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
