Finance and Support Services Officer Intern

Salary: Local Terms and Conditions apply

Contract: 12 month Internship

Hours: Full time

About the role

We are looking for a Finance and Support Services Officer Intern to support financial control and manage risk, as well as supporting with administrative tasks, involvement with project management, and HR duties.

As the Finance and Support Services Officer Intern you will;

• Ensure the conformity to the organisational Financial Framework with specific respect to implementation of:

– Financial Management & Controls

– Financial Planning and Budgeting

– Financial Monitoring & Audits

• Monitor and retain financial records
• Ensure compliance to local regulations and governance requirements.
• Manage logistics, supplies, and purchases as per procurement policy and procedures.
• Ensure IT Equipment and connectivity for office functionaries in line with ICT policies.
• Support, administer and strengthen financial management, accountability and capacities of partners in accordance with Sightsavers Partnership Development Policy.
• Support collaboration between finance and programme teams for joint review of project/programme reports, planning and analysis.
• Implement HR policies and procedures like payroll and trainings, etc.

About you

As the ideal candidate you will require:

• Relevant professional accounting qualification or /bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting, or equivalent.
• Relevant working experience, ideally within an INGO environment but experience of audit and government organization would also be advantageous.
• Experience of financial management, programme & project management and administration.
• Project Financial management and data analysis skills.
• IT skill – Excel, MS Word, an accounting package and Emailing.
• Ability to understand and work with project budgets, forecasts and reports.
• Candidate must be able to write and speak fluent English.
• An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunities for people with disabilities.

Please note, this is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills. Please see the Job Description for full details.

As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.