Finance and Administrative Coordinator Job Vacancy at The Palladium Group

⏲ Jan 2, 2016, 11:22 AM
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Palladium develops and delivers solutions that create positive impact for communities, businesses, societies and economies. We transform lives and create enduring value by working with governments, corporations and non-profit organisations.
Palladium is built on the idea that progress will be supported by four key pillars:

International Development
Strategy Execution Consulting
Impact Investment
Training and Events

Job Title: Finance and Administrative Coordinator

Main Purpose of the Role
The Finance and Administration Coordinator will have responsibility for the financial and administrative components of the project at the state levels, including any reporting required therein. S/he will work in conjunction with HQ-based management, operations and finance staff to ensure that donor and organisational requirements, policies and procedures are met. The Finance and Administration Coordinator will provide operational support to the project such as maintaining accurate book keeping tasks and management of cashbook under the supervision of the State Team Leader.
The Main Responsibility:

Prepare suppliers payment transaction vouchers
Maintain petty cash in the safe and ensure petty cash reconciliation are undertaken.
Carry out cash count as per the MNCH2 policy and schedule.
Maintain a filing system of the payment documents in a professional manner.
Liaise with staff on document completion and proper coding based on the standard chart of accounts
Scan the payment supporting documents and post the same on palladium Share Point platform
Contribute to the overall objective of MNCH2 program by providing quality support service to the technical team.
Receive and monitor invoices and cash payment requests vouchers to ensure timely processing
Process all cash and bank payment as per the approved payment vouchers received
Prepare cheque and bank letters / pay schedules for approval and make the payment
Update by posting entries to the weekly bank and petty cash transaction summaries and submit the same to the Finance Manager.
Replenish the petty cash when it reaches the minimum limit
Ensure MNCH2 policies and procedures are respected in all the cash transactions
Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Advanced degree in Business management, finance, accounting, or other related discipline.
Minimum of 5 years of experience in providing administrative, operational and logistical support
Strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships across teams and organisations
Experience working with DFID funded programs is preferred.
Excellent written and spoken English is a must.
Minimum three years’ experience with an NGO and/or donor-funded programme managing operations and administration of projects
Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word
Must have strong managerial skills with the ability to plan, organise and coordinate activities and inputs from several sources and partners, and manage the simultaneous delivery of multiple activities as well as across results.