WeRise Africa is seeking a Finance Officer to work in our Finance Department.

As a Finance Officer, you will be supporting finance, procurement, and administration tasks at We Rise Africa. She/he will be responsible for facilitating payments and maintaining accounts records in compliance with WeRise Africa procedures.

He/she will also provide logistical and administrative support, and other various operations projects within WeRise Africa. The role involves managing finance systems, mobile money platforms, and related funds reimbursement. 

The Finance Officer will work closely with the Executive Director to provide monthly financial reports. He/she will also collaborate closely with the program team and the field staff to build strong and
sustainable solutions to support the field payments. The Finance Officer will report to the Executive
Director.

Specific responsibilities:

• Ensuring that field teams receive timely payments and addressing the bottlenecks affecting
  payments.
• Entering all journal entries in the accounting software.
• Reconciling ledger accounts
• Produce daily and weekly transaction posting reports.
• Verifying accountabilities and reconciling staff advance accounts.
• Facilitating payment of vendors and responding to inquiries regarding finance
• Supporting in both internal and external audit processes
• Ensuring that all payments are fully supported by requisite documentation before disbursement.
• Flagging any policy compliance issues to the Executive Director for action

Qualifications and Requirements

• Diploma in Accounting or Business Administration with proficiency in Excel and QuickBooks.
  Finance & Accounting experience working in a non-profit environment.
• At least 3 years of experience in finance and accounting, and financial analysis (including gathering, evaluating, presenting, and reporting financial information to management and external stakeholders).
• Solid experience in coordinating audit activities and managing reporting, budget development and analysis, accounts payable and receivable, general ledger, payroll taxes, and accounting.
• Proven ability to take ownership, and lead the team’s combined learning and a collaborative, data-oriented approach to problem-solving.
• Possess and display high ethical and business standards.