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Employee Contract Type:

Local – Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)Job Description:

Contribute to the implementation of effective and accountable financial and asset control systems:

• Contribute to the implementation of day-to-day activities for the finance department covering the entire region:
• Consolidate monthly cash projection for Region Office
• Ensure that all journals(reversals, prepayments, accruals are done in a timely manner);
• Payroll review and ensuring that salary allocation are done according to LDR
• Review of procurement requests through Provision system and employee advances and expenses in concur
• Facilitate payment processes in accordance with Field Finance Manuel;
• Update and analyze finance expense sheet;
• With support from the Finance and Support Service Manager- update Cash On Hand Account to ensure office liquidity;
• Monitoring local bank account balances;
• Advise FSS Manager on balances;
• Prepare replenishment request as required;
• Review petty cash, ensuring adequate liquidity to support field office operations.
• Track staff advances, providing regular updates to FSS Manager to ensure they are settled within 7-days;
• Prepare payment for suppliers, including check issuance and payment through electronic banking mechanisms;
• With support from FSS Manager, maintain accurate General Ledger Accounts, spearheading revisions and providing analysis as required;
• Maintain stock control of stores, providing analysis and advice to FSS Manager for decision-making purposes;
• Generate cash transfers and payment processes, ensuring supporting documentation is in place as per the World Vision Field Finance Manuel;

Contribute to the implementation of timely planning, tracking and reporting mechanisms:

• With the assistance of FSS Manager, prepare monthly, quarterly cash projections for project operational cost;
• With the assistance of FSS Manager, draft periodic financial reports;
• With the assistance of FSS Manager, draft basic budgets for sector activities for proposal development;
• With the assistance of FSS Manager prepare bank reconciliations and follow up on locally recoverable items;
• Maintain sound and auditable filing system for all financial records;
• Coordinate the compilation and processing of implementing partners financial documentation;
• Coordinate the implementation of LDR with field teams, providing technical back-stopping and tracking submissions, following up with staff to ensure timely monthly implementation;

Promote awareness of World Vision finance policy and procedure to ensure accountable implementation of World Vision programs:

• Provide continual technical back-stopping to programs teams of financial documentation for routine office activities:
• Vehicle hire;
• Purchase of office supplies;
• Staff advance management;
• Facilitate in capacity building of staff members on finance policies and procedures;
• Provide technical back-stopping to implementing partners, providing on-the-job mentoring of World Vision finance requirements;
• With support from FSS Manager, draft responses to queries from various external stakeholders regarding World Vision financial matters;
• Analyze existing/new processes and procedures and advise Finance and Support Service Manager on means to improve current practice

Ensure staff under management are well-trained and performance managed

• Ensure performance management tools are in place and in use for Finance Assistant/Officer;
• Ensure adequate training of Finance Assistant/Officer to implement their duties;
• Ensure succession plans are in place.

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only