Programme Accountant
SOS CHILDREN'S VILLAGES
Total years of experience :17 years, 1 Months
• Guides, Controls and Coordinates financial activities
• supports the head of Finance/National Office
• Performs detailed accounting tasks
• Ensures Financial resources are used appropriately
• Ensures all projects are run as economically as possible, in accordance with the provisions of the annual approved budget.
• Ensure that all necessary documentation is in place to facilitate the end of year financial audit, and all financial records are properly filed and safely stored.
• Implement and maintains a fixed asset register for all projects within site. Supervises regular inventory-checking exercises to protect the association’s assets.
• Ensures all donations, school fees, clinical fees and other income are properly accounted for, and banked
• Reviews sponsor’s money gift administration procedures in the village, and that they are properly disbursed and accounted for.
• Administers the payroll for all facilities within the project, and ensures correct deduction of income tax, Proper recovery of salary advances etc.
• Ensures that all cashbooks are accurately recorded, expenses are correctly coded, and all supporting documentation is available.
• Proposes and implements new financial and administrative procedures aimed at strengthening the projects, in conjunction with Head of Finance.
• Overseas financial and administrative work within the project, ensuring all facilities operates in accordance with financial policies and procedures of SOS.
Forum for Peace and Governance (FOPAG), Hargeisa
February 2010 to May 2011
Project Finance Officer
• Maintain proper control over various financial records such as commitments and expenditures against budgeted amounts; initiate actions related to the following: general financial information, and travel payments, and procurement transactions.
• Responsible for taking daily back-up, security and to ensure the integrity of NGO
computerized accounting systems and of financial records.
• Prepare recharge journals for posting and ensure that all journals are posted into
Excel prior to month end procedures.
• Support the Project Officers and BOD to prepare operational budget plans, annual
budgets, and financial aspects of periodic budget phasing as part of yearly financial
planning process.
• Comply with all relevant FOPAG policies and procedures with respect to conflict,
security, equal opportunities and other relevant policies.
• Prepare bank reconciliation and conduct analysis of general ledger accounts.
• Assist in the preparation of the payroll by executing validity checks on monthly
payroll results.
• Verify vendor claims for accuracy and conformance with FOPAG finance rules and regulations; perform claim verifications against documentation to ensure that
purchases/services are properly authorized and that the goods have been received or services rendered; and ensure timely recording and processing of vendor invoices in the Programmer's information system.
• Prepare Quarterly project reports to Donors.
• Prepare necessary receipt and journal vouchers;
• Provide information related to financial transactions including calculation of personal
entitlements.
• Assist in the preparation of budget, accounting, financial reports, statistical reports
• Perform other related duties as required.
• Manage the day-to-day operations of the finance unit.
• Perform all major General Ledger entries and reconciliation.
• Maintain the Fixed Assets Register.
• Prepare finance reports at regular intervals: Annually, Semi-annually,
Quarterly, and Monthly for both internal and external use (Annual
Accounts)
• Assist heads of other functional departments in the preparation of the
Semester budget for their respective Faculties.
• Advise on the proper use of the financial resources available for GU
operations.
• To receive all revenue due to GU on its behalf.
• To prepare payment vouchers, payrolls, other basic documents, etc., and present them to the decision makers for an action.
• Initiate, design, and execute plans that lead the full automation of GU
operations
• To keep track on the advances given to staff members to ensure of their
recovery at the appropriate time.
• Any other duties as required by the GU senior management.