Area Admin/Finance Officer Doctors with Africa

REQUIREMENTS
• Degree in Accounting, University Degree in Economics or equivalent title
• Excellent knowledge of English
• Excellent knowledge of Italian
• Mastery in using accounting applications
• Previous experience in admin/finance management of international cooperation projects in fragile countries and/or low resources settings
• Adaptability to live and work in rural contexts

KEY DUTIES
Working closely with project managers, the Area Admin/Finance Officer will oversee the administrative management of the ongoing projects in the area, ensuring compliance with administrative and procurement procedures, preparing financial reports and supervising the management and maintenance of accounting by local accountants.
Specifically, the Area Admin/Finance Officer will have to:
• ensure proper documentation of expenditures and financial transactions for reporting purposes
• oversee accounting
• monitor projects’ expenditure and support project managers in planning and drafting periodic financial reports
• manage cash and bank accounts dedicated to the projects
• support project managers in preparing quarterly funding requests
• supervise admin and logistics national staff
• ensure compliance with procurement procedures
• guarantee that projects activities are properly documented
• support project managers in the administrative management of local staff and take care of their contracts