaso as need arises.
Reporting Arrangements
Reports to the Child
Protection Coordinator, Somali Program.
General
Commitments: DRC has a Humanitarian Accountability
Framework, outlining its global accountability committments. All staff are
required to contribute to the achievement of this framework (http://www.drc.dk/HAF.4265.0.html)
Qualifications
Essential:
- At
least diploma in Financial accounting, degree is an added advantage
- Two
years work experience in relevant field
- Proven
ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
- Stable
and robust character and a good team-player
- Experience
in working with INGOs,
- Excellent
communication skills, calm and a good sense of humor
- Proven
commitment to accountable practices.
- Fluent
in written and spoken English.
Preferable:
- Knowledge
of working in Somali region or similar challenging environments.
Application
Interested candidates
who meet the required qualifications and experience are invited to submit
updated CV and cover letter explaining their motivation and why they are suited
for the post.
Only motivated
applications that address the stipulated duties and meet the required
qualifications will be considered.
Please forward the
application and CV, in English and marked "Project Finance Officer",
to drcjobs@drcsomalia.org no later than 9 July, 2012
