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Grant Finance Officer

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Arusha, Arusha Region, Tanzania
Full-time

Support Grants Finance Manager to ensure that grants and HO based projects are managed and implemented in line with World Vision policies and donor requirements.

Communicate World Vision's Christian ethos and demonstrate a quality of spiritual life that is an example to others.

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • Monitoring of projects budgets to ensure proper charging of projects expenses and spending as per approved budget. This include HO based projects.
  • Conduct periodic project/partner visit for financial review and capacity building in finance management. Assisting in reviewing partners reports and posting them into the system on time.
  • Participate in proposal budget development in line with donor requirements and partnership guidelines. Facilitate preparation, review and submission of budgets for ongoing projects.
  • Analyze all grants Audit Reports and spot key finding recommendations to ensure that they are adequately addressed
  • Facilitate timely preparation, review and submission of financial reports. Facilitate closure of phasing out projects and year end closing.
  • Assist in ensuring grants compliance including BPS and EPLS and proper CAL allocation as per diverse donor requirements.
  • Ensure monthly timesheets/LDRs are filled and approved for program support staff and payroll reconciliation is done in a timely manner for projects where program support costs are charged as direct costs.
Educational Background: 
Bachelor Degree in Accounting
Skills/Experience: 

The following may be acquired through a combination of formal or self-education, prior experience or on-the-job training:

  • Experience: 2 yrs. in Financial Management
  • Preferred: CPA-T/ CPA final stage
  • Technical Skills & Abilities:
  • Excellent computer skills in Excel & Sun-systems software.
  • Demonstrated ability in supervision
  • Experience in managing donor funds
  • Working knowledge of Sponsorship and grants operations, finance services and practices is an added advantage.
  • Good planning and organizational skills
  • Ability to maintain effective working relationships with all levels of staff and public

Working Environment / Conditions:

  • Work environment: Office-based with frequent travel to the field
  • Travel: 20% Domestic travel is required.
  • On call: 10%
Job Function: 

Organization Info

World Vision

Overview
Headquarters: 
Federal Way, WA, United States
Annual Budget : 
More than $500M
Founded: 
1982
About Us
Mission: 

Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness; Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so. World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. Inspired by our Christian values, we are dedicated to working with the world's most vulnerable people. We serve all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender.

Our mission: World Vision is an international partnership of Christians whose mission is to follow our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in working with the poor and oppressed to promote human transformation, seek justice, and bear witness to the good news of the Kingdom of God.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Jun 26 2018
Active Until: 
Jul 26 2018
Hiring Organization: 
World Vision
industry: 
Nonprofit