About The Role

Position Description: The Finance Officer is responsible for carrying out finance related tasks as assigned by the Finance Coordinator, contributing and ensuring smooth running of the finance department.

Duties and Responsibilities

Preparation and review of financial and other documents for payment and processing to ensure the completeness, accuracy, and validity of financial data, including accounting classifications and computations.
Preparation and maintenance of accurate payroll records in accordance with Malawi Government rules and regulations
Preparation of monthly advance requests and submitting for review on time.
Preparation of monthly liquidation reports, and quarterly accruals reports, ensuring office contributions are submitted in a timely manner
Ensure that all the financial transactions are booked in the Sun Accounting System.
Preparation of all other monthly, quarterly and annual reports related to program finances required by donors and program management within set deadlines
Assisting program management in undertaking financial planning activities such as preparing budgets and budget revision requests
Ensuring BCM/Malawi financial and accounting procedures and other best practices are adhered to while carrying out assigned work
Assisting with monitoring of program Bank accounts and transactions and taking corrective action as required and recommended by auditors, senior finance officer, and top management if necessary
Facilitating fund transfers to the field offices accounts upon receipt of a spending projection for the month
Facilitate all internal and external audits and other donor requests.
Handle other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Accounting Diploma from a recognized institution or any relevant qualification, BA degree holder in accounting will be preferred.
Minimum of two years’ experience with a donor funded organization
Experience with US Government agencies funded projects is a plus

Skills required

Knowledge of advance request and liquidation processes, and familiarity with US Government financial regulations
Experience working with Microsoft Excel and Sun Accounting System
Ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently and juggle an uneven workload