🇸🇱 Job Vacancies @ Foundation for Rural and Urban Transformation (FoRUT) – 2 Positions

Foundation for Rural and Urban Transformation (FoRUT) is recruiting to fill the following positions:

1.) Finance Officer
2.) Finance Manager (FM)

See job details and how to apply below.

1.) Finance Officer

Vacancy: Finance Officer                                                                                                                                                     

Foundation for Rural and Urban Transformation (FoRUT) is a national non-governmental organisation. FoRUT mission is to empower citizens 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(FO)

Report to: Finance Manager

Location: Main office, Freetown with visit to the field offices

Start date: September 2025 

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

• Prepare income and payment vouchers for all income and expenditure transactions.
• File all vouchers and other correspondence documents pertaining to the finance office.
• Ensure that all expenses made by staff bear receipts and are attached to the respective vouchers
• Raise journal for other transactions into the books of FoRUT.
• Prepare and maintain a comprehensive inventory of all asserts.
• Manage petty cash and accounts.
• Ensure accurate and auditable financial records in both hard and electronics.
• Reconcile weekly, monthly and yearly transactions.
• Assist in the preparation of budgets and reports.
• Perform other duties that may be assigned by management.

Banking and money handling

• Record and post all bank deposit
• Performs all bank account reconciliations monthly and when needed.
• Communicate with the bank to understand and reconcile any discrepancies

• Prepares requests for cash and ensures all disbursements have appropriate supporting documents.
• Reconciles cash advances for specific activities once completed.
• Monitors, manages, and reconcile petty cash.

Accounts receivable:

• Reviews invoices and ensures they contain the necessary information to facilitate timely payments.
• Follows up on outstanding invoices.
• Identifies funds received, matches them to programmes/projects or activities and ensures they are recorded manually or in the computer system.
• Maintains a comprehensive asset register/inventory to keep track of the organization’s assets.

Accounts payable:

• • Ensures all expenses and requests for disbursements are approved by the appropriate authority.

• Prepares all cheques within specified timelines.

• Ensures all accounts payable are recorded manually or in the computer system.

Payroll and others:

• Prepares payroll on a timely basis, as per the organization’s policy.

• Performs other duties that may be assigned to you by management

Qualifications

Education:

• 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:

• Proven work experience as a finance officer or similar role
• Solid knowledge of financial and accounting procedures
• Experience using financial software
• Advanced MS Excel skills
• Knowledge of financial regulations
• Excellent analytical and numerical skills
• Sharp ethics, with an ability to manage confidential data
• 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 info@forut.sl 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 30th June 2025. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We are encouraging women to apply to create a more inclusive workplace.

2.) Finance Manager (FM)

FoRUT, 24E Main Motor Road

Congo Cross, Freetown

Email: info@forut.sl

Tel: 078544125                                                                                                                       Vacancy: Finance Manager (FM)

Foundation for Rural and Urban Transformation (FoRUT) is a national non-governmental organization. FoRUT’s mission is to empower citizens to fight poverty, corruption, injustice and alcohol and drugs abuse, through social mobilization, advocacy, capacity building and provision of services for long term development. It focuses on Child Rights, Alcohol, Drugs and Development, and Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment, Livelihood and food Security and Good Governance.

Job title: Finance Manager

Report to: Executive Director

Location: Main office, Freetown. 

Start date: September 2025

Salary: Competitive salary 

Job summary

The Finance Manager supervises all day-to-day financial transactions to ensure an effective and efficient budgetary and financial control of the organization. S/he oversees all financial management, internal controls and financial compliance aspects of the organization. S/he provides financial and operational management to ensure the best use of resources by preparing sound budgets, monitoring project and organizational expenses, and providing accurate and timely financial reports. S/he ensures that proper financial systems for disbursement and reporting are in place. S/he ensures keeping and maintaining clear and systematic records, statements and accounts of all project activities so that returns, reports and management information are made readily available as and when required.

• Key Responsibilities  

• Oversee accounting processes, policies, and service delivery.
• Review and analyze project financial reports, including cost allocation of shared costs, to verify financial transactions.

• Carry out accurate bookkeeping, including bank reconciliation and monthly postings, prepare regular financial statements and prepare monthly management accounts i.e. preparation / posting of monthly journal entries & monthly balance reconciliations, prepare all payment vouchers and submit to the Executive Director.

• Ensure to carry out Budget Variance Analysis (BVA)

• Manage month-end closing processes for accounts payables, accounts receivables, and general ledger in the accounting system.
•  Ensure the proper completion of the month end schedules files and month end report on time.
•  Prepare monthly forecasting and the preparation of monthly funding requests
•  Monitor all bank accounts daily to ensure that the accurate amount have been debited and credited and alert Executive Director when the fee account reaches a threshold for transfer.
• Advise management on all financial issues
• Prepare annual and midyear accounts for audit purposes and reporting to donor partners
• Supervise all day-to-day financial transactions of the organization
• Implement an effective and efficient budgetary and financial control on all organizational expenditures
• Process disbursements within proper financial systems and time
• Supervise the work of the Admin Officer in financial works carried out by him.

Minimum requirements/Education

Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting with a minimum of 5 years working experience in the field of accounting

Abilities required.

• Ability to analyze financial data, interpret trends, and provide insights to support strategic decision-making. This includes understanding financial statements, ratios, and performance metrics.
• proficiency in developing and managing budgets, as well as forecasting financial outcomes based on analysis and business trends.
• Ability to work under pressure and willingness to spend a considerable portion of the working time in the office

Skills required/Person’s specification

• An ability to analyze financial reports critically
• Be able to produce financial reports accurately and timely for stakeholders, management, board of directors and regulatory authorities
• Being meticulous in financial record-keeping.
• Adhering to ethical principles in financial decision -marking and reporting.
• Assessing and mitigating financial risks
• Keeping up with changes in financial regulations, market trends and new financial productions.

Apply.

Interested candidates should submit an application letter and CV to info@forut.sl or submit by hand at our FoRUT Head Office at 24E Main Motor Road, Congo Cross, Freetown with Finance Manager in the subject line. Deadline for the receipt of application is the 27th June 2025. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

FoRUT is an equal opportunity employer. Women are encouraged to apply. FoRUT is a non-political organization.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

For more information contact 078544145

Apply.

Interested candidates should submit an application letter and CV to info@forut.sl or submit by hand at our FoRUT Head Office at 24E Main Motor Road, Congo Cross, Freetown with Finance Manager in the subject line. Deadline for the receipt of application is the 20th July 2025. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

FoRUT is an equal opportunity employer. Women are encouraged to apply. FoRUT is a non-political organization.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

For more information contact 078544145