Finance Assistant
Contract
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Job description
Job title****: Finance Assistant
Employment category: Fixed Term
Reporting to: Finance Team Leader
Subordinates: (N/A)
Unit/department: Support Service
Location: Tikrit
Authorization level: IDRA
Overall purpose of the role:
The Finance Assistant provides administrative or technical support to the finance department. Carries out straight forward tasks under direct supervision and guidance of Finance Team Leader.
- Responsibilities:
- To perform the duties of Cashier, which includes responsibility for all cash transactions in the office, safe management, and daily cash count and reconciliation.
- Ensure any cash received is banked intact and immediately and that Office petty cash is securely stored.
- Prepare monthly cash counts.
- To process payment vouchers and ensure supporting documents are submitted according to DRC global rules as well as country specific regulations;
- To issue operational and program advances, maintain advances tracker and process settlements in compliance with advances SoPs;
- To organize, file and scan all payment vouchers with related supporting documents in a proper archiving.
- To be the finance focal point for cash distributions, checking documentation prior to and after distributions and being present to monitor distributions and payments as required.
- Processing daily payments within 3 to 5 working days. This includes prioritization of payments according to their urgency i.e. closing projects
- To make bank runs including transfer requests, withdrawals, and issuing/receiving letters and bank statements etc.…
- To maintain daily cash books and ensure the accuracy and quality of bi-weekly cash books, Routine record keeping.
- Correctly use DRC Dynamics functionalities in area of concern.
- Follows a given work plan
To provide the support and the tasks that given by the Finance team leader.
Reporting
- Support financial report preparations
Submit progress and status reports
Experience and technical competencies:
Required:
- Minimum of one year experience working in a similar position.
- Experience of managing and handling cash.
- Good knowledge of computer skills (MS-Excel, MS-Word, Outlook, etc.)
- Strong written and mathematical skills.
- Experience of working with UN or Non-Governmental organizations.
- To be able and willing to travel and stay overnight outside location of work, to support DRC’s operations.
Preferred attributes
- Strong organizational skills.
- Ability to priorities large and changeable workload.
- Good communication skills and ability to work as part of a team.
Able to work independently and energetically.
- Education:
(Include certificates, licenses etc.)
University degree an advantage.
Degree in Accounting preferred.
Core competencies
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Striving for excellence
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Collaborating
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Taking the lead
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Communicating
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Demonstrating integrity
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Find the definition of DRC’s Core competencies here
Languages:
Arabic required. English Mid-level required.
Key stakeholders:
Service Support Manager, Area Manager.
Finance Team Leader, Finance officer, program teams
Country office finance team & Supply chain departments and
Suppliers.
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