Zimbabwe Health Interventions (ZHI)

Deadline: 19 February 2021

Location: Harare

Type of contract: Fixed Term Contract

About

Zimbabwe Health Interventions is a not for profit human development organisation which is registered as a Trust under the Zimbabwe Deeds Registries Act (Chapter 20:05). ZHI’s mission is to develop and deliver innovative and sustainable high impact integrated health interventions with local communities while working with and strengthening existing institutions.

Basic function

Working under the supervision of Associate Director, Finance & Operations, the Finance and Compliance Officer is primarily responsible for supporting the finance team in ensuring that all financial transactions are legitimate, authentic, adequately supported and are in line with the ZHI financial management policies, funder rules and regulations, local laws and regulations, generally accepted accounting practices (GAAP), Cost Accounting Standards and any applicable guidelines. The position will work closely with the team to ensure that documents submitted by technical teams for workshops and other field advances are error-free and will conduct trainings for field and national office teams on financial management issues as well as ensuring compliance at field office level. From time to time, the Finance and Compliance Officer will be expected to travel to the field for compliance monitoring.

Job description

Conducts reviews of financial transactions to ensure compliance with ZHI policies, funder rules and regulations and any applicable standards to ensure there are no disallowed costs by the funder; Identifies any significant financial risks and recommend plan for mitigation; Develops forms and templates for use by ZHI staff for financial reporting and ensure these are correctly completed; Advises management on matters of concern and elements of financial risk that can be detrimental to successful grant performance; Supports the technical teams with budgeting, budget realignments, budget tracking and monitoring, activity costing and any other issues requiring financial support; Conducts periodic compliance reviews on field offices to ensure they are compliant with the ZHI policies and procedures and grant terms and conditions as well as the applicable funder rules and regulations; Reviews supporting documentation from vendors and staff before disbursement of payment; Responds to audit matters and issues raised during financial reviews by internal/external auditors and/or the funder; Collaborates with the project team staff and other finance/administrative staff to monitor subaward performance; Trains project staff in standardized procedures for efficient financial management; Supports subaward close-out; Maintain a record of all project assets and inventory items and ensure it is updated accurately and on a timely manner; Conduct other general finance/administrative functions as may be assigned.

Qualifications and requirements

Bachelor's Degree or its International Equivalent in Accounting, Business Administration or Related Field or an equivalent combination of relevant education and coupled with 3-5 years post qualification relevant experience; Graduate of ACCA, CIMA, ICSA, SAA, IAC, HND or any other relevant professional qualification will be relevant; Familiarity with U.S. Government grant rules and regulations, procurement and auditing standards will be an added advantage.