Finance Officer at Lesotho Public Procurement Authority

Finance Officer at Lesotho Public Procurement Authority Job Purpose

To provide integrated technical finance support across financial accounting and management accounting, and to ensure transaction processing, reconciliations, reporting, budgeting support and control activities are delivered accurately, efficiently and in accordance with approved procedures.

Technical

Finance

Finance Manager

• Coordinates and reviews routine finance transactions, journals, reconciliations, schedules and supporting documentation before submission to the Finance Manager.
• Supervises Finance Assistants and provides practical guidance on document handling, data capture, filing, payment support and transaction workflow requirements.
• Supports budget preparation, expenditure monitoring, variance analysis and preparation of management information for the Finance Manager and budget holders.
• Maintains finance registers, reconciliations, working papers and audit support schedules in accordance with approved procedures and reporting timelines.
• Checks completeness, accuracy and traceability of source documents, vouchers, invoices, receipts and payment support records.
• Assists with month-end, quarter-end and year-end finance processes, including reconciliations, accrual support, schedules and supporting analysis.
• Applies internal controls, identifies processing gaps or documentation weaknesses, and escalates exceptions or irregularities to the Finance Manager.
• Supports use of approved financial systems and promotes orderly records management, data quality and audit readiness.

Essential:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, General Accountant or a related field.

• Minimum of eight (8) years’ relevant experience in accounting, finance, budgeting, reporting, transaction processing or audit support roles.
• Demonstrated experience in preparing reconciliations, schedules, journals, analytical reports, transaction support records or financial working papers and applying finance controls in practice.

• Integrity, accuracy and confidentiality.
• Analytical thinking and attention to detail.
• Reliability, accountability and disciplined execution.
• Teamwork, communication and service orientation.
• Problem solving and responsiveness to operational needs.

• Transaction processing, reconciliations and ledger support.
• Budget monitoring, expenditure analysis and reporting support.
• Preparation of journals, schedules and finance working papers.
• Application of finance controls, procedures and audit support requirements.
• Use of financial management systems, records management and data quality checks.
• Knowledge of public sector accounting, PFMA and related regulations, IFRS and IPSAS.

• Work planning, coordination and quality checking.
• Coaching, task allocation and practical problem solving.
• Process discipline and control consciousness.
• Ability to support efficient finance workflow execution.