Finance Assistant - BR and CAL Centralization

Finance & Economy

Overview

Perform bank reconciliation and cost allocation data processing.

You have:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
• 1-2 years of experience in Accounting and Finance
• At least 1 year experience doing bank reconciliation or working on financial accounting
• Knowledgeable in Microsoft Office particularly Microsoft Excel
• Ability to speak French and English

With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Employee Contract Type:

Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)Job Description:

JOB PURPOSE

This position will be responsible for performing bank reconciliation and cost allocation data processing, review and analysis. By using data consolidation and reconciliation tools such as SunSystems Bank Reconciliation Manager module, and Cost Allocation PMQA Tools, this position will perform tasks on behalf of the Field Offices as part of GFS centralization support for the field.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Reconcile bank accounts on behalf of Field offices using the automated procedures of the Sun6 Bank Reconciliation Manager utility. This includes but is not limited to:

• Directly accessing Field offices’ bank statements (thru bank’s online facility) and cash ledger in Sun6.
• Loading all required data in Sun6 and managing the reconciliation of accounts using Bank Recon Manager Facility.
• Extracting all reconciling items in Sun6 using PMQA template.
• Analyzing and monitoring bank reconciling items. This includes close engagement with FOs (and or region) to clear these items.
• Assisting the FOs on the accounting entries needed to clear bank reconciling items.
• Posting of final bank reconciliation reports in the FFR database and communicating with FOs.

Identify, raise/flag, follow-up and clear differences on the bank account balance and the office’s financial records as part of internal control

Prepare and review the Cost Allocation PMQA tools design template on the 1st week of each month

Run the Cost Allocation (CAL) review and reconciliation tool and ensure that the control figures are consistent accurate

Perform Ledger Import and Ledger Import Validation

Run LEH Validation Tool before final posting

Run the Cost Allocation Reconciliation Template when necessary

Prepare issue logs for all issues encountered during the CAL run period

Test and analyze Field Office bank accounts and SunSystem financial data to prepare an office to ‘go-live’ on the GFS BR Centralization

Assist the Field Office and the lead in implementing Cost Allocation Centralization for each office

QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• 1-2 years of experience in Accounting and Finance
• At least 1 year experience doing bank reconciliation or working on financial accounting
• Knowledgeable in Microsoft Office particularly Microsoft Excel
• Ability to speak French and English

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only

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