Vacancies

Finance Intern

Deadline: 1st July, 2018

Employment Type 

Full-time

Job Functions

Finance

Preference

Corps Member with background in Finance or Accounting

Job Responsibilities

The chief responsibility entails providing support for financial operation for the organisation.  It entails the following responsibilities –

  • Prepare project budgets and produce monthly expenditure report whilst monitoring expenditure regularly;
  • Prepare quarterly financial report in line with donor specific request and format;
  • Process bills and invoices related to project and also manage daily office petty cash and bank accounts with the support of the administrative assistant;
  • Assist the programme officers and Managers to ensure that project activities run smoothly;
  • Maintain procurement processes and office assets register;
  • Draft meeting agenda, take minutes, prepare memos and note forward action points for all with respect to finance;
  • Help in organisation of programmes within or with other parties.

Required Skills and Competence

  • A first degree or similar experience in relevant discipline e.g. business management, accounting, finance and project administration;
  • Good experience in finance administration evident in good numeracy skills;
  • Above average proficiency in Excel, Power point and Microsoft Word;
  • Excellent written and oral communication ability needed in preparation of financial analysis and narrative;
  • Ability to communicate in another official language will pass as an advantage;
  • Excellent organizational skills and ability to work in a changing environment is required;
  • Good use of office equipment and other office software is required;
  • Self driven, with capacity to work with little or no supervision;
  • Attention to details and ability to process information accurately is essential;
  • Good team player with ability to anticipate and meet needs of partners.