Finance Coordinator

About ​Human ​Appeal

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Human Appeal is a faith-based charity that aims to abolish poverty by providing humanitarian aid,​sustainable development programs and championing advocacy for our beneficiaries worldwide. Human ​Appeal​ has seven International Field​ Offices​ across the globe.

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Here at Human Appeal we have an exciting opportunity for the Finance Coordinator to be based at ​Human​Appeal Senegal​ Dakar​ office.

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Condition

Please note, this is a local contract and the position is only exclusive to citizens of Senegal.

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​Main​ Job​ Purpose:

Coordinate​ with​ other ​department ​in​ terms​ of ​payroll,​ cash​flow​ management ​and​ auditing ​so​ as​ to ​obtain​ useful information from others, and keep a good track of financial transactions and other financial ​activities for **Human​ Appeal ​**to​ monitor financial​ status.

Salary Range: $1500 – $1950

Accountabilities

Accounting

• Compile and sorts supporting documents, such as invoices and cheque(s), substantiating company/organizational transactions, and ensure that documents and signatures are valid for an appropriate maintenance of documents.

• Verify and posts details of organization transactions, such as funds received and disbursed, and totals accounts to ledgers or computer spreadsheets and databases.

• Record all transactions, on the accounting software according to Human appeal procedures to keep track of HA’s financial activities, including assisting in entering cash or bank sub- journals (general journals), and recording income from donors, charges, refunds, cost of lost or damaged goods, freight charges rentals and similar items.

• Prepare vouchers, invoices, cheque(s), account statements, bank reconciliations, BVAs, cost allocations, reports and other records and reviews them for accuracy on monthly basis.

• Prepare monthly analysis of the HA trial balance and other financial reports for management decisions, such as AR statements, and income statements.

• Enter fixed asset into system and reconcile the fixed asset with the QB fixed assets accounts

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  Cash​flow

• Manage bank accounts by maintaining the cash advance to the staff account, prepare payment orders and ensure that they are properly delivered

• Monitor cash flow with the transfer of money between head-office and field office and reconciliation with banks to ensure that sufficient funds are always available in the bank.

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  Payroll

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• Liaise with the Human Resources department to maintain the Staff List and monthly payroll.

• Review the first draft of the monthly payroll and Obtain a copy of the payroll mutations documents to reflect accurate payroll information in relevant reports

• Responsible for the preparation of the Salary Slips of the month and monthly staff time sheet

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  Budgeting

• Prepare new projects budgets and accounts to donors, as per Human Appeal budget templates.

• Liaise regularly with budget holders.

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  M​& E

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• Review all documents submitted for payment to ensure proper procedures have been followed

• Reconciles and recommends resolution for report discrepancies and problems.

• Coordinates and prepares pertinent information for external accounting firm and auditors.

• Monitor the funding situation, and prepare the funds report at the end of each month.

• Assist any audit undertaken.

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Job Requirements:

Education

University Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field or equivalent​ work experience required.

A professional certification in Accounting or a​related field ​highly ​desired

Experience

Minimum 5 Years of Experience in a financial management position of​ responsibility, ​at​least​ three ​of​ which is in​ a ​supervisory position ​in​ development​ sector

Computer​ Skills

MS​ Office ​Suite

Languages

Excellent​ verbal​ &​ oral​ communication​ skills ​Good ​verbal​ and written ​skills in ​English

Proficient​ Arabic ​language​ skills​ are ​desirable

​Good​ verbal​ and written​ Skills in​ French

Able ​to ​communicate complex ​issues​ in ​a​ concise, ​accessible and ​engaging​ way

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