IFC Associate Finance Officer Jobs 2023 – South Africa NGO Jobs.
IFC South Africa looking for “Associate Finance Officer”.
Applicants with a Master’s Degree may apply on or before 14th November 2023.
The International Finance Corporation is an international financial institution that offers investment, advisory, and asset-management services to encourage private-sector development in less developed countries. The IFC is a member of the World Bank Group and is headquartered in Washington, D.C. in the United States.
IFC Associate Finance Officer Jobs 2023
The IFC has published a job vacancy announcement on 03rd November 2023 for qualified South Africa’s to fill in the vacant post of Associate Finance Officer to be based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
| Recruiter | International Finance Corporation (IFC) |
| Position | Associate Finance Officer |
| Location | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Country | South Africa |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Master’s Degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum 07 years |
| Application Deadline | 14th November 2023 |
Duties and Responsibilities
01. Africa Advisory/Upstream Funds Management
- Oversee the creation and maintenance of trust funds for the CAF region’s advisory/upstream business that are aligned with business needs.
- Tracking of funding position for all advisory/upstream sources of funds (CMAW, FMTAAS, Donor), in light of current needs and forecast, highlighting critical issues such as funding shortfalls in advance.
- Approval of Grant Funding Requests (GFR) and Call of Funds (CoF) requests.
- Approval of trust funds recommended for extension or closure.
- Undertake quarterly reviews of trust fund status, including closure of inactive trust funds.
02. PPP Africa (C3P) Business Line Support
- Lead the preparation of the Consolidated Africa C3P Budget for the subsequent year; to include staffing numbers, variable expenses, costings, project budgets and funding sources.
- Proactive oversight of project budgets during the year. Ensure required charge codes (WBS elements) are active and adequately funded and only eligible expenses charged, with due compliance with donor agreements and IFC/WBG policies (including applicable funding sources).
- Review overhead allocations charged to business lines monthly for reasonableness with set rates.
- Ensure time recording compliance for all staff and consultants working on business line projects.
- Clearing of control accounts (BFF accounts) and ensuring SAP reposts.
- Monitor open commitments monthly, notify Task Team Leaders (TTLs) on stale commitments.
- Participate in advisory/upstream meetings such as Concept Review Meetings (CRM), Project Supervision Review (PSR) and Project Completion Review (PCR).
03. Management Reporting and Analytics
- Prepare the Africa monthly advisory/upstream funding status report – highlighting internal and external funding sources.
- Prepare funding analyses to support country driven budgeting (CDB) in Africa.
- Prepare adhoc reports on funding to assist the Africa Regional Head of Operations in decision making.
- Prepare for respective C3P Project Leads: Projects budget variance analysis, identify gaps, highlight areas of concern and make recommendations proactively.
- Prepare the C3P Africa Manager: The consolidated C3P report, to include all project budgets status, funding status, country spend, cash fees aging, time recording compliance (TRS) and other control issues.
- Provide input to Biannual Donor reporting.
04. HQ and regional cooperation
- Participate in advisory/ upstream meetings, Budget & Finance Network and Regional initiatives to leverage regional knowledge, learn from other colleagues, and build networks- actively seeking and considering diverse ideas.
- Act as regional focal point on trust funds to actively communicate issues for the units, knowledge sharing and implement/promote initiatives.
- Build a strong partnership with the CBA HQ team in the areas within the scope of the main responsibility of the role to ensure a common approach and data consistency at the department level.
05. Oversee Internal Controls and Risk Assessments
- Oversee responses by AS Finance Analysts to the Quarterly Trust Fund Exception report and audit queries.
- Proactively oversee controls on AS trust funds and financial management.
Selection Criteria
- Master’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or Economics with at least 7 years of working experience.
- Recognized professional accreditation (CPA, CMA, CIMA, ACCA, etc.) is a plus.
- Sound knowledge and understanding of accounting theory, concepts, and principles, combined with proven practical skills in financial accounting reporting, business planning, profitability analysis, and financial management.
- Diligence and attention to details.
- Working knowledge of SAP processes and transactions.
- Planning and budgeting skills proved by experience: able to produce standard activity and unit-level reports and budgets using inputs from senior staff or operational management, and to provide basic analysis of budget information.
- Advanced problem solving, analytical skills.
- Ability to analyze and synthesize information, interpret data, retrieve information, and clearly and concisely communicate results. Good data mining skills with working knowledge of Microsoft Package. Advanced Excel skills.
- Effective communication skills with the ability to prepare, present and discuss findings in written or oral
- Ability to manage multiple, concurrent tasks with tight deadlines.
- Excellent interpersonal, teamwork and communication skills.
- Fluency in the English language.
Other Details
- Job #: req24898
- Sector: Finance & Accounting
- Grade: GF
- Term Duration: 3 years 0 months
- Job Schedule: Full time
- Selection Process: Interview
- Salary: Negotiable
- Application Process: Online
How to Apply IFC Associate Finance Officer Jobs 2023
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to https://worldbankgroup.csod.com/ats/careersite………
The Closing Date: 14th November 2023
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.ifc.org |
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