Finance Officer - Grans and Partnerships

About the role

SCI ESA is recruiting a Finance Officer for its Grans and Partnerships function. The role covers partner registration and payment processing, review of partner liquidations, and support for country finance teams and implementing partners.

Key responsibilities

• Register SCI's partners on the accounting system (Agresso) after reviewing their documentation.
• Coordinate with the Accounts Payables team to process partners' payments.
• Review partners' liquidations before submitting them to the Finance Manager for posting.
• Keep all supporting documents filed in hard copy and on SharePoint.
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting to local partners.
• Ensure internal financial tools are used correctly to improve data quality and efficiency, and develop additional tools where needed.
• Help countries meet and sustain financial management standards and comply with SCI's financial policies and procedures.
• Work with the country finance team, build links with implementing partners and network with counterparts in other finance teams.
• Contribute to partner tracker liquidation and payments trackers.

Required profile

• Accounting degree; CPA/CA/ACCA is preferable.
• At least 2 years of progressive experience in financial management, audit or compliance in a not-for-profit setting.
• Experience solving complex issues and building buy-in, and a strong results orientation.
• Ability to prepare financial and management accounts, including for overseas offices.
• Willingness to travel frequently to all field programmes in the country.

Required skills

• Financial modelling, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Communication, initiative, independence and ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Cultural awareness and integrity in an international environment.
• Computer fluency, especially MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and experience with complex financial systems.