Finance Officer

This role was posted on October 19, 2021, and is open until November 2, 2021. Please note that we will review applications on a rolling basis but prioritize those who applied within the deadline.

The Role

Support field operations by ensuring funds availability to implement field activities while at the same time making sure the organization is in compliance with organizational & donor policies, as well as procedures and policies.

This position is only open to Liberian National Candidates.

Position: One (1)

Location: Grand Gedeh, Liberia

What You’ll Do

• Disbursement of all petty cash requests once approved.
• Safeguarding cash in the cash box and in the safe.
• Reconciling the petty cash balance weekly and comparing it with all GL posting.
• Preparing funding requests to replenish the petty cash box as needed.
• Bank withdrawals based on authorized requests
• Support authorized payments to CHAs of incentives and programmatic disbursements.
• Provide backup for County Accountant.  
• Maintain activity advances schedule monthly and reconcile it against GL.
• Ensuring no activity advance is older than 1 month from the date of disbursement without a written justification.
• Proper authorization of expenses & appropriate use of funds.
• Supporting documentation for all cash maintained both physical and soft copy attached to every transaction in NetSuite.
• Proper authorization of expenses & appropriate use of funds.
• Supporting documentation for all cash maintained both physical and soft copy.

What You’ll Bring

• Diploma in a business-related field (Preferable Finance/Accounting)
• Strong communication skills and ability to interact with different departments
• 3 years of relevant experience in (NGO-related) finance role.

You’ll Impress Us If

• You have done this work in the health sector
• NGO Financial Management Training

Compensation Information

At Last Mile Health, we strive to reward our employees equitably and transparently. This means that we pay our employees based on a clear and consistent methodology and without regard to the identity or personal relationships. We have made this model fully transparent so that everyone has access to all information related to compensation. We hope this helps you better understand Last Mile Health’s values and commitments to our employees. We look forward to answering any questions you may have during the hiring process.

Before applying to this role, please take a moment to learn more about our approach to compensation and how compensation works in each of the countries where we operate. Please find the link to our compensation model and benefits overview below:

OVERVIEW OF LAST MILE HEALTH’S COMPENSATION MODEL

Compensation for this position:

The Band for this position: LBR 2

For Liberia, the range is $12,000 - $14,000 depending upon experience doing an equivalent role.

About Last Mile Health

Last Mile Health partners with governments to design, scale, strengthen, and sustain high-quality community health systems, which empower teams of community and frontline health workers to bring life-saving primary healthcare to the world’s most remote communities. LMH is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization. For more information, visit www.lastmilehealth.org.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at LMH. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.