Country: Guinea
Closing date: 29 Dec 2019
The Finance and Support Services Officer will oversee and supervise the development and co-ordination of Sightsavers Finance & Support Services in the Guinea Conakry office.
You will be responsible for a range of financial support functions including:
· financial planning
· financial management
· risk mitigation
· budgeting
· monitoring
· auditing
· writing reports and reviews of programme and project reports
· implement financial management and controls
· plan, analyse and retain accurate financial records
You will ensure compliance and adherence to organisational frameworks and will work collaboratively with programme and finance teams to identify areas for growth and improvement.
In addition to financial support, you will provide support on programme functions, including:
· ensuring project documentation and procurement policies are up to date and in line with partners policies
· managing of project vehicles and all related insurance and paperwork
· supporting training and coaching, providing donor reporting and liaising with partners
Utilising your project management experience, you will support collaboration between finance and programme teams for joint review of project/programme reports, planning and analysis as well as grant management support and project monitoring and audit.
As the successful applicant for this role, you will hold a relevant professional Accounting qualification or degree in Finance or Accounting or equivalent experience, and will be experienced with Financial Management, programme management / project management and grant management. You will be experienced with communicating with key stakeholders and will have worked with government organisations and within an INGO.
This is a highly involved role, and this is not an exhaustive list of duties or requirements. For further information please refer to the Job Description**.**
Closing date: 29th December 2019
Interviews are expected to take place in the last week of January.
How to apply:
The Finance and Support Services Officer will oversee and supervise the development and co-ordination of Sightsavers Finance & Support Services in the Guinea Conakry office.
You will be responsible for a range of financial support functions including:
· financial planning
· financial management
· risk mitigation
· budgeting
· monitoring
· auditing
· writing reports and reviews of programme and project reports
· implement financial management and controls
· plan, analyse and retain accurate financial records
You will ensure compliance and adherence to organisational frameworks and will work collaboratively with programme and finance teams to identify areas for growth and improvement.
In addition to financial support, you will provide support on programme functions, including:
· ensuring project documentation and procurement policies are up to date and in line with partners policies
· managing of project vehicles and all related insurance and paperwork
· supporting training and coaching, providing donor reporting and liaising with partners
Utilising your project management experience, you will support collaboration between finance and programme teams for joint review of project/programme reports, planning and analysis as well as grant management support and project monitoring and audit.
As the successful applicant for this role, you will hold a relevant professional Accounting qualification or degree in Finance or Accounting or equivalent experience, and will be experienced with Financial Management, programme management / project management and grant management. You will be experienced with communicating with key stakeholders and will have worked with government organisations and within an INGO.
This is a highly involved role, and this is not an exhaustive list of duties or requirements. For further information please refer to the Job Description**.**
Closing date: 29th December 2019
Interviews are expected to take place in the last week of January.
To apply, and for further details about the role, please follow the below link. Please be aware that you will be prompted to include your CV or Cover Letter, please ignore this. Only information included in the online application form will be considered.
http://www.sightsavers.org/vacancies
As an equal opportunities employer we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply. Only qualified and shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Sightsavers is not willing to accept unsolicited agency CVs. Sightsavers is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited CVs.