Senior Finance officer

Integrated Service on Health and Development Organization (ISHDO)Internal and External VacancyPosition/title: Senior Finance OfficerReports to: Finance and Admin HeadLocation: Addis AbabaType of employment: Full-timeJob summary:The Senior Finance Officer is responsible for the overall ISHDO finance and grant management. S/he is responsible for the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of an effective finance and grant management, monitoring, and reporting system. Review transactions in the accounting system, maintain accurate financial records, compile, analyze, and report financial information, create periodic reports, such as management & donor reports, balance sheets, profit & loss statements, etc. S/he is involved in performing audits and resolving discrepancies.S/he tracks various grants, perform general ledger accounts and bank statement reconciliation, preparing journal entries and financial statements, regularly clear receivables & payables, maintaining fixed asset system, assisting with annual budgeting, compiling grant applications and expenditures reporting, preparing statistical and financial reports for management and donors, maintaining records retention, and assisting the Finance and Admin head in meeting the Finance Unit’s objectives.Job responsibilities:Maintain an adequate cash flow to ensure that there is sufficient cash to cover project activities and plans, support the Budget Holder and finance and admin head to prepare monthly cash forecast in a timely manner.Ensure that payment request documents are duly filled out and signed by the appropriate persons with the necessary and required supporting documents attached in compliance with all ISHDO policies and procedures, donor requirements as well as the law of the country.Prepare, review and consolidate monthly financial reports and ensure that they are consolidated for monthly distribution to the budget holder and donor.Follow & adhere to all ISHDO policies, procedures, grant compliance and documentation requirements.Responsible for maintaining well organized filling systems for finance files and records and assist in retrieval of financial documentation whenever necessary.Prepare documents for audit and donor monitoring visits and maintains key copies of finance records and documents in an orderly and secure manner.Ensure completeness of financial documentation for every transaction as per finance and procurement documentation in accordance with ISHDO financial policy/Guideline (checklist), coordinate with pertinent units to gather necessary documents.Handle administrative functions of the finance unit such as drafting correspondences related to financial/accounting functions, maintaining project administrative files, and undertaking other administrative management functions.Posting all expenditures, payment and collection following the standard chart of accounts, coded budget and record to the accounting system (Peachtree).Preparation of monthly financial/expe...