About the Job
About ChildFund
ChildFund is a child-focused international development organization that works in 23 countries to connect children with the people, resources and institutions they need to grow up healthy, educated, skilled and safe, no matter where they are.
ChildFund’s Values
ChildFund values a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible environment where everyone is welcomed and celebrated equally. In our culture of connection, you will have ample opportunity to grow, learn, and lead while contributing your talents and innovations to our inspiring mission.
ChildFund’s Commitment
ChildFund International has a zero-tolerance policy regarding sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (SEAH) and all other forms of harm by its staff, partners, and other representatives in the delivery of its mission and services for children. ChildFund is committed to creating a safe environment in the workplace as well as in the communities where it delivers programs and services. ChildFund expects every staff member, partner, and representative to adhere to this commitment and to ensure all organizational policies and standards are followed. This position is subject to a range of vetting checks, including criminal records check and/or disclosure to ensure program participants are safeguarded.
About This Role
The position holder will execute grant financial transactions, ensuring all are documented in compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards, Ethiopian laws and regulations, as well as ChildFund and donor requirements.
Location: Addis Ababa
ChildFund Office: Ethiopia
Manager/ Supervisor title: Specialist, Resource Mobilization & Fund-Raising
Position type: Full-time fixed term
Work environment: On-site
Primary 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.
- Implement 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.
- Maintain an adequate cash flow to ensure that there is sufficient cash to cover project activities and plans, support the Budget Holder and partners to prepare monthly cash forecast in a timely manner.
- Conduct monitoring visits with partner and field offices, at least once per quarter focused on troubles shooting and supportive on the job-training.
- Maintains an up-to date list of donor regulations that ensure compliance and disseminates the same to all program teams as is relevant.
- Support program close out from both financial and programmatic side.
- Prepare and review monthly financial reports and ensure that they are consolidated for monthly distribution to the budget holder and award coordinator.
- Review monthly financial reports from and provide regular feedback to project staff and partners.
- Provide monthly, quarterly and mid-year financial reports on actual vs budget spend and analysis of grant financial performance.
- Ensure all program budgets are tracked according to funding ceilings and ensure monthly reporting to program teams on expenditure. Alert the program team and Program Director immediately of any variances including under or overspending and propose immediate solutions.
- Responsible for the tracking of cost share expenses as required by the award and identify other areas for program cost share.
About You
Required Experience and Education
- Minimum 4 years’ experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance or equivalent experience.
Demonstrated relevant work experience in accounting, including analysis, financial reporting, budgeting, and reporting systems in an NGO sector.
Required Competencies
ChildFund’s Core Competencies
- Teamwork: Professionally gives and seeks feedback in order to achieve common goals.
- Communication: Seeks to understand others’ points of view, looking at verbal and non-verbal cues to encourage open and honest discussions. Tailors messages to meet the different needs of different audiences.
- Results orientation: Contributes to setting work priorities and direction, supporting the team in achieving goals and objectives.
- Decision making: Draws logical conclusions and provides opinions and recommendations with confidence.
- Resilience: Acknowledges when change is needed and demonstrates flexibility in responding to changes and ambiguity in their role and direct work environment
Other Required Competencies
- In-depth knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), International Accounting Standards (IAS), internal controls, and segregation of duties.
- Proficient in commonly used accounting and financial software and systems in Ethiopia, with a strong understanding of the country’s banking regulations.
- Effective written and oral communication skills in English; fluency in a local language is a plus.
Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.
Required Skills
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving
- Team work
More Information
- Address Ethiopia
- Experience Level Senior
- Total Years Experience 5-10
