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INTRODUCTION

Save the Children is an exciting and dynamic organization that follows a holistic approach to achieve more for children and use its resources in an efficient and sustainable way. In every programming we aim to achieve results at scale, build partnership to influence others and increase our impact; look for innovate solutions to the problems children faces, campaign for better practice and ensure that Children’s voices are heard.

 Save the Children is an organization for talented people with different backgrounds and perspectives. We are proud that our people are representative of the children we work with and we thrive on our diversity. We are an equal opportunity organization dedicated to our core values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity and Integrity. Our culture is embedded in these values, along with a strong commitment to our Child Safeguarding Protocol, ensuring that all representatives of Save the Children demonstrate the highest standards of behavior towards children both in their private and professional lives.

Save the Children offers sound employment conditions with opportunities for personal growth and development. If you are interested to work in an organization that is determined to achieve dramatic change for the most vulnerable children, we encourage you to look through the job profile below.

Job Title	Financial Accountant
Code	024/19
Place of Work	Ambo
Program/Unit	Emergency
Monthly Salary in ETB	As per the organization Scale
No. of Positions	1(one)
Reports to	FOM
Length of Contract	6 Months

  ROLE PURPOSE: 

The purpose of the Financial Accountant position will assist the Finance and donor Compliance Coordinator and the field office to carry out activities in finance including petty cash management. She/he will assist with quality control, financial reporting and monitoring. The role holder will also provide assistance in ensuring appropriate systems and procedures (payroll, cash management, vendor payments, budgeting and other related to financial management) are in place to properly disburse, account, budget and report project funds which are cost effective, timely, have proper internal controls and comply with SCI internal policy procedure. 

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Prepares bank payment voucher for approved payments and effect the payment.
• Ensure supplier/vendors are paid on time and legal receipt is received for all effected payments and attach to the payment documents.
• Handle petty cash of the field office and maintain proper petty cash recording/register
• Prepares petty cash payment voucher and effects approved cash payment up to petty cash limit of the program.
• Follow up on staff work advance and travel advance to be settled timely.
• Properly coding of all bank and petty cash transactions as per chart of account coding classification.
• Collect cash with appropriate voucher and deposit cash collections intact to bank account.
• Ensure safe custody of Filed office’s Petty Cash fund, uncollected cheque, new cheque pads & bid bonds, and other legal documents related to finance.
• Prepare General Ledger and Cash Offline Spread sheet (GLACOS for all transactions that to be reviewed and posted by the Financial Accountant

Staff management

• Directly lead, manage and motivate finance staff at field office ensuring that they have clear work plans and objectives and receive regular supervision and reviews, and Build up their capacity through the use of effective training, performance management frameworks and development plan. -Provide technical leadership to finance staff in the field office.
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Reporting

• Field Office Operation Manager.

Child safeguarding (CSG)

• Conduct activities in accordance with the rules of the Child Safeguarding Policy, which includes reporting suspicions of child abuse,
•  Ensure that all activities seen through a child safeguarding lens;
•  Be vigilant about observing possible child abuse/harm,
•  Ensure all partners and beneficiaries of Save the Children are aware of the child safeguarding policy and promote the message of child safeguarding to children, beneficiary families, and community members in general,
• Conduct project risk assessment using given template and mitigation plans are addressed Report performance of child safeguarding activities per quarter,

Job Requirements

Qualification

• BA degree in accounting or equivalent combination of education and work experience

Experience

• Minimum 4 years of relevant experience,
• Computer knowledge in MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)
• Knowhow of different Accounting Software’s

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS

• Strong training skill
• Willingness and ability to dramatically change work practices, flexibility in working long hours and ability to work with incoming surge teams;
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills;
• Fluency in written and spoken English;
• Commitment to Save the Children values
• Teams, in the event of emergencies

 

 (our Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
•  Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved Ambition:
•  Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
•  Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
•  Future orientated, thinks strategically.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
•  Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
•  Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to Creativity:
•  Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
•  Willing to take disciplined risks Integrity: Honest, encourages openness and transparency

Child safeguarding;

Save the Children is committed to ensuring that all our personnel and programs are absolutely safe for children. We undertake rigorous procedures including background checks to

ensure that only people suitable to work with children are allowed to join our organization and all candidates will therefore be subject to this scrutiny.

How to Apply

Interested applicants who meet the MINIMUM requirements should send the following through email via [email protected] 

Before or on May, 27, 2019.

 

1. A CV (not more than 3 pages)
2.  A cover letter (not more than one page)
3.  A One-page table summarizing your educational background, work experience, technical skills and competencies to facilitate the screening process. Refer the vacancy announcement while doing this

Please DO NOT SUBMIT copies of transcripts, academic degrees or recommendation letters with the application. You will provide them upon request.

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU STATE THE CODE OF THE VACANCY ON THE SUBJECT OF YOUR EMAIL.

All applications should be reserved within 5 days of this advertisement

We need to keep children safe and as such, our selection process reflects our commitment to ensuring that only those who are suitable to work with children are considered for these posts. All successful applicants will, therefore, be required to complete a Police Check and must sign onto our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. In the selection of its staff, Save the Children is committed to gender balance and diversity without distinction as to race, sex or religion, and without discrimination of persons with disabilities.

Note: All travel costs should be covered by the applicant if invited for written exam or interview