Position: Finance and Support Services Officer (FSSO)

Location:  Freetown, Sierra Leone Country Office – with visits to project locations

Salary: Competitive, local terms and conditions will apply

Contract: 18 month Fixed Term Contract

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Finance and Support Services Officer to join Sightsavers Country Office team in Sierra Leone and be responsible for effective financial management of project funds, manage the financial aspects of donor funded programmes such as the People’s Post Code Lottery, and to work closely with partners, colleagues and other stakeholders to identify areas of improvement and growth.

As the Finance and Support Services Officer you will be responsible for the operational management of project funds, which includes budgeting/forecasting and spending as per the PFAs. You will prepare monthly journals and ensure financial records are complete and accurate, prepare month end AMC checklist and monthly project financial reports, and carry out regular partner visits.

Further duties include;

• Submit monthly, quarterly and yearly reports on partners fund transfers and expenditure
• Work with the programme staff(POs/PM) to ensure that partners fund requests and monthly partner financial reports are made promptly.
• Work with Sightsavers Programme officer and partners to prepare yearly budget
• Support collaboration between finance and programme teams for joint review of project/programme reports, planning and analysis
• Ensure compliance to EU Financial Framework
• Undertake other general finance duties as required to facilitate the smooth running of accounting and project finance activities.

As the successful candidate you will have a relevant professional accounting qualification or bachelors degree (or equivalent)in Finance/Accounting, possess a good level of working experience in a similar role, ideally within an INGO, and have experience of financial management, programme and project management and administration.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills, so if you are interested in the role and finding out more please read the complete Job Description for further details. We are only accepting online applications submitted via our recruitment portal for this role (no CVs please).

Closing date: 4 July 2021

As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community.  Qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.

We are truly committed to creating an inclusive culture which values and recognises diversity as something that will only ever make an organisation better. We encourage anyone to apply who possesses the qualities and behaviours outlined or who believes they have the propensity to learn them fast. You will be joining an inclusive and supportive team who welcome people from all backgrounds.

Sightsavers does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.