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Vacancy title:
Finance Officer at Living Water International

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Accounting & Finance ]

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Living Water International

Deadline of this Job:
Saturday, February 08 2025 

Duty Station:
Within Zambia , Lusaka, South - Central Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, January 29 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
Living Water International
Living Water International (LWI) is a global NGO dedicated to providing safe and clean water as well as sharing the Gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Purpose of the Position:
We seek to recruit the Finance Officer who will conduct financial transactions: Coordinating and executing documentation, reporting, and invoicing of high compliance grants. This position requires working closely with a variety of staff members and granters to ensure both process and outcome comply with grant requirements.

Key Responsibilities
Ensure accurate keeping of accounting records by using the QuickBooks system to account for financial transactions for each grant.
Coordinate and make timely payments for payment requests on the online banking platform. Ensure that payment requests submitted to Finance have all the necessary documents and approvals
Make statutory payments such as NAPSA, PAYE, NHIMA timely so as to avoid the accrual of penalties for late payments
Entering of bank, Petty Cash, salaries and other accrued transactions in the accounting software on a daily basis
Ensure the safe keeping of all accounting documents, both soft and hard copies. Provide documentation for internal and external auditors when requested. Ensure that all documents are filed neatly and orderly
Work with the Finance Manager on cash flow forecasts, budgets, audit schedules and the preparation of the monthly financial reports and the closing checklist.
Review invoices, and provide account codes, when appropriate, for proper project accounting. Review all retired documents and liquidate retirements in the system. Ensure the timely retirement of advances by staff.
Produce budget and expense analysis report for review and consolidation by the Finance Manager.
Identify and recommend cost savings initiatives for program activities.
Other related duties as assigned.
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Education/Experience
Bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance (AFIN) or equivalent accounting qualification.
3-5 years of relevant, progressively responsible experience, in the non-profit sector, with experience in budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting including grant accounting.
Must be a registered member of ZICA

Competencies and Other Skills
MUST be a committed Christian with personal relationship with Christ Jesus.
Knowledge of grants and regulations, typically acquired with three to five years related experience.
Capable of managing numerous simultaneous projects.
Knowledge and demonstrated experience with MS Office package software applications with advanced skills using Microsoft Excel and QuickBooks.
Ability to effectively communicate financial information to non-financial managers.
Familiar with fundamentals of accounting.
Strong analytical, presentation, communication and problem-solving skills.
Good organizational, verbal and written communication skills as well as ability to multi-task are essential.

Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Accounting/ Finance jobs in Zambia
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Saturday, February 08 2025
Duty Station: Lusaka
Posted: 29-01-2025
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 29-01-2025
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 29-01-2077
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