Finance Officer

Contract

This is a DRC - National contract. More about DRC - National contracts.

Band: H – Non Manager

Reporting to: Finance Manager

Unit/department: Finance

Location: Khartoum

Overall purpose of the role:

To provide technical support in budget management, cash and document management while providing support the field office in all matters related to finance.

Responsibilities:

1. Review payment documents for accuracy, compliance with DRC/donor policies and completeness.
2. Review and sign off cash counts daily together with the cashier/finance assistant. This also requires review of the reconciliations for petty cash done by the finance assistant.
3. Maintain an archiving system for transaction vouchers for all transactions booked on Dynamics, with proper referencing and ensure they are attached on system journals and TDL.
4. Ensure all documents are scanned and uploaded in Dynamics
5. Ensure all cashbooks are uploaded into Dynamics accounting system
6. Prepare monthly Bank reconciliations
7. Support donor and financial audits by retrieving requested vouchers and liaison with Country Finance Coordinator for missing files.
8. Review costs booked in budgets for accuracy
9. Ensure costs are rebooked as per budget holder’s requests
10. Ensure that staff salaries are booked to correct projects
11. Support on banking and petty cash payments on need basis

Experience and technical competencies:

1. Stable and robust character.
2. Proven Management and supervision skills, team player and proven commitment to accountability practices.
3. Strong analytical and conceptual skills.

Education: (include certificates, licenses etc.)

Degree in Finance or Accounting with at least 2 years work experience in finance or accounting

Languages: (indicate fluency level)

• Excellent communication skills in English is required.

Key stakeholders: (internal and external)

• Finance Manager
• Donors
• Budget holders/PMS
• Bank