Job vacancies at Mujejeguwa-Loka Women Development Association (MLWDA)

General

1.1 Job Title : Finance Officer

1.2 Immediate Supervisor : Project coordinator

Job Summary

This is an administrative and professional work in finance and accounting; plans, organizes, directs and controls the financial operations of the division through subordinates. Prepares staff development plans to ensure efficient recording, summarization an reporting system. Exercises meticulously sources and application of funds in conformity with budget plan and implementation schedule.

Detail duties and responsibilities

• Participates in formulating the financial policy of MALWDA, plans and organizes budgeting an expenditure control system.
• Contacts and records financiers regarding all MLWDA’s financial requirements, budget, cash pledges from donors, actual receipt of donation and other incomes, cash flows, and utilization of cash to the respective account title.
• Prepare financial statements periodically and as may be required by internal and external parties.
• Ensuring that all MLWDA’s financial information, all unused pads of documents, journals, cards, etc. are kept safely.
• Monitors bank accounts movement and the preparation of bank reconciliation statements timely.
• Receives all financial documents/information from various sources and distributes same to the concerned office/people, properly and in timely.
• Controls and checks all the finance activities, recording, summarizes, preparation of reports, statements etc.
• Checks periodically his subordinates and related workers for the proper discharging of their duties and responsibilities.
• Holds periodic meetings with the staff members to evaluate the performance of the division and takes appropriate corrective measures.
• Make an internal control visit to branch finance office/operational areas and in other brances whenever necessary.
• Follow-up requested and pledged cash and material donation.
• Monitors all cash and material flow which are obtained through donation an purchase.
• Collects, compiles and organizes all MLWDA’s financial documents and summary reports.
• Communicates all financial statement reports to MLWDA project office.
• Evaluates the performance of his subordinates and recommends appropriate improvements like training, transfer, promotion or demotion.
• Prepares both interim and annual financial statements and present to both internal and external auditors. Ensures that the accounts and financial statements are produced as per generally accepted accounting principles and practices.
• Sees that the financial transactions are recorded, journalized and posted as per established procedure manuals.
• Suggests systems improvements and designs an appropriate systems and recommends for decision.
• Ensures that budget and cost analysis report is produced timely.
• Co-ordinates the works of his immediate subordates and other support staffs to achieve the desired goal.
• Ensures that cash counts are made periodically; instructs subordinates to make surprise cash counts.
• Performs other related duties as directed by the head of finance an logistic department.

Implementing Partner: Mujejeguwa Loka Women Development Association (MLWDA)

Application Deadline: January 24, 2026

Duty Station: Metekel, Ethiopia

Required Positions: 1(One)

Donor: NEWA

Qualification Requirement

• Education: Diploma and Above in Accounting.
• Training: Experience : 4 Years.