Somalia: FINANCE OFFICER

About Farsight Africa Group

Farsight Africa Group is an East-Africa focused advisory and implementation company that provides customized services to clients in government, business and development. We thrive on working in complex, sensitive and frequently insecure environment.

Our team consists of experienced local and international practitioners with a background in strategy, research, project management, and specific industries. They have a deep and unparalleled understanding of the social, cultural and political landscape. We ensure that we can employ the rare commodity of influence to deliver strategic effects, as well as behavioral change among key audiences.

Taken together, Farsight is able to develop and deploy superior interventions that help our clients achieve their strategic objectives. Our service array is comprehensive and we distinguish ourselves by offering end-to-end solutions. We design our offer to match the challenge and the specific effects our clients want delivered. We are impact-led and view measurement of output, performance and effect as an integral part of our programme design.

We are currently recruiting for a vibrant candidate to fill the post of a Finance Officer to provide financial accounting and management support across all our projects of the organization.

Accomplishes finance and organization mission by completing related results as needed.

Responsibilities

· Coordinating preparation of budgetary planning and processes;

· Ensuring compliance with the organization’s financial regulations;

· Preparing financial reports, including annual budget execution reports, quarterly financial statements for programme and operational budgets;

· Monitoring and controlling expenditure within the approved budget;

· Providing strategic advice and guidance on all issues of financial management;

· Assists with preparation and monitoring of annual comprehensive budgets and all financial reports for Board/Management.

· Implements financial policies and procedures;

· Participates in the development of budget proposals.

· Assists in the financial audits, if and when required.

· Maintains appropriate filing of financial records, and ensures proper backup of all files.

· Provides advice and recommendations on financial procedures and practices, as required.

· Prepares all bank deposits;

· Performs all bank account reconciliations on a monthly basis and when needed,

· Communicates with the bank to understand and reconcile any discrepancies;

· Prepares requests for cash and ensures all disbursements have appropriate supporting

· Documents.

· Reconciles cash advances for specific activities once completed.

Required Skills and Qualifications

· Degree in a business related field with a CPA qualification or equivalent.

· At least 2 years' experience working in Somalia.

· Fluency in oral and written English and Somali is required.

· Proven numeracy and financial analysis / planning skills.

· Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to present financial matters to non-financial managers.

· High degree of computer literacy in Microsoft Office products especially Excel and financial systems.

· Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

· Experience of establishing good working relationships with a variety of people.

· Proven track record in delivering results in a pressurized environment.

· High levels of professionalism, innovation, energy, creativity and flexibility.

· Culturally sensitive and ability to adapt easily.

Applicants meeting the above requirements are requested to submit a cover letter summarizing their work experience with an updated resume (must have three references) to jobs@farsightafrica.com on or before 29^th August, 2017.