JOB ADVERT: Finance Assistant

Dimensions of Role:
Financial measures or statistics relevant to post such as budget; list of direct and indirect reports

• Cash disbursement and journals,
• Accurate and systematic filling of documents
• Month end reporting

Typical Responsibilities - Key End Results of Position:
“What” is done and “why”, but not “how”; include indicators for success

• Processes Payment Vouchers, Journal Vouchers through SAP on time and in accordance with the Operations Manual.
• Ensure that all the payments and journal attachments are cancelled with the stamp “PAID” before approval by the supervisor.
• Encodes accrual accounting entries in accordance with the accrual accounting plan of action.
• Coordinates the receipt of all fund requests from Program Units and from all department units and ensures accuracy of fund request received from various department units.
• Maintains complete and accurate file of fund transfer transmittals and ensures that bank Balances will have sufficient balance to avoid no sufficient funds at any given point in time.
• Records all documents from other departments in the appropriate ledger (LPO, payment requests, PO, POM, PCR…) for traceability
• Records all documents sent out of Finance Department to the appropriate ledger for traceability
• Liaise with other departments to prepare the monthly and the weekly cash forecast
• Files all Disbursement Vouchers/Journal Vouchers systematically no later than the     following month, with all supporting documents attached and duly stamped with PAID, date and check number indicated.
• Safe-keeps all unused checks and check stubs in the vault.
• Process payment to staff and keep unused funds to the vault
• Prepare the cash situation in a weekly basis and send to the Country Accountant for review
• Ensure that all the Projects Vs Actual report are shared with the Project Coordinator every 25th of the month before the closure to correct all inconsistencies if any.
• Prepares Year-End schedules and reports accurately and on time and provides assistance in the consolidation of PUs Budget during budget period.     
• Ensure that Plan’s Child Protection Policy and related procedures are adhered to in all aspects of work
  Perform others tasks assigned by the supervisor
  Ensure that Plan’s gender policy is properly implemented especially through the day to day work

Communications and Working Relationships:
Working contacts inside and outside the organization; include the purpose and level (high, medium, low) of the contact

• Has high contact with all NW/SW Program Staff and program unit Account staff to perform his/her assignment

Knowledge, Skills, Behaviors, and Experience Required to Achieve Role’s Objectives:
Gained through education, training, & experience

Qualification and Experience

• HND or BTS in accounting, finance, management, economics
• At least 2 years experience preferably in an international development organization,

Skills Specific to the post needed to put knowledge into practice.

• Accounting experience, in data entry
• Knowledge of local finance system,
• Computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet),
• Be bilingual (English and French)

NEXT STEP: 

To apply for this job, kindly click on "Apply". Your application should include:

• A cover letter
• A comprehensive CV including details of two referees, one of whom should be your current of most recent supervisor

Location: Bamenda/Buea/Kumba – CAMEROON

Closing date: March 19th, 2020