Senior Finance Officer (SFO)

Description

The Senior Finance Officer (SFO) will be responsible for financial management of BNMT operations including grant management of various funding arrangements, ensuring the provision of adequate financial support to the organization’s operating programme, implementation and monitoring of financial control procedures, control of assets, compliance with the legal requirements and both statutory and management financial reporting etc. The position reports to the Finance Manager based in Head Office Kathmandu.

---

Essential Duties

• Effective budgetary and financial controls, including the monitoring of expenditures and the reporting and investigation of significant budget variances;
• Reconcile of the field office expenditure report with the grant reports and oversee any inconsistencies that may exist;
• Maintenance of flow of grant, as well as BNMT Nepal project expenditures information and sharing this with Finance Manager, as well as with concerned Programme Managers and program officers;
• Review of budgets, budget notes, justification, budget revisions and proposal to the Finance Manager;
• Actively participate in developing proposals for fundraising;

---

Required Qualifications

• Masters’ Degree in Business Administration/Economics from a reputed university. A degree in Chartered Accountancy will be an added advantage.
• Minimum five years of relevant experience at the mid level position. Working experience in finance and grant management system in an I/NGO.
• Excellent computer skills including accounting software, navigating email, internet and MS Office Package
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Nepali.

---