Finance Officer at Tearfund Rwanda

Finance Officer - Tearfund Rwanda Office (2838) 

POSITION: Finance Officer  

LOCATION: KIGALI                       

STARTING DATE : 1st February 2024

Tearfund is a Christian international relief and development agency working globally to end poverty and injustice, and to restore dignity and hope in some of the world's poorest communities.

Our vision is to see all people freed from poverty, living transformed lives and reaching their God –given potential by:

• Envisioning churches to embrace their calling to address poverty and injustice
• Developing communities and building resilience, sustainably and holistically
• Changing unjust policies and practices to deliver justice for poor communities
• Enabling communities affected by disaster and conflict to recover quickly and be better equipped to face future hazards. 

We are committed to developing experts who are inspired, resourceful, courageous, compassionate and equipped. If you are interested in working with us, take time to look around our website and discover more about our unique organisation.

Tearfund Rwanda is looking for a suitable candidate to fill in the position of Finance Officer to be based in Kigali - Rwanda.

Main purpose of the Job

The Finance Officer is under the line management of the Finance & Administration Manager. S/He will ensure that the financial affairs of the Tearfund Rwanda Programme are managed ethically and professionally and provide effective and efficient Support. 

This position supports the programme in maintaining a good system of financial record-keeping and sound internal control systems in compliance to Tearfund's standards, in order to safeguard the organisation's assets, mitigate against the risk of financial loss/fraud and satisfy donor/statutory audit requirements.

The Job Holder will be also responsible for accounts processing, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of all payments, purchase ledger, expenses and bank transactions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy or related degree
• CPA /ACCA qualification

Experience

• Proven hands-on finance experience with an NGO
• 2-3 years Experience planning and budgeting with NGO
• Experience using advanced excel and accounting software
• Capacity building of finance staff
• Experience line managing staff
• Experience with Donor Budgets and Reporting
• Experience with monthly reconciliations.

Skills/Abilities

• Excellent written and verbal communication in English and, Kinyarwanda and French
• Computer literate in financial management software
• Leadership skills
• Administrative skills
• Attention to detail
• Analytical skills
• Problem solving skills
• Training skills
• Team player
• Respectful of others
• Trustworthy
• Seeks to listen and understand others
• Comfortable working with multi-religious, multi-ethnic team
• Committed Christian with a personal relationship with God
• Committed to Tearfund's Mission, Values and Beliefs

Please note: This contract is for an initial period of 24 months, but with potential to extend.

How to Apply:

Someone who is committed to Tearfund's Christian belief & shares Tearfund's values and is fluent in both English  and French and believes is the candidate we are looking for, can submit his/her  application via  recruitment@tearfund.org. Closing date for receiving applications is 20th December 2023.