New Job Opportunity at Women’s Promotion Centre (WPC) – Project Finance Officer

Overview of the Keeping Adolescent
Girls in School (KAGIS) Project In partnership with Plan International
Tanzania, WPC is implementing the KAGIS project to address key barriers
inhibiting adolescent girls from realizing their right to safe, quality
and gender-responsive education. The project is being implemented in
Kibondo and Kakonko districts of Kigoma region with focus on the unique
needs and barriers associated with participation in primary and
lower-secondary school. The project’s Ultimate Outcome, “Adolescent
girls realize their rights to safe, quality, gender-responsive
education”, will be achieved by employing a three-pronged, rights-based,
gender-transformative approach to tackle demand- and supply-side
barriers, while strengthening local level governance and building
improved linkages between education, health and child protection
systems.

Based on that, WPC urgently needs to recruit a Project
Finance Officer who will be responsible for implementing financial
accounting policies and procedures, and for preparing the KAGIS project
Accounts and Financial performance Reports.
Recommended:

Responsibilities

• Conduct financial accounting, monitoring and reporting.
• Provide financial management and analysis for all aspects of the program.
• Manage and maintain office cash controls.
• Implement and keep records of financial transactions and data according to policies and procedures.
• Monitor cash flow projections and report actual cash flow and variance to the Finance
• Manager on a regular basis (monthly/bimonthly).
• Ensure
  that all financial documents are accurately supported, approved and
  coded, and that all account books and petty cash are maintained
  correctly.
• Ensure that all financial records for the program are up to date.
• Ensure
  that staff payroll administration is verified for accuracy, properly
  processed and that all statutory payments are made on a timely basis.
• Develop and maintain sound financial management systems in line with Plan
• International Rules and regulations and WPC policies and procedures
• Prepare financial reports including professional annual financial statements in a timely basis.
• Prepare for and collaborate with auditors to ensure successful audit.
• Support
  the development and updating of financial policies, procedures and
  standards, including keeping abreast of new financial and tax laws in
  accordance to legal requirements and the best financial practices, and
  ensure that all staff are well informed in their use.
• Ensure
  that WPC is compliant with all legal requirements regarding taxation,
  returns, fees and other financial statutory requirements.
• Manage cash flow forecasts and monitor its liquidity.
• Manage any additional supplementary funding (cost-shared by partner)
• Ensure financial reporting is in accordance with donor contractual requirements.
• Advise program staff on financial health through provision of regular and timely financial expenditure reports.
• Establish and maintain financial controls and procedures for the management of funds and subcontracts with services providers
• •Perform any other responsibilities as directed by the Finance Manager