Finance Officer/Accountant

Category: Finance Officer/Accountant (national)
Location: Banjul, Gambia
Career Level: Mid-Senior Level (5+ years’ experience)
Employment Type: Full-time
Contract duration: 12 months, with the option of extension (up to 32 months)
Application deadline: 02.11.2023 / 16 h, local time

GFA Consulting Group GmbH, headquartered in Hamburg/Germany, implements the “Power Sector Threshold Program Support Consultant/ Ref No: GAM-3002” Project, funded by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). The Contracting Authority is the MCA-Gambia.
The duration of the Project is up to 32 months, divided into two phases, tentatively starting from January 2024.
For the effective operation of the project office located in Banjul and to support the expatri-ate team, GFA intends to hire an experienced national
Duties & Responsibilities:
• Assist the Team Leader (TL) and Project staff in the elaboration of budgets and regular fol-low-up on project budgets
• Liaise with the GFA HQ Office in Germany as required, ensuring the smooth flow of funds in compliance with GFA's accounting practices.
• Under the supervision of the TL, liaise, if required, with MCA-Gambia to ensure conformity of all project financial and administrative matters with rules and regulations.
• In collaboration with the Team Leader, assure bookkeeping activities according to interna-tional and GFA standards.
• Assuring that all financial documents are maintained correctly and prepared in a timely manner, in accordance with GFA guidelines and in line with the project requirements
• Accurate and timely preparation of the monthly project journal in line with the project budg-et and accordance with GFA standards and the project requirements
• Preparation of the monthly statements for control and signature by the TL and their timely submission with all supporting documents (receipts and vouchers) to GFA HQ
• Monitoring of project bank accounts (bank statements, bank reconciliation)
• Ensuring bank payments and payments of service providers and clients
• Supervision of cash box management
• Supervision of bills and payments in coordination with the TL and the Office Manager
• Calculation and management of travel and other advances
• Reception, control, and accumulation of financial documents
• Check all financial and contract documents for accuracy and conformity with GFA rules and regulations
• Support in procurement of goods and services in collaboration with the GFA Team Leader and the Office Manager.
• Assisting in any other tasks as required by the Team Leader and the GFA- backstopping team to ensure the smooth financial management of the Project
Requirements
• University degree in finance, accounting, economics, or other relevant fields
• At least five (5) years of relevant work experience as a finance officer/ accountant
• At least three (3) years of experience in working with international donor agencies and IFIs in a similar position
• Know-how of the Monitoring and Evaluation system of donor-funded projects is an ad-vantage.
• Solid knowledge of the local financial and taxation system, including laws and regulations
• Excellent Proficiency in MS-WORD, EXCEL and PowerPoint, and accounting software
• Excellent command of English and relevant local language(s), verbally and written;
• Good organizational and communication skills;
• Self-learner with readiness to improve and acquire skills