Finance Officer: Local NGO (Re-advertisement)
Deadline: 5 October 2018

A charity organisation based in Manicaland which works to provide clean drinking water, basic sanitation and sustainable solutions to poverty is recruiting for this position.

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 bookkeeping or auditing in a reputable organization preferably not for profit setting; Experience in office management and supply chain/Logistics; Clean class 4 drivers license; Working experience with NGO is an asset; Proven experience working with Pastel accounting System 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

Duties & Responsibilities
Compilation of payment vouchers and necessary supporting documents; Writing and issuing of payments; Maintaining the payments register; Processing of transactions in Pastel through the full accounting cycle; Maintaining and accounting for petty cash disbursements; Filing of all petty cash vouchers, payment vouchers and receipts; Monitoring internal and external expenditures, providing regular updates to the Director, and alerting Director to possible budget overspend in timely manner; Supporting the costing of programme activities and the drafting of operations and programme budgets; Ensuring good administration and procurement procedures and compliance with Financial and Administrative policies and procedures; Processing of Payroll for local staff according to Zimbabwean Labour Laws; Ensuring human resource needs for the organization are being met; Maintaining an inventory of assets and supplies

To apply
Please send your letter of application, updated CV and other relevant documents to [email protected] copy [email protected]

Please note that this is a re-advertisement and previous applicants need not reapply. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.