Officer, Finance

About Evidence Action

Evidence Action is a global nonprofit organization with an approach distinctive in international development - we exclusively scale interventions that are backed bystrong evidence and can be delivered with exceptional cost-effectiveness. Our programs have grown since our founding in 2013 to reach over 515 million people globally with our interventions. We deliver high impact for every dollar spent, as recognized by GiveWell, The Life You Can Save, and Charity Navigator.

We do development differently. We take a data-driven approach to identifying, scaling, and continuously improving programs which deliver immense impact, ensuring these solutions measurably improve the lives of millions. Our Deworm the World Initiative has helped governments in Africa and Asia deliver over 1.8 billion childhood deworming treatments, improving health, education, and incomes. Dispensers for Safe Water provides sustained safe water access to over 10 million people in rural Africa, preventing childhood illness and deaths. 

We drive innovation: Our Accelerator builds the next generation of exceptional programs, taking an approach most similar to a venture capital model. We are ruthless in exiting programs which do not meet our criteria; those that advance deliver outsized impact for millions of people. 

We need great people. Our success to date is due to the collective work of our amazing staff. To achieve our ambitious goals, we are looking for people who share our passion for evidence, cost-effectiveness, and scale. We seek individuals who take an entrepreneurial approach, enjoy tackling hard problems, and have a bias to action and results. If our vision and approach excite you as much as it does us, we invite you to join us.

Job purpose

To perform general accounting duties for Evidence Action. Ensure the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating, and booking transactions and proper serialization and safe filing. The position has access to organization’s confidential information that need to be protected by adhering to organization’s value by keeping information confidential.

• Ensure accurate and timely Cash disbursements and ensure proper documentation of all payments to staff and vendors
• Responsible for accurate maintenance of the Sage Intacct system by ensuring accurate entries are done and charged to the correct donor.
• Verifying all payment vouchers for accuracy and completeness before processing and posting into the accounting system-Sage Intacct.
• Ensure proper budget utilization, proper cost allocations and proper billing combinations
• Processing and reviewing of imprest requests and returns, ensuring proper support documentation for each transaction and approvals have been obtained .
• Monitor staff advances and ensure staff make returns on their advances in a timely and acceptable manner.
• Monthly preparation and sharing of staff statements with individual staff by 10th of the subsequent month.
• Review for compliance with donor and organizational policies/guidelines on all payments.
• Provide financial and compliance guideline/training to none finance staff.
• Timely Stamping, Scanning and filing all finance documents.
• Updating the Box folder with preceding month scanned copies well-arranged
• Carrying out asset verification
• Represent finance team in various program meetings
• Maintaining and reconciling of Monthly schedules,
• Other duties as assigned

● Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Commerce or relevant field

● CPA level 2 and above will be an added advantage

Experience:

● Min 5 years’ work experience in a position with similar responsibilities.

Required Skills and attributes

• Strategic and tactical critical thinker with good analytical and problem solving skills.
• Confident decision maker who can communicate directions and solutions clearly to both technical and non-technical staff.
• Understanding of the business role Administration, Operations and Logistics function within the programs and organization, and to set objectives based on that.
• Demonstrated leadership in managing others.
• Metrics driven performance philosophy.
• Good English written and verbal competence.

• Private Health Insurance
• Pension Plan
• Paid Time Off