HAITI – Finance Officer At Save the Children

Finance Officer

The Opportunity

The Finance Officer is a member of the Country Office Finance team and is responsible for a range of functions including supplier payments and documentation, preparation of General ledger uploads, and supporting document preparation for audit. The Finance Officer is expected to be an integral part of ensuring a strong control environment for the SCI Haiti program and for ensuring rigorous and thorough systems and processes that minimise the risk of errors, donor disallowances and fraud.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Supplier Payments

• Receive Payment Requests and supporting documents
• Review Supporting documents for all payments
• Check Coding of Payment Requests
• Preparation Payment Voucher in Integrated software
• Preparation of Cheque of Bank transfer documentation
• Coordinate approvals of cheques/bank transfers
• Make payments to suppliers

General Ledger registration

• Prepare GLACOS for all payment vouchers
• Review GLACOS to identify coding errors
• Prepare other GLACOs for corrections and other month end entries as directed by Finance Coordinator.

Month End Processes

• Receive accruals request as necessary
• Review all accruals requests for sufficient supporting documentation
• Prepare accruals GLACOS as necessary for month end of Award Closure

Document retention and audit

• File vouchers once payment complete
• Search for documents to support audits as necessary

Other

• Prepare Supporting documentations for transfers Field Office Bank Accounts

In order to be successful you will bring/have:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related subject or equivalent accounting qualification (can be in progress)
• Good proficiency in spoken and written French.
• Good computer skills especially in spreadsheet & data analysis (excel) and familiarity with accounting software is preferred.
• Recommended 2+ years of relevant work experience.
• Previous experience working in payments department
• Good sense of responsibility, and commitment to confidentiality.
• Excellent organizing & communications skills
• Proficiency in spoken and written English an advantage
• Experience of Agresso Financial Management software
• Experience of working with major donors to International NGOs

We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector. This role is offered on the basis of national terms and conditions only.

The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/careers/apply

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.

Save the Children does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.