Vacancy title:
Finance Officer

Jobs at:
Action for Women Foundation (AWF)

Deadline of this Job:
Friday 25th May 2018 at 5 pm.

Duty Station:
Kigali, Rwanda

JOB DETAILS:
JOB SUMMARY:
The AWF Finance Officer will be responsible for maintaining AWF’s accounting, ensuring that all guidelines, procedures and routines of AWF in the areas of finance are followed so as to provide effective support for all AWF's program activities at Kigali office. He/she will support the Finance department, Project Coordinators and Executive Director in recording and retrieving financial details of the organization, including maintaining financial records, processing payments and cash handling.
The Finance Officer will also provide support in setting up Administration and Human Resources Systems for a newly established organization.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACTIVITIES
Under direct supervision of the Executive Director, the Finance Officer will be responsible to:

• Assume responsibility for making payments are required by check, bank transfer in accordance with the guidelines outlined within the AWF finance manual
• Record systematically and regularly all transactions in QuickBooks system with speed and accuracy
• Maintain cashbook for bank accounts; verifying receipt of supplies
• Attach relevant supporting documents to all vouchers for payment
• Update regularly check book register
• Filling for all financial documents
• Addressing all issues of a finance nature and providing all relevant information to meet demands
• Assist in the production of financial statements and applications, preparation of spreadsheets, reports and correspondence as required
• Perform monthly bank& cash reconciliation

KEY MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or Finance
•  3 years working experience in finance and/or accounting function,
• Proficient knowledge of accounting software QuickBooks is mandatory
• Demonstrating understanding how to manage grants
• Excellent written and spoken Kinyarwanda, English and or French
• Ability to use computer to access information and prepare report
• Ability to maintain effective working relations both as a team member and ability to establish priorities and work plan

Job application procedure
If you meet all the above criteria, please submit your copy of degrees and CV together with a cover letter including telephone and email contact and details of three referees (one of whom should be your current or most recent employer) to awfkigali@gmail.com  .
Please note that applications which do not meet the specified minimum requirements or received after the closing date will not be considered. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Women are particularly encouraged to apply for this position. All application materials will not be returned.