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Finance Assistant - Islamic Relief

Date Posted: Feb 24, 2024
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Job Detail

  • Location:
    Muqdisho
  • Company:
  • Type:
    Full Time
  • Category:
    Finance And Accounting
  • Positions:
  • Experience:
    2 Year
  • Gender:
    No Preference
  • Degree:
    Bachelors
  • Apply Before:
    Mar 02, 2024

Job Description

Job title: Finance Assistants

Department: Finance

Location: Mogadishu

Grade: 4

Contract period: One year

Report to : Finance Officer

MATRIX MANAGES: Finance Manager

JOB SUMMARY

Under the guidance of the Finance Officer/Senior Finance Officer, Finance Assistant is responsible for maintaining of accounts, including books, registers, vouchers and other documents relating to all receipts and disbursement with proper supporting documents, as well as, office management duties. And to Provide Assistance in Financial and Accounting matter of the Finance Department.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reporting to the Finance Officer, FA has the responsibility to manage all financial ‘issue in Mogadishu Country offices

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY

The job holder is accountable for fulfilling his or her roles and responsibilities in line with Islamic values and principles of fairness, humanity, honesty, respect and fair treatment of his/her colleagues and staff. This includes but not limited to:

  1. Handling day-to-day for finance activities such as (receiving Payments, Staff expenses, check handling filing and recording Transactions into the system)
  2. Recording Payments into the system in daily base
  3. Maintaining Payment of Statutory deductions in monthly basis and making sure to pay by latest 10th of the next
  4. Closing Petty cash on weekly basis
  5. Records financial transactions onto computer using AX software - selecting appropriate, Ledger and cost-centre codes.
  6. Records receipts on payments.
  7. Prepare cheques and dispatches to suppliers and employees.
  8. Processes purchase orders, checks deliveries, and arrange distribution of goods.
  9. Journal entries between cost centres and bank accounts.
  10. Manage the reconciliation of bank accounts on monthly basis as required
  11. Assists with Weekly/monthly and year end reports and procedures.
  12. Prepares monthly statements for budget holders.
  13. Prepares and runs monthly AX payroll and expense claims.
  14. Lettings - arranges all internal and external bookings, and invoice external bodies..
  15. Empties payphones monthly.
  16. Maintain, in liaison with Log department, the assets register.
  17. Manages Petty Cash, recording daily transactions, making settlement petty cash weekly, reconciling petty cash monthly, top up making as per replenishment
  18. Undertaking Archiving Activities, standard manner Soft/scanned records has properly Maintained Financial records are properly archived and share to line manager by latest 5th of next month.
  19. 'Print the Journals when posted and attach them to the payments for filing Vouchers should be stamped with paid before Archiving
  20. Create Payment Journals for the approved payments
  21. checking and Processing of approved payments
  22. Maintaining staff expense claims
  23. Transfer payment to other Offices as required
  24. Flow up staff/project cash advances
  25. Record financial transactions into AX
  26. Working and updating on invoice journals
  27. Process payments on regular basis
  28. Prepare monthly accrual journals as required
  29. Any other admin and finance duties assigned by the management.

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS

  • MS Word
  • MS Excel
  • AX/ERP/Quick Books
  • Banking/Cash Handling
  • Responsible
  • Confidentiality
  • Integrity
  • Punctuality
  • Goal Oriented

Experiences and Qualifications

  1. University degree in accounting, Business Administration or related field

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

  1. One year plus experience working for a humanitarian aid organization in a similar position
  2. Experience in preparing various accounting reports.
  3. Good management and representation competencies.
  4. Excellent communication skills and ability to work and live within a team environment;
  5. Computer proficient in Excel Word, and the internet
  6. Excellent oral and written communication skills in English

How To Apply

Islamic Relief Somalia is inviting applications from qualified and Motivated candidates to submit their updated CV and Cover letter explaining how they meet the Job Description.

Application should be addressed to the email: hr.mogadishu@islamic-relief.so on or before 2nd of March 2024

NB. Please indicate the position name and location in the subject of your email

Skills Required

Company Overview

London

Islamic Relief is a faith-inspired humanitarian and development agency working to save and transform the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable people. Established in 1984, we now work in over 45 countries assisting individuals, families and co... Read More

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