Key Responsibilities
Financial Management
- Play a key role in formulating and implementing accounting policies and procedures in accordance with CAS (Charity Accounting Standards) and relevant statutory requirements.
- Examine and analyse accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
- Brief management on the monthly financial statements.
- Present the Quarterly Financial Statements and Annual Budget to the board.
- Check and review all payments.
- Approve all journals.
- Involved in grants and other donation applications.
Budgeting
- Prepare budgets and cash flow projections and analyse the variances.
- Budget for capital expenditure.
Organisational Resource Management
- Analyse business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations, to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice.
- Survey operations to ascertain accounting needs and to recommend, develop, and maintain solutions to business and financial problems.
- Appraise, evaluate, and inventory real property and equipment, recording information such as the property's description, value, and location.
- Check on the inventory of donation-in-kinds.
Stakeholder Management
- Liaise with outsourced vendors to ensure timely and accurate financial records for Board presentations.
- Liaise with external auditors to ensure the Statutory Accounts are presented in a true and fair view.
- Liaise with bankers.
Others
- Any other related duties in New Hope CS as assigned by Reporting Officer.
Accountability
- Reports to Director of Finance and Corporate Services
Competency Requirements
Core Competencies
- Communication: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for effective communication with residents, team, community partners, and stakeholders.
- Transdisciplinary Thinking: Co-relate material from diverse knowledge bases to guide decisions and policy making.
- Adaptability: Foster a culture of flexibility that caters to changes and evolving contexts by articulating strategic goals.
- Sense making: Interpret data to uncover patterns and trends between various sources of data.
- Resource Management: Establish strategies for the allocation and deployment of resources efficiently and effectively.
- Self-motivated individual with the ability to work independently.
Technical Competencies
- Proficiency in IT Systems and Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
Education and Experience
- Minimum Degree in related disciplines.
- At least 3 years of relevant working experience in similar sectors.
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities of the position. You may be required to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. This job description does not constitute a contract of employment.
