Position Summary: The Junior Finance Officer will support the financial integrity of the organization\u2019s multi-project operations, with a focus on procurement-related financial processes. This role is designed for candidates with basic finance knowledge or early career experience, who can assist in budgeting, payment processing, compliance tracking, and reporting for procurement activities. The officer will work closely with the project and finance team to ensure timely payments, proper documentation resources management, and support adherence to organizational and donor policy.
\nDuties and Responsibilities<\/p>\n
Track procurement-related expenditures against project budgets and donor guidelines.
\nReconcile procurement transactions and ensure proper coding and classification in the financial system.
\nCollaborate with finance and project teams to align documentation with procurement plans.
\nAssist in preparing monthly cash forecasts and cash requests, and support financial forecasting for procurement-related activities.
\nReport any procurement-related irregularities to management.
\nSupport monthly financial closure by verifying procurement-related entries and documentation.
\nAssist in internal audits, donor reviews, and preparation of procurement-related financial reports.
\nRespond to inquiries from auditors, donors, and stakeholders regarding procurement transactions.
\nProvide basic financial guidance to project staff on procurement compliance.
\nParticipate in project meetings to provide financial input on procurement decisions.
\nSupport HR in maintaining staff records, contracts, leave management, and payroll processing.
\nAssist in managing organizational assets, office supplies, and inventories to ensure accountability.
\nHelp coordinate staff orientation and training logistics.
\nAssist in the preparation of general financial reports, reconciliations, and donor reports.
\nSupport implementation of internal controls to safeguard financial assets.
\nCarry out other finance and administration-related tasks as assigned.<\/p>\n
About You<\/p>\n
Required Qualifications<\/p>\n
Bachelor\u2019s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
\n0-2 years of experience in financial management and compliance, preferably within the NGO sector.
\nBasic knowledge of financial accounting principles and practices.
\nExperience in processing payments and maintaining procurement-related financial documentation is an advantage.
\nFamiliarity with accounting software (e.g., QuickBooks) is desirable.
\nWillingness to learn and apply donor compliance and organizational finance policies.
\nStrong attention to detail and accuracy in recordkeeping.
\nGood communication skills, both written and verbal.
\nAbility to work independently and collaboratively within a finance and project team environment.
\nExposure to audits or financial reviews is an advantage.<\/p>\n
Desired Characteristics<\/p>\n
Strong work ethic and commitment to excellence.
\nAbility to meet deadlines and work effectively under pressure.
\nProactive, solution-oriented mindset.
\nStrong organizational and time management skills.
\nFlexibility and ability to adapt to changing priorities.
\nPassion for contributing to the project\u2019s mission and goals.
\nHigh level of trustworthiness, integrity, and dependability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScaPd8wba7M7e67aeXHbePz2rvdii-TDm5VX6qNz3D16pJ25w\/viewform?usp=header","_company_name":"MERSA Media Institute","_company_website":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job_listing_region":[11],"job-categories":[],"job-types":[12],"class_list":["post-1610","job_listing","type-job_listing","status-expired","hentry","job_listing_region-ethiopia","job-type-full-time"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/1610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=1610"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=1610"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/ethiopia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=1610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}