Finance Assistant, G5

Overview

To support effective delivery of finance, budget and administration support services in order to facilitate transparent and efficient utilization of financial resources.

Key Responsibilities

• Process financial transactions, supplier invoices, staff claims, payments, and payroll accounting entries accurately in SAP and other corporate systems.
• Review supporting documentation, approvals, coding, and compliance requirements before processing financial transactions.
• Maintain accurate accounting records, financial files, audit trails, and documentation to support internal controls, audits, and donor reporting.
• Prepare and review reconciliations for General Ledger, bank, payroll, VAT, Excise Duty, CBT, and other finance-related accounts, following up on outstanding items and variances.
• Support VAT and Excise Duty refund or exemption processes, including eligibility checks, claim schedules, registers, submissions, recoveries, and reconciliations.
• Support financial oversight of Cash-Based Transfer operations by reviewing payment files, reconciling beneficiary payments, monitoring exceptions, and liaising with Financial Service Providers.
• Contribute to budget monitoring, cash management, financial analysis, management reporting, and month-end and year-end closure activities.
• Provide finance-related guidance to staff, vendors, banks, service providers, and internal stakeholders, and contribute to continuous improvement of finance processes and systems.

Required Experience

At least 5 years experience collecting and monitoring financial data on projects and programmes, assessing financial health and status, and reporting findings to senior leaders.

Qualifications

Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area is desirable.

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