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Vacancy Announcement

Finance Specialist for Climate, Energy and Sustainability Development Cluster

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a federally owned international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. The GIZ Office in Kigali covers GIZ’s portfolio in Rwanda and Burundi. GIZ Rwanda/Burundi implements projects on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the European Union and other commissioning authorities in the following priority areas: Sustainable Economic Development; Good Governance; Climate, Energy and Sustainable Urban Development; Digital Transformation and Digital Economy; and regional projects in the Great Lakes Region.

GIZ Rwanda’s Cluster on Climate, Energy and Sustainable Urban Development is implementing a wide range of projects regarding access to energy / rural electrification, renewable energy project development Programme, NDC-capacity development, Article 6 capacity building, waste & circular economy, sustainable urban development and forest landscape restoration among others.

The position, allocated within GIZ Rwanda’s Cluster on Climate, Energy and Sustainable Urban Development, will be providing administrative services such as general office management focusing on reception matters.

Candidate Profile.

It is with this background that Cluster Climate, Energy and Sustainable Urban Development is searching for one candidate for the Receptionist who will report to the Team Leader Administration and Finance.

Location: Kigali

FixedTerm: Until 01.12.2025

Position: 1

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

Responsibilities

The Finance Specialist has the following functions and responsibilities within the Cluster of Climate and Energy of GIZ Rwanda:

  • Financial management of projects within the cluster, including planning and monitoring costs, expenses, claims and commitments.
  • Ensure that financial and administrative regulations are complied with in all processes, in particular by supporting the project in cash management, co-financing, accounting and receivables management.
  • Liaising with relevant stakeholders on administrative and financial topics.

Tasks

  • Ensures that information regarding financial issues is exchanged between project’s team staff within the Cluster, partners and other institutions.
  • Supervise the monitoring of cash flow, manages and monitors the project liquidity.
  • Helps monitor expenses of activities in accordance with the planned budget and helps to prepare budget planning.
  • Submit the end-of-period closures of the cash and bank book to the GIZ Country office after reconciling it with balances of the cash books and the bank book; describes any difference in details and adds supporting documents where possible.
  • Is responsible for financial management, such as cash withdrawals, keeping the cashbook, bank accounts, preparing and entering vouchers.
  • Checks local invoices and supporting documents according to the contractual agreements.
  • Follows up on the payment of local invoices.
  • Interacts with service providers regarding their services and invoices.
  • Monitors the project’s open receivables among various countries.
  • Conduct quality checks during the settlement of financial agreement, grant management and local contribution.
  • Conduct quality check before finalizing and uploading the assessment of the commercial and legal eligibility (KEP) as part of local contribution.
  • Provides support to the team in preparation for internal and external controls and audits as well as implementation of audit? internal recommendations and reports.

Required Qualifications, Competences and Experience

Qualifications and professional experience

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Finance or Economics, Accounting.
  • Experience of at least five years in a similar position.
  • Proficiency in Word, Excel, Power Point, Microsoft Teams and Office outlook (preferably approved by a certification of such a course).
  • Fluency in English and Kinyarwanda; French language skills an asset.

Other knowledge and additional competences

  • Communication skills (preferably approved by a certification of such a course).
  • Interpersonal skills.
  • Problem solving skills.
  • Critical thinking skills.
  • Teamwork and collaboration skills.
  • Work ethic.

Interested candidates should submit their application (motivation letter, updated CV, certificates and references) via our electronic job portal by using the button “apply”; until 22nd October 2024 at 4:00 PM. All attachments should be put together in one PDF file not larger than 2 MB.

GIZ is a signatory of the Diversity Charter. Recognition, appreciation and inclusion of diversity in the company are important to us. All employees shall be valued – regardless of gender and gender identity, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, social background, age or sexual orientation. We support equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities.

This includes the provision of reasonable accommodation, if needed, in order to participate in the job application and interview process and to perform essential job functions. Please let us know, if you have any requirements should you be invited for assessment/interview or that you wish us to consider, when considering your application.

Women and persons with disabilities are particularly encouraged to apply.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for test and interview.

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