World University Service of Canada Operations and Finance Officer Jobs in South Sudan

World University Service of Canada Operations and Finance Officer Jobs in South Sudan

World University Service of Canada (WUSC) is a Canadian non-profit organization with a
mission to enhance education, economic opportunities, and empowerment for youth. We
work with a diverse network of students, volunteers, institutions, governments, and
businesses.

Together, we foster youth-centered solutions to overcome inequality and
exclusion. WUSC is working in partnership with the Aga Khan Foundation of Canada (AKFC)
with funding from Global Affairs Canada (GAC) to implement the Adolescent Girls’ Education
in Crisis Initiative (AGENCI).

This four-year project will focus on enhancing the
empowerment of vulnerable refugee and host community girls in South Sudan through life
skills, mentorship programs, support to reduce financial barriers, and community
engagement. WUSC will work closely with AKFC teams in South Sudan to jointly implement
this initiative.

Responsibilities

● Supporting the project team in developing program budgets (including annual budget
planning) and collaborate with Program Manager to ensure that project activities are
within the budget allocations;
● Ensuring compliance with organizational decisions, policies and procedures within
the team;
● Maintaining the bank file and ensuring that all bank accounts information is properly
filed and kept up to-date;
● Preparing monthly advance requests to ensure smooth cash flow and monitor the
monthly clearance of partner and staff advances;
● Ensuring the monthly closure of financial records are approved by Program Manager
and sent to WUSC Ottawa, as per the WUSC Finance Manual, and conduct
month-end balance sheet account reconciliations;
● Review and revise as needed payment requests and expense reports

(travel
expense reports and operational expense reports) for accuracy and completeness
(per policies and procedures), ensuring expense reports are fully approved before
payments are made;
● Prepare monthly payroll advance documentation;
● Verify that adequate (original and external) support documents for expenditures,
banking transactions, travel claims, procurement, consultant/staff contracts and
payroll including tax returns and report to government officials are kept;
● Assist in responding to audit inquiries;
● Supporting WUSC South Sudan staff to book venues and transportation, and
facilitate other logistical tasks as required; and
● Perform any other duties, as assigned.

Requirements

● Advanced degree in a relevant discipline such as business, finance, accounting,
logistics, or management;
● Professional certification or designation in finance or accounting;
● Demonstrated 5 years or more of experience in a finance position in South Sudan for
international development stakeholders or projects;
● Strong pro-active communications skills;
● Demonstrated experience in managing financial data (i.e. budget allocations,
monitoring);
● Demonstrated experience in maintaining financial records and using financial
software;
● Expertise in managing accounting and billing systems and reporting on project costs;
and
● Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication skills in English and
ideally at least one other language commonly spoken in South Sudan.


How to Apply

If you wish to apply for this position, please submit a letter of motivation and CV to
jobs@wusc.ca with the subject line “AGENCI M&E Officer- South Sudan” by November 15th,
2019.

For more information and job application details, see; World University Service of Canada Operations and Finance Officer Jobs in South Sudan