Description :
Finance Intern: Population Services Zimbabwe (PSZ)
Deadline: 22 April 2022
Location: Harare
About
Established in 1987, Population Services Zimbabwe (PSZ) is an affiliate of MSI Reproductive Choices, and is one of the largest specialised Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) organisations in Zimbabwe. PSZ complements the Ministry of Health and Child Care in the provision of quality, and affordable general health and SRH services in all provinces of Zimbabwe. In line with its expansion strategy, PSZ seeks to expand its talent pool to include the following
The role
The incumbent will be reporting to the Project Accountant and will be responsible for ensuring that the PSZ finance function discharges its role in bringing financial resources and that such resources are utilized efficiently and effectively by meeting PSZ finance and procurement and donor requirements to avoid loss of resources through fraud and disallowed expenses by donors. The role involves capturing transactions generated by the organization and ensuring this is done accurately and timely to generate useful information and meet month end reporting deadlines. The incumbent will also take an active role in drafting project and organization-wide budget, month-end reporting and the identification and explanation of variances from budgets (budgetary control). The incumbent will be required to offer support to the teams and the support office staff with all related issues concerning Finance and also ensure that staff submit their acquittals on time in line with the Finance policy in place. The incumbent will also be assigned any other duties.
Key responsibilities
The incumbent will be responsible for the following, among other duties: Ensure all payments are done in a timely manner; Posting of expenses accurately, with correct coding to the appropriate funders in line with donor budgets and guidelines; Maintaining the support office cash and handling disbursements including cash counts; Ensuring that all financial figures from centres and outreach teams are received and processed into the ledger by the 3rd working day of the next months, and posted by the 5th working day so that the month end reporting deadline of the 7th working day of the subsequent month is maintained; Proactively interact with Team leaders to ensure all required information on sales income, expenses and service numbers are received on time; Perform monthly bank reconciliation statements and have these ready for the Finance Director’s review and approval by the 3rd working day of the subsequent month. This includes posting all bank charges and interest; Preparation of accurate and timely donor financial reports, in format required by the donors, for review by the Project Accountant / Finance Manager; Understand the donor requirements and have in depth awareness of the agreements entered with donors to ensure that transactions processed comply with the said agreements; Ensure timesheets by all staff members are completed, filed, and agreed to entries made in the General Ledger; Filing of documents and paperwork
Qualifications
Degree in Accounting or equivalent (recent graduate); 1-year work related learning experience in Finance is desirable (preferably NGO sector); Experience working with any ERP; Ability to work under pressure; Ability to work with minimum supervision but as part of a team and sharp analytical skills; Proven computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet).
Job Summary
More Information
- Job Application Details To apply Applications, stating the job applied for in the email subject section, e.g. “Finance Intern” should include a cover letter and a curriculum vitae with three (3) referees. Closing Date 22 April 2022 should be directed to email [email protected] Only shortlisted applicants being considered for interview will be contacted. Early applications are encouraged as shortlisting and interviews will be on a rolling basis PSZ is an equal opportunity employer promoting gender, equity and diversity. Our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of vulnerable persons and safeguarding employees and communities from sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse. PSZ does not solicit for payments in any form at any stage of the recruitment process. The successful candidate will undergo relevant background checks and will be required to commit in writing to comply with the MSI safeguarding guidelines.