CARE Malawi
CARE provides equal employment opportunities and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for the positions advertised below
VACANCIES
CARE International is a leading development organization dedicated to save lives, fight poverty and achieve social justice with a special emphasis on women and girls. CARE International is a global force and a partner of choice within a worldwide movement dedicated to ending poverty. We are known everywhere for our unshakable commitment to the dignity of people. CARE International and partners contribute to the empowerment of the most marginalized and vulnerable rural women and girls to exercise their rights.
CARE Malawi seeks to recruit well qualified people to fill the following vacant positions within its Country Office and ECHO funded project:
FINANCE & AWARDS ASSISTANT – ECHO PROJECT
Position Description
The Finance and Awards Assistant will be responsible for overall support in daily CARE Malawi and ECHO project operations of the Finance department. S/he will work under the direct supervision of the Awards and Sub Awards Specialist to ensure payments are done on time to vendors, with valid and accurate support documentation. The Finance & Awards Assistant will also help the Accounts Payable Analyst in recording transactions in People soft and support in the month end close processes, Partner monitoring and review of financial reports as well as audits. This position is based in Lilongwe.
Specific duties and responsibilities include the following:
- Assist in the review of monthly bank statements and prepare the bank fees charging template for review by the AP analyst.
- Assist in reviewing bank statements and ensure that all noted errors are resolved, and that bank charges template is submitted to Shared Service Centre.
- Recording all deposits in accounting software before month end close.
- Review the staff project advances ensuring that proper documentation is attached before submitting for approval to project manager.
- Assist with the compilation of VAT Claims for submission to Malawi Revenue Authority and the donor.
- Assist in the preparation of the financial reports for submission to the donor.
- Assist in responding to the FAR report’s action points including assisting in resolving unreconciled items on bank reconciliation.
- Support the Awards and Sub Awards Specialist to conduct monthly partner expenditure review and document the review observations, communicate to the Partners and track the timely clearance of the observations.
- Support the Awards and Sub Awards Specialist in timely reviewing and disbursement of Partners funds requests and tracking of the aging of the advances.
Required education and experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in accountancy, Finance or Administration or Completion of ACCA Stage II.
- 3 years of experience in accounting, awards or auditing department of a busy Organization
- Experience in budget Planning, Auditing, expenditure verification, filing and analytical skills.
- Experience in donor-funded projects is a must.
- Good communication skills in Local language with English an advantage.
- Ability to fill in forms and write reports and make accurate calculations.
Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and experience and possess the required competencies should send their application letters with detailed CVs through email to mwicarerecruit@care.org addressed to the attention of:
The Country Director
CARE Malawi
P/Bag A89
LILONGWE
The closing date for receipt of applications is December 24, 2024. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
CARE has zero tolerance to sexual exploitation and abuse and has a Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Policy which outlines expected behaviors and responsibilities of all staff and CARE related personnel (consultants, vendors, partners, project participants, etc.). All potential candidates will be required to complete a Self-Declaration Form and those successful will be expected to sign up to the Code of Behavior contained in the PSEA Policy.