VSO  is  looking for qualified applicants for the following open position.

Job Title: 

Project Grant Finance Coordinator (IPDHE)

Job Overview:       

Job Type: Full Time

Salary: Company’s Scale.

Place of Work: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Job Position:
Project Grant Finance Coordinator (IPDHE)

 Responsibilities 

• Manage the grant start-up and close-out procedures for finance
• Work with the project team and partners to prepare the financial project budget, updating and adjusting budget and forecasts throughout the project lifecycle (on SUN)
• Provide training and regular updates to the project team on specific finance grant requirements and compliance mechanism
•  Advise project manager on financial processes, compliance, donor’s financial requirements and local laws and regulations
• Management of Project expenditure and income by preparation of balance sheet reconciliations related to grants as per VSO regulations, reviewing in-country shared costs and monitoring to ensure compliance
• Participate in procurement committees for grant-specific procurement.
• Review documents and systems to ensure necessary compliance checks on project suppliers and partners are consistently and diligently conducted e.g. anti-terrorism checks
• Prepare & record Expenses/adjustments / recodes to SUN when required.
• Handle communication with the donor on Finance aspects in close collaboration with the project manager and global grant team lead.
• Preparation of accurate timely restricted management and donor reports as per donor requirements and advising on any variances
• Coordinate donor audits and lead the management response plan
• Support statutory and internal audits working closely with the Finance Operations team to ensure audit findings are minimized
• Assess and evaluate the training requirements for implementing partners and provide necessary training to partners.
• Consistently carry out partner finance due diligence, monitoring and documentation and escalation in line with VSO guidelines
• Provide support to the implementing partners including financial management assessment.

Job Requirement:    

Qualification:

Education: 

• Fully Qualified Management Accountant (CMA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Chartered Accountant (ACCA) license.

Experience:     

• Professional experience in grant finance with good knowledge and skills in technical accounting and financial management of restricted donor funding, reporting, procurement procedure, grant management, grant equipment and donor rules and regulations for non-profit organizations.
• Experience in coordinating financial grant size of (GBP250-500K per annum) and donor requirements preferably for ADA and or other donors FCDO, UN, USAID, EU.
• Skills in building and managing relationships with a stakeholder-centered approach,
• Partner financial capacity-building skills and experience.

Skills:  

• Good engagement and collaboration with the ability to work in a multi-cultural project team in a network way of working in a global organization.
• Good IT literacy (Microsoft, Zoom, project management, people management software). including accounting and reporting packages and especially Excel, Finance Systems, SUN systems, Q&A XL skills and experience
• Good verbal and written communication in English and local languages with the Ability to communicate effectively to a wide range of audiences
• Commitment to VSO’s mission, values, People First principles and core approaches (Social Inclusion and Gender, Social Accountability, and Resilience).

                                                      How to apply

Interested applicants, who fulfill the above requirement, can submit your CV, copies of relevant documents and Application to:

https://www.vsointernational.org/about/careers/apply/a0m3z00000GFf93AAD

Deadline: 14, November, 2022.