Location: Addis Ababa
Deadline: Sep 2, 2023
Job Description
Positions Summary
Health Poverty Action/HPA (registered as Health Limited) is an international non-profit founded with the vision towards a global community with equality. HPA approaches inequality in health outcomes beyond medical reasons and from social justice. HPA has more than 37 years of experience in Africa and has been operational in Ethiopia since 2005. HPA has implemented several successful projects in Afar, Addis Ababa, Amhara, Benshangul-Gumuz, Oromia, SNNPR and Somali regions. Most of the projects targeted communities residing in hard-to-reach areas with interventions focusing on maternal and child health; sexual and reproductive health and rights – including harmful traditional practices; prevention and control of communicable diseases; addressing malnutrition; GBV prevention and response.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensure that country set up adhere to HPA policies, donor and auditor requirements.
- Implement HPA’s financial systems, routines and procedures.
- Record expenditure and allocation of expenses to existing projects, providing monthly Budget versus Actual reports to be discussed with finance and admin coordinator.
- Prepare and process all accounting transactions such as disbursement, cash receipts, journal entries and advances which are in accordance with HPA finance and accounting policies and procedures;
- Prepare monthly financial reports;
- Prepare regular field level payments such as Perdium, travel costs, and other administrative payments
- Prepare monthly bank reconciliation ;
- Support relevant sub grantees in the implementation of their activities in accordance with HPA rules and standards; Participate on preparation and assistance on Internal and/or External Audits and other financial documentation revision from any external body.
Terms of Employment: Eight-month contract with the possibility of extension upon satisfactory performance appraisal and availability of funding.
Location: Addis Ababa
Level: Senior Level (5+ years’ experience)
Vacancy Number: (HL004/23 )
Job category: Accounting / Finance Jobs in Ethiopia
Required Number: One
Job Requirements
Qualification and Experience:
- A minimum of BA degree in Accounting/ Business Management
- More than 5 years practical experience preferably in International NGO setting with Multi donor organizations.
Additional skills that increase the competitiveness of the applicant:
- Strong experience working on a finance role in a NGO context
- Capacity of relationship with different actors (CD, donors, finance and program staff, partners, HQ)
- Ability to prioritize work
- Ability to delegate responsibilities
- Problem solving attitude
- Knowledge of English as a working language, other language skills are an advantage
How to Apply
Interested and qualified applicants need to submit ONLY once their cover letter together with their CV through: wesene@healthpovertyaction.or.ke and healthlimitedjobs@gmail.com until 6 days (September 02, 2023.)
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview and exam. HPA is not able to contribute towards any costs incurred by candidates during the recruitment process.
Please make sure you mention the vacancy position and location in the subject line of your email application.
HPA strongly encourages female candidates to apply!