Finance and Support Services Assistant

Sightsavers implements projects in over 30 countries in Africa and South Asia working to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote the rights of people with disabilities.

Title: Finance and Support Services Assistant

Location: Mali       

Contract: 12-month fixed term contract

Salary: Local Terms and Conditions apply

About the role

The Finance Assistant plays a crucial role in supporting financial control and managing risk within the organisation. This position ensures conformity to the organisational Financial Framework, focusing on financial management and controls, planning and budgeting, monitoring, and audits.

• Support financial control and manage risk.
• Ensure conformity to the organisational Financial Framework.
• Implement financial management and controls.
• Conduct financial planning and budgeting.
• Perform financial monitoring and audits.
• Monitor and retain financial records.
• Ensure compliance with local regulations and governance requirements.
• Manage logistics, supplies, and purchases as per procurement policy and procedures.
• Ensure IT equipment and connectivity for office functionaries in line with ICT policies.
• Support, administer, and strengthen financial management, accountability, and capacities of partners.
• Facilitate collaboration between finance and programme teams for joint review of project/programme reports, planning, and analysis.
• Develop and provide grant management support for both restricted and unrestricted funding.

This is a highly varied and involved role and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills. Please see the Job Description for full details.

About you

The Finance Assistant is a detail-oriented professional with a strong background in financial management, ensuring compliance with organizational frameworks and local regulations. Their expertise spans financial planning, budgeting, monitoring, and audits, along with maintaining accurate financial records. They efficiently manage logistics, supplies, and IT equipment to support office functions. With a robust understanding of project and programme management, they enhance financial accountability and capacity building for partners, facilitate collaboration between finance and programme teams, and provide comprehensive grant management support. Additionally, they implement HR policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with statutory regulations.

Jobholder Requirements

Essential:

• Strong background in financial management, including financial planning, budgeting, monitoring, and audits.
• Experience in maintaining accurate financial records and ensuring compliance with local regulations and governance requirements.
• Proficiency in managing logistics, supplies, and IT equipment in line with procurement and ICT policies.
• Ability to support and strengthen financial management, accountability, and capacities of partners.
• Experience in facilitating collaboration between finance and programme teams for joint review of project/programme reports, planning, and analysis.
• Competence in developing and providing grant management support for both restricted and unrestricted funding.
• Knowledge of HR policies and procedures, including payroll and training.
• Good level of English.

Desirable:

• Speaking French would be desirable.
• Experience in supporting financial control and managing risk.
• Familiarity with organisational Financial Frameworks and financial management controls.

Closing date: 13 October 2024

Next Steps

To apply for this exciting new opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying.

Due to project deadlines, we are keen to fill this role as quickly as possible so applications will be considered as soon as they are received.

As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.