JOB VACANCY – FINANCE ASSISTANT

Title: FINANCE ASSISTANT
Direct Reports: PROJECT FINANCE & HR MANAGER
Location: NDUTA CAMP

FOR NATIONAL STAFF ONLY

INTRODUCTION:
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from healthcare. MSF offers assistance to people based on need, irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation. MSF is therefore guided by the principles of neutrality and impartiality. These principles must apply to all MSF staff.

Required Criteria:

Minimum Educational Qualification:
• Desirable finance, business or administration related diploma.
Experience:
• Essential previous working experience of at least two years in relevant jobs.
• Desirable experience in MSF or other NGOs in developing countries.
Languages:
• Essential mission language: English and Swahili (Kirundi and/or French will be a plus.)
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Main purpose:
Execute administrative and finance related tasks and follow up of project accountancy to support the Project Finance Manager following MSF standard and procedures, in order to ensure legal compliance and keep a strict control over monetary resources to achieve project objectives
Competencies and Main Skills:
• Essential computer literacy (word, excel, power point and finance ERP)
• Detail- oriented, team spirit, verbal communication skills, organizational skills, flexibility, stress and time management.
• Strategical thinking, results and quality orientation, planning and organization.
• Commitment to MSF principals and MSF charter.
• Willingness for working and evolving with international and diverse team members

Main Responsibilities:
• Implementing cash management procedures in order to ensure the highest control and security, assisting the Project Fin Manager in the prevision of monthly treasury and planning in order to en-sure the coverage of daily needs, advances on salaries, payroll, etc.
• Processing the payment to suppliers and keep strict on all documentation involved, informing the administration manager of any sort of disparity
• Carrying out all accounting tasks and activities, classifying, preparing and filing of all accounting pieces in accounting software, in order to ensure strict control of all expenditures and the reliability of statements and documentation.
• Following up of all expiring rental contract dates and inform the Administration Manager in order to leave enough time to arrange a renewal or look for some other alternative.
• Making all administrative information available to the staff (posting, meetings, etc.), supporting the Project Fi-nance Manager in translating documents into local language and assisting in meetings upon request.
• Any other administrative task delegated by the Project Finance Manager.