Finance Assistant providing accounting and financial support services including accruals, reconciliations and audit support, requiring a bachelor’s degree in Economics, Statistics, Commerce or Finance, CPA or ACCA qualification and at least 3 years experience managing finances of a large international non-profit organisation, in an NGO development environment, on-site role.
The Role
The
Finance Assistant, as part of the Finance team, will be expected to work
flexibly and collegially to support the Finance department and other
stakeholders in the financial management system of AECF. You are responsible
for providing timely and efficient accounting and financial support services by
ensuring accuracy and completeness in the accruals process, data management,
and reporting, and by maintaining high financial management and control
standards.
Key
Responsibilities
Timely
and accurate accrual of all transactions in the ERP system.
Assist in
the management of vendor accounts by ensuring that reconciliation is done on a
timely basis and issues raised by vendors are addressed on a timely basis.
Preparation
of bank reconciliation statements as may be assigned and bringing all matters
that require action to the attention of the Senior Finance Officer.
Preparation
of other account reconciliations and addressing issues arising from these
reconciliations.
Participate
in the monthly accounts closure exercise by ensuring that the finance system’s
accounting routine actions are adequately handled, and any issues of concern
brought to the attention of the Senior Finance Officer for action.
Assist in
document retrieval during the conduct of both institutional and project audits.
Maintain
relationships with service providers for timely and quality services at all
times.
Perform
any other duties as may be assigned.
Suitable
candidates should:
Have a
bachelor’s degree in economics, statistics, commerce or finance from a
recognized university.
Have
professional qualifications in finance (CPA, ACCA) or a related field.
Be a
member of a professional body.
Have at
least three (3) years of experience managing the finances of >$20 million
international non-profit organization with a mix of funding sources, preferably
bilateral donors.
Have
working experience with FCDO, GAC, Kfw, IFC, EU, World Bank and SIDA.
Demonstrate
experience working in an ERP environment.
Have
strong proficiency in advanced excel features.
Be fluent
in English. Proficiency in additional languages such as French is preferred.
