Job Description Summary

• To cover this position by maternity leave since the current job holder will be on Maternity leave since January 18, 2026, for Four months with a operability of contract extension.

Justification

• To cover the position by Maternity Leave by ensuring that financial and accounting operation and reports accurately reflect the condition of the organization and provide reliable information necessary for operations at Hub level.

Job Description

1.Accounting Operations  

• Ensure the financial and accounting integrity of World Vision Ethiopia.  

• Process funding transfer for Hub and APs as per funding request formats and procedures.    

• Facilitate local travel and business advance and medical payment requests and pass the necessary entries and follow up their settlement.   

• Handle disbursement activities at Program Hub level as per the

• partnership financial manual and internal financial policies and guidelines.

• Follow-Up long outstanding   advances and payables on monthly basis and keep records up-to-date.  

• Follow up bank matters and ensure all incoming and outgoing funds are accounted and supported with necessary backups.   

• Journalize and summarize transactions by cost center and send hold data for review and posting to FAMs.  

• Provide assistance, as needed, to the Program Hub Finance Manager and Hub Management and staffs, on accounting issues. 

 2. Financial and Accounting Reports  

• Provide accurate and timely financial data of Program Hub and APs to FAM on or before 2nd of every month. 

•   Ensure all Program Hub office level balance sheet accounts are correctly stated and outstanding balances are monitored and supported with detail schedules   

• Reconcile World Vision Ethiopia bank accounts at Program Hub office level and compile APs bank reconciliation and send to FAM before 2rd of every month.   

• All outstanding bank balances are followed and steal checks are communicated for reversal for APs and Do reversal for Program Hub.

• And ensure those reversals are made before preparation of the next month reconciliation.   

3. Financial Risk and Compliance Management  

• Participate in annual plan and budget preparation and assist FAMs in review APs cash flows.   

• Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the Program Hub office support cost budget.   

• Provide regulatory reports, like pension, tax and other applicable reports to Woreda/zonal as needed.   

• Follow grant projects at Hub level and charge costs according to their nature and purpose.   

• Ensure grant compliance are maintained like LRD and BPS, Provision are undertaken at Hub level   

• Collaborate with internal and external auditors for grant and sponsorship audit.   

• Comply with World Vision Ethiopia’s accounting policies and procedures, both written and unwritten, and report any instances of non-compliance.  

• Provide assistance, as needed, to the FAM, on accounting issues and management issues and do the additional job as instructed by supervisor.  

4. Finance Professional ethics and code of conduct   

• Ensure the financial and accounting integrity of World Vision Ethiopia.  

• Recognize the importance of practicing organization core values   Punctuality on working hours and effective use of working hour for organizational business   

• Provide objectively verifiable reports to management and stakeholders   

• Give priority to customer satisfaction   

• Escalate abnormal, fraudulent acts to management without hesitation.    

• Ensure confidentially for organization financial information and encounters   

Education  

• Bachelors Degree in Finance, Business Administration or related field  

• Graduate Degree in Financial Analysis or Business Modelling  

Knowledge and skills  

• Able to motivate staff to achieve core results   

• Able to contextualize financial solutions  

• Able to work with minimum supervision  

• Technical expertise in financial and analytics systems development  

• Excellent working knowledge of GAAP   

• Innovative solution provider   

• Fluency in English and local language  

• Able to articulate and communicate ideas well verbally and in writing  

• Good interpersonal skills  

• Able to work in a cross-cultural environment with a multinational staff  

Experience  

• Balanced combination of at least four years business  

• Management experience in INGOs and for-profit business  

• Experience with financial analysis and reporting requirements  

License or certification required  

• Certified Public Accountant or equivalent  

How To Apply

https://worldvision.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/WorldVisionInternational/job/Hawassa-Area-Ethiopia/Finance-Coordinator-Maternity-Cover-_JR47152

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