Intermediate

Full Time

Finance and Administration Assistant

$250 - $350 / month

Zimbabwe, Harare

1 day ago

Job Description

Applications are invited from suitably qualified & interested individuals to fill in the position of Finance and Administration Assistant that has arisen in a local NGO.

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Ensure that all financial transactions are carried out and recorded in accordance with accounting standards and in line with the organization’s procedure and policies.
  • Prepare and share monthly monitoring report (expenses vs budget) to Management as per set deadlines.
  • Assist management and stakeholders in budgeting and budget realignment.
  • Ensuring proper books of accounts are kept and maintaining sound archiving (filing and retrieval) system.
  • Review monthly / donor reports with relevant managers and point out areas with financial risks in line with donor conditions for managers to take proactive corrective action.
  • May engage in travel to provinces to review financial transactions and disbursement of funds to workshop participants.
  • Receive and review of travel expenses and procurement supporting documentations from staff, stakeholders and government officials for accuracy before approval by management.
  • Preparation of various supporting schedules to the financial statements to facilitate annual and periodical audits.
  • Preparations of year end accruals and monthly reconciliations of the accruals and make journals where necessary.
  • Preparations of the payroll journal and monthly reconciliation of the payroll control code.
  • Cashflow management and bank reconciliations.
  • Support in Payroll administration and all human resources issues as may be required.
  • Any other relevant duties as maybe required by management.

Qualifications & Experience

  • The ideal candidate should possess a Degree in Accounting or any accounting qualification like ACCA, CIMA, CIS
  • A minimum of 2 years proven NGO experience in a finance assistance or officer position.
  • Ability to effectively communicate financial information to different audiences, both financial and non financial.
  • Requires excellent knowledge and understanding of accounting packages like Pastel, Microsoft excel.
  • Should be hard working and self starter, impeccable communication, as well as committed.