Finance Assistant Afghanistan Kandahar
Ensure cash payments and financial report accuracy
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Overview
Ensure cash payments and financial report accuracy
You have:
- Minimum one year Experience from working as a Finance staff in a humanitarian/recovery context
- Bachelor Degree in Business Administration, Economics or Finance/Accounting
- Good knowledge of English with respect to Reading, Writing, Speaking and Understanding
- Knowledge of Pashto and Dari languages
- Behavioral competencies: Handling insecure environment, Planning and delivering results, Empowering and building trust, Communicating with impact and respect
Contract
This is a Professional contract, Grade 3 (NRC) contract. More about Professional contract, Grade 3 (NRC) contracts.
Caution: This position is for Afghan National (Female) only
Purpose of the Job
The purpose of the Finance Assistant position is to make cash payments/transfer and cheques to contractors and other payments as stipulated in the contract/agreement(s), Analyse financial information, prepare financial reports, maintain all financial records properly and make cash forecast on monthly basis as per NRC policies and procedures.
You Can read more about this position at Job Description & NRC Grade Structure
Generic Responsibilities
- Ensure adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
- Implement delegated support function portfolio according to plan of action
- Prepare and develop status reports as required by management
- Ensure proper filing of documents
- Promote and share ideas for improvement of the support function
- Ensure proper filing of documents
Specific Responsibilities
- Be responsible for cash payments/transfer and cheques to contractors, & other payments as stipulated in the contract/agreement(s) & in line with NRC Financial policies and procedures;
- Analyse financial information and prepare financial reports in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
- Maintain all financial records properly (hard copy and soft version);
- Payment of staff salary payroll, periderm, travel and other allowances;
- Be responsible to make cash forecast on monthly basis and send to Support office for further processing;
- Provide an enabling environment for the implementation of cash-based interventions, including multi-purpose cash assistance, emergency cash responses
- Prepare vouchers and their supporting documents
- Assists in the development of the department budget and ensures spending remains within acceptable variances;
- Maintain and follow supplier, landlord and payroll tax clearing forms;
- Responsible to introduce new hired staff to bank for account creation;
- Perform other task assigned by the supervisor
Qualification
- Minimum one year Experience from working as a Finance staff in a humanitarian/recovery context
Education
- Bachelor Degree in Business Administration, Economics or Finance/Accounting
Language
- Pashto
- Dari
- English (Good knowledge of English with respect to Ready, Writing, Speaking and Understanding)
Behavioral competencies
- Handling insecure environment
- Planning and delivering results
- Empowering and building trust
- Communicating with impact and respect
We Offer
- Monthly Salary based on NRC Afghanistan Salary Scale
- NRC will cover staff plus four (4) depended for medical insurance
- One time Eid Bonus per year
- Leave and Holidays accordingly Afghanistan Labour Law
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a time when you had to handle a difficult financial situation? | This question assesses your problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure. | Provide a specific example illustrating your effectiveness in managing financial issues. |
| How do you ensure accuracy in financial documentation? | The interviewer wants to know about your attention to detail and organizational skills. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe your experience with cash management in a previous role. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you approach preparing financial reports? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you give an example of a time you improved a financial process? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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