Location: Monrovia

Reports To: Executive Director

Duration: 1 year (with a possibility for extension)

This position is contingent upon funding.

Background

Latter Day Saints Charities (LDSC) has invited CRS to submit a proposal to address the global critical nutrition needs of adolescent girls and young women, with an emphasis on a multi-regional perspective and incorporating a significant goods delivery component. In response, CRS is designing a five-year program across seven countries including Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Liberia, India, Timor Leste, and Guatemala. NCHC will work with CRS on this project.

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

• Review any supporting documentation of financial transactions to ensure all required documents are accurate and complete.
• Help ensure maintenance of all data required for processing financial transactions for assigned accounts in the NCHC financial accounting package.
• Record delegated financial transactions following appropriate authorizations. Review various accounts to detect irregularities.
• Help evaluate NCHC financial management processes in accordance with policy and help strengthen the capacity of staff in financial accounting and transactions.
• Prepare delegated financial reports, as needed.
• Prepare and process payroll.
• Help share information with staff on financial accounting policies and procedural compliance issues.

Basic Qualifications

• A. degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Business Administration strongly preferred.
• Minimum of two years accounting experience, preferably with an international or local NGO, or a financial/banking institution.

Required Language: Strong written and spoken English.

Travel – include a percentage of required travel, if applicable. Could be stated as Must be willing and able to travel up to 30 %.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to detect and report inconsistencies.
• Excellent organizational skills with great attention to detail
• Ethical conduct in accordance with recognized professional and organizational codes of ethics
• Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented
• Ability to work collaboratively.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with the relevant public donors’ regulations is a plus.
• Proficient in Excel and experience with Word and PowerPoint. Knowledge of financial accounting reporting software is a plus.

Agency REDI Competencies:

Agency competencies clarify expected behaviours and attitudes for all staff. When demonstrated, they create an engaging workplace, help staff achieve their best, and help NCHC achieve agency goals.

• Personal Accountability – Consistently takes responsibility for one’s own actions.
• Acts with Integrity – Consistently models values-aligned honesty.
• Builds and Maintains Trust – Shows consistency between words and actions.
• Collaborates with Others – Works effectively in intercultural and diverse teams.
• Open to Learn – Seeks out experiences that may change perspective or provide an opportunity to learn new things.

Agency Leadership Competencies:

• Lead Change – Continually look for ways to improve the agency through a culture of agility, openness, and innovation.
• Develops and Recognizes Others – Builds the capacity of staff to reach their full potential and enhance team and agency performance.
• Strategic Mindset – Understands role in translating, communicating, and implementing agency strategy and team priorities.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Key Working Relationships:

Internal: Executive Director, Project Manager and Project Field Officers

External: CRS and stakeholders

Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.

Applications:

The last date for submission of Application (CV and cover letter) is 10^th August 2023 by 4:00 pm

Interested candidates need to send their updated CVs and a cover letter to wkbrowne@yahoo.com on or before the closing date mentioned above.