Job Vacancy at Foundation for Rural and Urban Transformation (FoRUT) – Finance Officer
Foundation for Rural and Urban Transformation (FoRUT) is a national non-governmental organisation. FoRUT mission is to empower men, Women and Children to fight poverty, corruption, injustice and alcohol and drugs abuse, through social mobilisation, advocacy, capacity building and provision of services for long term development. Its currently focuses on child Rights, Alcohol, Drugs and Development (ADD), and Gender-Health and Livelihood, Good Governance and Civil Society.
Job title: Finance Officer
Report to: Finance Manager
Location: Main office, Freetown with visit to the field offices
Start date: January 2022
Salary: Competitive salary, based on qualifications
Job summary
The Finance officer will be responsible to provide financial guidance in the day-to-day financial transactions of the finance department. He/She ensures that proper financial systems for disbursement and reporting are in place.
Main job responsibilities
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Prepare income and payment vouchers for all income and expenditure transactions.
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File all vouchers and other correspondence documents pertaining to the finance office.
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Ensure that all expenses made by staff bear receipts and are attached to the respective vouchers
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Raise journal for other transactions into the books of FoRUT.
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Prepare and maintain a comprehensive inventory of all asserts.
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Manage petty cash and accounts.
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Ensure accurate and auditable financial records in both hard and electronics.
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Reconcile weekly, monthly and yearly transactions.
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Assist in the preparation of budgets and reports.
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Perform other duties that may be assigned by management.
Qualifications
Education:
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A Finance Officer role is well suited to candidates with university qualifications of Bsc degree in accounting, Professional qualification such as CFA/CPA is considered a plus
Experience:
Minimum three years of relevant experience, of which minimum two years of experience skills and personal attributes to the following below:
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Proven work experience as a finance officer or similar role
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Solid knowledge of financial and accounting procedures
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Experience using financial software
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Advanced MS Excel skills
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Knowledge of financial regulations
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Excellent analytical and numerical skills
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Sharp ethics, with an ability to manage confidential data
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Must display full integrity in the handling of the organizational resources
Application procedures
An application letter with a detailed CV and contact information for at least 2 references should be addressed to
or to:
Foundation for Rural and Urban Transformation (FoRUT) 24E Main Motor Road Congo Cross, Freetown. The corner of the envelop should be marked “Finance Officer”.
For more information, call mobile phone no: 078544125.
The deadline for application is Tuesday 30th November 2021. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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