🇸🇱 Job Vacancies @ ICAP – 3 Positions

ICAP-Global Health is recruiting to fill the following positions:

1.) Finance Officer
2.) Finance Intern
3.) Senior Finance Officer

See job details and how to apply below.

1.) Finance Officer

POSITION SUMMARY

ICAP at Columbia University is an international non-governmental organisation that aims to ensure the wellness of families and communities by strengthening health systems around the world. ICAP began working in Sierra Leone in 2014, collaborating with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS) to strengthen health systems by providing technical assistance, Quality Improvement and Nursing capacity-building projects in Sierra Leone.

Working under the guidance and direction of the Director of Administration and Finance, the Finance Officer will support the DAF in delivering key financial outputs, including expenditure analysis and investigation, monthly field financial reporting, forecast and budgeting.

MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Assist the Finance and Administration Director in managing the financial transactions by ICAP policies and procedures.
• Posting entries into the accounting system (QuickBooks) daily.
• Monitors and reconciles travel expenses and project expenses to individual advances regularly.
• Ensures that accounting documents are filed on time and proper accounting records are maintained and compatible with standard accounting practice, ICAP and donor guidelines.
• Examines financial documents such as invoices, vouchers, expense reports and other documents such as purchase orders to ensure financial data’s completeness, accuracy, reasonability and validity.
• Post vendor PVs into the accounting system daily.
• Participate in the preparation of financial reports as required.
• Ensure adherence to government, donor, and ICAP requirements.
• Performs other related duties as directed.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree in applied accounting or ACCA Part-qualified required.
• Minimum three (3) years of relevant experience with expenditure analysis, financial management, donor reporting and project management.
• Demonstrated experience managing sponsored projects; USAID/CDC-funded projects preferred.

EXPERIENCE, SKILLS & MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated technical expertise in finance processes.
• Minimum three (3) years of experience in financial management, reporting and auditing
• Fluent English oral and written communication skills; ability to interact professionally.
• Excellent interpersonal and coordination skills
• Proficiency in written and spoken English.
• Computer skills (MS Office)
• Experience working with QuickBooks and ERP accounting systems.

To apply for the position, please click the link below.

Global Careers – ICAP at Columbia University

2.) Finance Intern

POSITION SUMMARY

ICAP at Columbia University is an international non-governmental organisation that aims to ensure the wellness of families and communities by strengthening health systems worldwide. Working under the guidance and direction of the Finance Manager, the Finance Intern will provide day-to-day support to Finance Officers on payment processing, disbursement, filling and other daily routine tasks.

MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Capture and process transactions in QuickBooks accounting software.
• Ensure supporting documents are complete, accurate and provided on time when requested by auditors and the compliance office.
• Process staff advance and follow-up on advance retirements by staff.
• Reconcile the Withholding Tax account monthly and ensure timely payment to the tax authority.
• Support Payments and receipts, including cash handling when supporting field activity payments.
• Perform Other Financial and Administrative Duties as Maybe Assigned.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting or Certified Accounting Technician (CAT) required.
• Women are Strongly encouraged to apply.

EXPERIENCE, SKILLS & MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated understanding of payment processing and general finance processes.
• Fluent English oral and written communication skills; ability to interact professionally.
• Excellent interpersonal and coordination skills
• Proficiency in written and spoken English
• Computer skills (MS Office)
• Experience working with QuickBooks and ERP accounting systems.
• Experience with Electronic Mobile Money Payment processing is an added advantage

To apply for the position, please click the link below.

Global Careers – ICAP at Columbia University

3.) Senior Finance Officer

POSITION SUMMARY

ICAP at Columbia University is an international non-governmental organisation that aims to ensure the wellness of families and communities by strengthening health systems around the world. Working under the guidance and direction of the Director of Administration and Finance, the Senior Finance Officer will support the DAF in delivering key financial outputs, including expenditure analysis and investigation, monthly field financial reporting, forecast and budgeting.

MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Provide support to the DAF in delivering the core daily, weekly, monthly and annual financial outputs.
• Take the lead on the monthly field financial reporting, budget development, and budget tracking and flag exceptions as appropriate.
• Liaise with NY Cash Management Team to resolve month-end emerging reporting issues and keep all issue logs.
• Support Quarterly Inventory reconciliations and reporting.
• Lead the preparation of expenditure analysis per ICAP and funding agencies guidelines.
• Prepare and submit for approval the monthly cash forecasts.
• Investigate discrepancies in ledger account balances and ensure corrections are made promptly.
• Work closely with the compliance team and external auditors during audit and compliance visits.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Director of Administration and Finance or Country Director.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Accounting or ACCA Part-qualified required.
• Minimum four (4) years of relevant experience with expenditure analysis, financial management, donor reporting and project management.
• Demonstrated experience managing sponsored projects; USAID/CDC-funded projects preferred.

EXPERIENCE, SKILLS & MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated technical expertise in finance processes.
• Minimum Four (4) years of experience in Financial management, reporting and auditing
• Fluent English oral and written communication skills; ability to interact professionally.
• Excellent interpersonal and coordination skills
• Proficiency in written and spoken English
• Computer skills (MS Office)
• Experience working with QuickBooks and ERP accounting systems.

To apply for the position, please click the link below.

Global Careers – ICAP at Columbia University