Finance Officer 39 views

Job Description

Currently, Ethiopia is set to have a comprehensive national dialogue which is expected to convene to address a broad set of issues. As part of this effort to build national consensus, Ethiopia ratified the proclamation for the establishment of the Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission, Proclamation No. 1265/2021. Considering the positive roles CSOs can play to ensure women’s representation in the Ethiopian national dialogue, variety of CSOs has established a coalition by the name “Coalition for Women’s Voice in the National Dialogue” aimed at promoting gender inclusivity in every stage of the national dialogue process.

The Coalition for Women’s Voice in the National Dialogue was established on 16 March 2022 with the aim to ensure women’s meaningful representation in the forthcoming Ethiopian National Dialogue process and to ensure that the process responds to and addresses Ethiopian women’s needs, perspectives, priorities, and aspirations. With over 45 member civil society organizations, the Coalition operates with seven steering committee members and a secretariat, i.e., TIMRAN. The Coalition finds it necessary to form an independent national dialogue team to look after the Coalition’s activities since it has an exclusive mission to work towards gender inclusive national dialogue. The team will be accountable to the Secretariat of the Coalition.

Job Summary: The finance officer reports directly to the Executive Director and is responsible for implementing and managing finance related operations of the coalition. The tasks include budget preparation, budget management, tracking and reporting, and assessment in accordance with the TIMRAN’s financial manual and other related tasks will be performed by the finance officer as required.

Duties and Responsibilities

More precisely, the Finance Officer will:

• Develop the overall corporate financial goals and objectives.
• Manage financial and administration activities to achieve coalition’s financial goals.
• Oversee preparation of financial records related to general ledger, payroll, budget, expense, etc.
• Follow in account receivable and payable activities.
• Maintain accurate bank records of cash withdrawals and deposits.
• Follow standard accounting process for financial analysis and reporting activities.
• Evaluate existing accounting system and recommend improvements if required.
• Assist in developing and managing budget and budgeting system.
• Perform account reconciliations and generate financial reports.
• Identify and resolve invoicing issues, accounting discrepancies and other financial related problems.
• Manage all client accounts for payment settlements.
• Initiate orientation and training programs for employees.
• Track and monitor resource needs and other material needs for carrying out financial and administration tasks.
• Monitor and manage expenses within allotted budgets.
• Interview, hire and train new employees in financial and administration activities.
• Assist in resource identification, work assignment, performance evaluation, and promotion decision activities.

Employment Type: Contract (1 year, with possibility of extension)

Qualification

• First degree in Accounting and Finance
• At least 5 years of relevant experience
• Demonstrated experience in project management in NGO environment
• Strong skills in report writing
• Other requirements:
• Professional proficiency in spoken and written English
• Proven leadership skills and ability to work independently
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Self-reliant in computer skills
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary and multilingual teams.
• Strong communication skills, including writing for expert and general audiences and public speaking.