Senior Finance Officer

Senior Finance Officer- Financial Accounting 

The Senior Finance Officer is a key member of the finance team, responsible for delivering accurate, timely, and high-quality financial management and accounting support. The role oversees day-to-day financial operations, including cash management, supplier payments, reconciliations, and month-end processes.The position also plays a lead role in coordinating institutional audits and supporting the effective management of financial systems. The Senior Finance Officer ensures the delivery of reliable internal financial reporting and maintains full compliance with organisational financial policies, statutory requirements, and sector standards.

KEY DUTIES

• Completing month-end procedures, cost allocations, depreciation journals, bank reconciliations, balance sheets and accruals on a timely manner.
• Work with Finance Coordinator CORE Finance to ensure Revenue allocations are done quarterly and accurately.
• Managing cash flow and treasury by ensuring cash advances are made available as per project needs i.e., working closing with project finance Assistant for accurate and timely cash issuance and acquittal process.
• Assist the Finance Coordinator CORE Finance in ensuring adequate compliance to organisation internal controls, finance, and procurement policy and conduct trainings as and when required.
• Act as the lead support staff for institutional audits including external and internal audit and verification exercises.
• Financial accounting system (SAGE) management - ensure staff and supplier details are added and support and training provided to staff on how to use SAGE.
• Ensure supplier listing is updated and accurately keeping track record of supplier invoices and reconciliations of various account payables and receivables.
• Conduct thorough procurement due diligence checks including counter terrorism checks.
• Ensure systematic filing of all financial documents including payment vouchers and supporting documents.
• Ensure weekly processing of online payments as per approvals via SAGE and suppliers are notified once payments are processed.
• Maintain good working relationship with key suppliers including bank and other treasury partners.
• Promote and integrate gender equality, disability, and social inclusion into day-to-day work.
• Ensure compliance with CF policies and procedures

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor Degree in accounting /Finance
• A CPA graduate.
• 3 years’ experience in Financial Accounting and Grant management.
• Understanding of Accounting software’s in particular Sage Intacct.
• High level administrative and organisational skills, ability to prioritise heavy and varied workload and meet deadline for routine tasks whilst coping with the unexpected.
• Excellent work ethics (including attendance, timekeeping, meeting deadlines, respect for others and willingness to share information).

DESIRABLE

• Experience in working with NGOs and/or UN in cross-cultural setting.
• A member of CPA Papua New Guinea.

SKILLS

• Good coordination skills (planning, organising and monitoring
•  Excellent negotiation, communication and interpersonal skills
•  Maintain a high level of confidentiality and credibility
•  Non-judgment outlook and willingness to work with all kinds of people
•  Adaptable and flexible, driving and responding to change
•  Understanding development in country context and child-focused development programs
  

ChildFund Values & Safeguarding Commitment

ChildFund PNG is committed to creating environments where children, young people and survivors are safe, respected, and able to thrive.

All staff must remain alert to safeguarding risks, uphold ChildFund’s Safeguarding Policy, and act in a manner consistent with organizational values of Respect, Integrity, Collaboration, Change, Empowerment, and Excellence.

Appointment to this position is subject to criminal background checks and reference checks.

Applications closing date:  Friday 29 April 2026

This position is open to Papua New Guinea nationals only.