Carry out Finance and Accounting duties in support of the organisation Haiti programme. This includes reviewing and designing systems of internal control and building the capacity of staff in accounting and financial compliance.

• Manage Assistant Finance Officer
• Cash forecasting – meeting with Project Managers on a regular basis and ensuring adequate cash resources available on site.
• Compliance checks – on all cash vouchers/ contracts; ensuring correct financial procedures are being followed.
• Working closely with Logistics on maintaining high standards of procurement.
• Monitoring of all GIK items alongside Logistics and ensuring the correct procedures are followed and the paper-trail complete.
• Monthly Status reporting – monthly meeting with senior programme staff to go through monthly report; explanations of budget v expenditure and check for discrepancies on coding.
• Handle cash and cheque payments and ensure compliance on paperwork – authorisation/ approval/ budget codes
• Weekly catch ups with BM & AC on expenditure – monitoring of outgoings against the forecast.
• Work closely with the FM on improving delivery of financial provision to programme activities to ensure risk/ fraud is minimised and beneficiaries reached efficiently.
• Oversee payroll process for field sites and liaise with HR & Finance to ensure deadlines are met and payments are correct.
• Team player – works with the programme departments for the overall success of the programme delivery.
• Ability to communicate financial procedures to others and ensure understanding. Able to run short training sessions on key areas for Programme staff.
• Assist Finance Manager on all aspects of DMT finances as required

Degree/ Master in relevant field / CPA
Proven experience with book keeping/accountants, personnel management and staff supervision.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English, French and Creole
• Computer skills (Windows Outlook, Word, Excel to intermediate level or above
• Ability to prioritise
• Attention to detail
• Ability to learn fast
• Ability to communicate confidently and comfortably about own personal faith
• Ability and commitment to apply biblical principles prayerfully within all aspects of the role

Please send your resume and a cover letter explaining how you meet the essential criteria.

Please send your resume at 134, Route de Freres, Delmas 105, Delmas, Haiti or at dmt-haiti-hro@tearfund.org no later than April 15th, 2011

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS
• Tearfund seek as an organisation to be committed to Christ in all we are and all we do.
• Staff members need to be committed to Tearfund’s ethos of professional excellence and spiritual passion.
• It is important that we are committed to relationships by following biblical principles and showing integrity in our dealings with each other.
• We seek as an organisation to be obedient to biblical teaching and evaluate our work and attitudes in line with biblical principles.
• An essential part of our working life is praying together as an organisation and as teams on a regular basis.
• All staff also take part in devotions, away days and retreats
• The post holder will, at all times, carry out his/her responsibilities with the utmost respect for the protection of children in accordance with Tearfund’s Child Protection Policy and conduct other duties as agreed with their line manager.

2011-04-15