Who we are? GOAL is an international non-denominational, non-governmental and non-political humanitarian organisation dedicated  to work  towards  ensuring  the  poorest  and  most  vulnerable in  our  world  and  those  affected  by humanitarian crises have access to the fundamental rights of life, including but not limited to adequate shelter, food,  water  and  sanitation,  healthcare  and  education.  GOAL has operated in Zimbabwe since 2002 and currently our focus is on Emergency response, Livelihoods, Nutrition and WASH activities.   Career Opportunities with GOAL GOAL is an equal opportunities employer to all individuals seeking possible employment with the organisation. We are looking for suitably qualified, highly competent and motivated individuals to be part of the GOAL Zimbabwe Country Program on a fixed term duration of one year. Interested employment seekers are invited to apply for the following positions, please note that offers are contingent on contract award, in a project to be confirmed upon availability of funding. Please note that GOAL does not charge a fee to prospective employment seekers for accessing adverts, interviews or travel.   What we are looking for:  

1. FINANCE AND GRANTS OFFICER-HARARE

General Description of the Role Reporting to the Assistant Financial Controller, the aim of the role is to help in the grant management of GOAL Zimbabwe, ensuring proper filing of donor documents and financial reporting and management of donors’ audits. This will also include providing support in preparation of monthly management accounts, donor status reports, and year end accounts among others.   Summary of Key Duties

• Provide support in preparing monthly management accounts including supporting schedules pack for AFC (Assistant Financial Controller)/FC (Financial Controller) reviews
• To assist the FC in ensuring that effective systems are implemented that facilitate effective financial transactions, recording, posting and timely reporting to management, government and donors.
• To assist the FC in ensuring timely and accurate preparation of monthly accounts consisting of the DSR, Sage inputs and schedules, and supplementary schedules and ensure that all are consistent with all information from prime books of accounts and all duly approved journals. To review with the FC for submission to Head Office.
• Monitor and assist program managers with the financial management of programme budgets including expenditure forecasting, and ensuring the Budget Monitoring Tool (BMT) are completed in a timely manner
• Provide support in the preparation of donor reports. Ensure all approved reports are in the file, maintain individual donor files and ensure all the donor checklists for the file are complete
• Preparation of timely financial reports and information for donors.
• Ensure audit control files are in place and updated monthly or whenever new information become available.
• Ensure compliance with all Donors who fund programmes specifically:

1. Ensure timesheets allocation are maintained and up to date for all staff
2. Maintain complete donor files as recommended by GOAL Dublin
3. In conjunction with the AFC and LC to ensure GOAL procurement procedures are adhered to and all payments are supported by appropriate documentation in line with the Procurement Chart.

• Finance filing and archiving to be organised for ease of access and identification for donor, annual external, internal and revenue audits. FCs must ensure there is a system of tracking for the temporary removal of voucher and other documents from their original file be it for staff or audit.

    The ideal person should possess the following:

• Degree in Finance/Accounting
• Three-four years’ experience working in a finance role
• Previous experience in Grant management
• Work experience in busy, changing environment
• Excellent written and spoken English, outgoing personality with excellent communication and training skills
• Excellent computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word and if possible have knowledge of Sage desirable or a similar package.
• Ability to implement effective projects sometimes with limited resources.
• Good team player, flexible and capable of working with a multinational country team.