The Organisation
Plan International Pilipinas Foundation Inc. is a local non-government, non-religious, and non-political development and humanitarian organization committed to enabling children to live free of poverty, violence, inequality, and injustice.
We are committed to gender equality and actively work with and engage children, communities, other people, and institutions in addressing the root causes of poverty and gender inequality. We support children and young people, especially the most vulnerable, to build the skills, knowledge, and confidence they need to claim their rights to a fulfilling life, today and in the future. We focus on girls, young women, and other marginalized groups so that they can improve their well-being and achieve their full potential.
THE OPPORTUNITY
Plan International Pilipinas Foundation Inc. will implement a project entitled: Strengthening Structures for anticipatory humanitarian action for gender-responsive and inclusive disaster management in the Philippines.
The project aims to establish and empower the participation of youth and children in all diversity, their families, and communities to anticipate the potential negative impacts of disaster in the development of forecast-based early action. It will involve the local government units and their existing mechanisms to identify risks, strengthened their early warning system, and established flexible financing to enable anticipatory action for tropical storms and flooding, with a particular focus on gender equality, inclusion, protection, and sexual and reproductive health and rights.
In line with this project, we invite competent, experienced, and committed professionals to fill the following position.
The Finance Officer will provide operational support related to finance and accounting. He/She facilitates budget monitoring, cash disbursement, records keeping, and financial reports to ensure smooth implementation of the project. He/She will facilitate online transactions for budget monitoring purposes.
Further, as the Finance Officer:
You will review Project Requests: Payment Requests (PRs), Liquidations, and Reimbursements. You will prepare and submit monthly and quarterly reports on time and weekly reconciliation of cross charges. You will generate and prepare weekly BvA (budget vs actual) for budget monitoring. You will furnish all required financial documents during audit season or as necessary. You will prepare deposits for staff cash advances and reimbursements. Plan International is a development and humanitarian organization. In exceptional cases, you will be asked to support emergency response activities in the communities in your assigned covered areas.
DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?
To be successful in the role you will need among other things:
Bachelorโs degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics. Professional qualification as a CPA is considered a plus.