Financial Advisor – Zimbabwe Africa Trust 160 views

Deadline: 27 June 2022

Reports to: Director

Organization profile
Zimbabwe Africa Trust is a charitable organisation based in Manicaland (Mutasa District) which works to provide clean drinking water, basic sanitation and sustainable solutions to poverty.

Duties and responsibilities

Overall
Responsible for the financial health and risk management of the organization; Responsible for the performance of the finance & administration department; Member of the management team reporting to the Executive Director

Budget management
Compile and consolidate accurate organizational and project budgets on time; Monitor expenditure and ensure alignment with budget

Financial reporting
Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements; Prepare monthly budget variance reports for each project; Produce timely and accurate donor reports, including monthly pipeline reports

Financial monitoring and compliance (risk management)
Review financial reports and seek ways to reduce costs and maximize resource use; Ensure that the organization’s policies, procedures and internal controls are relevant and complaint with requirements of donors, local laws, GAAP/IFRS, tax, etc; Ensure that Finance Policies and internal controls are properly constituted and implemented.

Organizational leadership
Participate on ZAT’s management team ensuring sound organizational leadership; Help coordinate Board of Trustees meetings; Contribute to ZAT’s fundraising and resource mobilization activities.

Operational management
Oversee day-to-day functions of the finance and administration department; Manage cash flow, oversee weekly payments and prepare general ledger and bank reconciliations for approval; Ensure adequate preparation for audits.

Minimum qualifications & experience
Degree level education, ideally with some Finance and Business Administration obtained from a recognised institution (may be studying for an accountancy/finance qualification); Minimum 3 years’ experience in Finance and Operations in a reputable organization preferably not for profit setting; Experience in office management and supply chain / Logistics; Clean class 4 driver’s license; Working experience with NGO is an asset; Proven experience working with Accounting software (Quickbooks Accounting System and added advantage) and Belina payroll; Traceable reference at least three.

Knowledge & skills
Knowledge of the Accounting software system and act appropriately within established finance procedures; Prioritise work to meet goals and objectives within acceptable time frames and carry out assigned projects to their completion; Communicate effectively verbally, and in writing; Handle sensitive information in an appropriate manner; Ability to work efficiently with PC spread sheet, word processing and presentation programs (i.e. excel, word, PowerPoint etc.); Must be well versed with Zimbabwean labour laws.

Desirables
Willingness to go into the communities we work with from time to time.

Job Summary

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Job Type

Contract

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Location

Harare

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Category

Accounting

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Closing Date

June 28, 2022