Finance Coordinator
Posting Description
Habitat is looking for a Financial Coordinator, for our National Office in Trinidad and Tobago. The position will be hired directly with HFH TT on a local contract under Trinidad and Tobago labor law.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Finance and Accounting
* To be responsible for the staff and activities of the Finance Department
* Management and approval of the NO’s budget processes, the annual POA for submission to management
* Review, approve and sign off financial project reports (as checked with system details) by individual donors and present to manager
* Manage the Cash Flow of the NO ensuring liquidity of the organization
* Maintenance of bank account (Daily)
* Financial Analysis
* Review of Payroll including Payroll & Inventory & reconciling
* Review and approve budget project proposals and present to manager
* Prepare & send Mortgage Statements to Homeowners
* Entry of mortgage sales and payments
* To ensure that bank, donor and HFHI reconciliation is completed monthly
* To review coding of the General Ledger and manage input into SUN system
* To manage delinquency process, review works done by anyone assigned to support the mortgage process and update sheets from data provided
* To send unallocated listing to bank and follow up
* To review asset listing and inventory
* To prepare invoices for Resource Development if and when required
* Coordination of HFHI External and Internal Audits when scheduled
* To review the audit process and make recommendations to upgrade processes to improve the audit outcomes
* To review payments on a timely basis and ensure that they are all within approved budgets and entered into system, with weekly reviews of bank statement against C-Flow
* To prepare in collaboration with Designated Team the annual forecast and supporting documents are prepared by * December of each year
* To review the half yearly performance against the annual forecast and provide recommendations for Team’s consideration
* To liaise with Finance Clerk to ensure that home partners mortgage database and subledger is updated and that delinquency listing and update sheets from data is provided
* Filing of source documents in their relevant places
* To assist with the follow up of subsidy application
* To prepare monthly financial statements and management accounts inclusive of all schedules, variance analysis and cash flow
Advise:
* To recommend delinquency reduction initiatives
* To recommend on expenditure reduction initiatives
Reports
* Prepare daily personal time sheets and monitor Finance staff timesheets
* Prepare personal workplans and monitor Finance staff workplans
* To prepare project financial reports for each project
* Preparation of any ad hoc financial reports
* Financial Reporting review and presentations for ND
Attend and Support
* To attend department and other general staff meetings
* To attend stakeholder meetings when required and support with the required financial data
* To attend virtual international meetings and trainings as and when required
* To be available to the Finance Committee of HFHTT
Other
* To uphold all safeguarding, ethics and relevant HFH policies in the execution of duties
* To promote gender & diversity equality, democratic and inclusive decision-making, placing people at the center of all that we do
* Any other related duty, which many be assigned from time to time in alignment with the achievement of the goals of the organisation
Minimum Required:
* At least five (5) CSEC passes inclusive of English 1 and Mathematics and/or Business
* ACCA Level 2 or a Diploma in Finance/Accounting
* Must have working knowledge of accounts
* At least 5 years working experience in a financial environment
* Strong skills in use of Microsoft Office, in particular Word, and EXCEL
* Must be familiar with QuickBooks/SUN (or similar) account systems
* Must have a keen attention to detail and accuracy in recording data and providing reports
* Must display a strong analytical, interpersonal, oral and written communication skills with a strong understanding of financial principles.
* Must have experience in data entry
* Ability to work independently and motivate self to achieve success
* Display capacity to learn in changing environment
* Mortgage Management will be an Asset
Preferred:
* At least 3 years of experience in a supervisory role
* Must have a passion for community service
Type of Contract: 6 months subject to renewal upon business needs.
Deadline: March 6, 2026
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About
Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry. The purpose and goal of Habitat for Humanity International is to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. Habitat invites people of all backgrounds, races and religions to build houses in partnership with families in need. HFHI has an Administrative Headquarters based in Atlanta, Georgia, an Operational Headquarters based in Americus, Georgia and Area Office bases of operations in Manila, Philippines for our Asia and the Pacific work, San Jose, Costa Rica for our Latin American and the Caribbean work, and Bratislava, Slovakia, for our Europe, the Middle East and Africa work.
HFHI is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best qualified personnel for all our positions in a manner that does not unlawfully discriminate against any person because of race, color, religion, gender, marital status, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, veteran/reserve national guard status, or any other status or characteristic protected by law.
Function
Finance and Accounting
Auto req ID
10726BR
Position Category
Temporary - Salaried
Position Type
International Employment
Geographic Location
Latin America & the Caribbean
Location
Trinidad and Tobago
Required Travel
10%