Job Description

Finance Officer

About SDF:

The Sustainable Development Foundation (SDF) is a non-governmental, voluntary, independent organization established in March 2015, officially registered at the Ministry of Social Affairs as per license (99). As SDF has been present in Yemen since 2015, it has experience implementing emergency child protection and education responses, including women and youth empowerment. SDF has experience in handling large grants from international donors, such as UNDP, UNHCR, WFP, OCHA, WHO, SCI and ZOA. The Foundation has excellent national-level relations and has experience in coordinating with both national and international NGOs. It has offices, staff and community-based committees in Hajjah, Sana'a, Marib, Ibb, Hudidah, Dhamar, Almahweet, Al-Bayda’a, and Hadramout as well as solid experiences engaging with local communities from whom it gained acceptance and with whom it has collaborated in the past. In addition to that, SDF creates livelihood opportunities and community-based protection.

Posted vacancy: Finance Officer

Location: Aden-Aldale'e

Employer: Sustainable Development Foundation (SDF) – Yemen.

Doner: IMC

Position Type: Full-time contract.

Position reporting to: Senior Finance Officer

Starting Date: ASAP.

Post date:Apr 05th, 2024

Closing date:Apr 14th, 2024

Number of Positions: 1

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Apply principles of accounting to record financial information and prepare financial reports by, and utilizing appropriate accounting control procedures
• Make and record all payments out of cash, recording all programme advances issued and returned
• Review all documents submitted for the project payment to ensure proper procedures have been followed before release the payment.
• Consolidate the necessary document for the month end accounting close process.
• Maintenance of all project accounting records, ensuring that records are complete, accurate and safeguarded
• Prepares Bank Reconciliations
• Maintains, and coordinate the implementation of accounting and control procedures.
• Records and review revenue, expense, invoices, and other accounting documents.
• Receive and check the eligibility of invoices submitted for payment (compliance with purchase voucher, required information). based on the ERP system and Financial & Procurement manual for the SDF.
• Field visit to Aldale'e Governorate.

Budgeting:

• Help when needed with the preparation of the award Budget Pipelines, Budget vs. Actual reports (BVA), and Cash Flow Projection.
• Liaise with the Program department to reconcile invoices and delivery records, and comply with cost allocation guidelines.

Archive:

• Codify electronic entries, and physical proof of payments in the ERP system and SDF server
• Ensure all documents are sent to the Main office on a monthly basis, after being archived according to SDF Accounting/Finance Procedures
• Prepare the monthly closer (documentation), and the necessary adjustments after consulting with the Finance officer & Finance Manager.
• Any other assignment requested by the Senior Finance officer & Finance Manager

Qualification and Requirements

• University Degree in Accounting Section.
• At least3 years’ experience in this field.
• Good written and spoken English.
• Excellent team-working and communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Excellent in Computer skills.

Professional Standards: The SDF workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in SDF Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability, and Equity. In accordance with these values, the SDF operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity Anti-Retaliation, and Combating Trafficking in Persons.