Finance Assistant SMC
Salary
3.985.847 CFA
Location
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Expiry Date
22/06/2026 23:59
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This is a Temporary, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.
The Vacancy
Malaria Consortium is recruiting for a temporary Finance Assistant to join our team in Ougadougou, Burkina Faso.
The temporary Finance Assistant will be responsible for SMC suppliers and actors’ payment from bank to bank and/or mobile money transfers. He/She will be in charge of verifying the payment lists and initiating payments with reports generated in the mobile payment or bank payment platform. He/She will track complaints and do reconciliation of suppliers and partner accounts in the mobile payment or bank payment platform, verify, and track partner justifications for amounts transferred. He/She will follow the payment of SMC suppliers and actors and under the authority of the Finance Officer. This include :
SMC suppliers and actors’ Payment
• Verify coherence between reference, presence and payment lists provided by program team
• Initiate payments in the payment platform (Mobile and/or bank)
• Generate and reconcile payment reports with approved payment lists and share with required recipients.
• Ensure monthly reconciliation of the mobile and/or bank payments accounts.
• Process complaints received from the Program team.
• Produce the payment run report and the required comments.
• Prepare expense claims.
• Ensure two-way communication with internal and external collaborators.
Accounting
• Support the Finance Officer in the follow-up of the partners' financing plan.
• Follow-up and gather documentation on bank transfers for actors or suppliers.
• Ensure receipt, verification of receipts and production of expenses claims from partners.
• Ensure monthly filing of accounting documents.
The successful candidate will have :
Qualifications and Experience :
• At least a bachelor’s degree or Baccalaureate + 2 in finance and accounting or in economics and management.
• At least three years of experience in a finance department in an NGO or any company.
• Experience working/partnering with government bodies.
Work-based skills :
• Knowledge of donors and their financial reporting requirements
• Good knowledge of English and French (written and spoken)
• Committed to Malaria Consortium’s mission and values.
• Work experience in multidisciplinary and multicultural teams.
We need to keep beneficiaries safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to safeguarding. Please find our Code of Conduct, Safeguarding Policy and Privacy Notice here.
This role is conditional of Malaria Consortium securing funding for this role.
Due to the nature of this role we will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and the role might be filled and closed before the closing date. Early applications are encouraged.
This is a fixed term contract for the period of 06 months.
To apply for this position you will need to have the right to work in Burkina Faso.
The Company
Malaria Consortium works closely with valued partners to achieve a world free of malaria and associated health inequities, empowering people through access to healthcare. With 20 years of evidence-driven expertise, we deliver scalable, sustainable solutions that save lives and strengthen resilience.
What We Do
Partnering with governments and local authorities, we help to narrow the gap in health outcomes for malaria-affected communities, addressing wider health challenges and building stronger health systems. Our collaborative, adaptable, research-driven approach paves the way for lower child mortality and lasting wellbeing, helping families, communities and countries reach their full potential.
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