Overall purpose of the role

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES

Experience and technical competencies:

• Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience in financial/accounting field
• Advanced proficiency in Excel
• Basic proficiency in PowerPoint and Word
• Experience in working in NGOs

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• University Degree in Finance/Accounting or Business Administration or equivalent professional qualification

LANGUAGES  

• Written and verbal fluency in English and Arabic is mandatory.

• Manage day-to-day accounting functions, including regular cash verification, cash/bank reconciliation, monthly cashbooks closing, advances’ reconciliation, timely submission of accounts to Coordination Office.
• Finalize monthly payroll in coordination with HR department.
• Ensure payments to suppliers and recurrent expenditures are made in a timely manner with the appropriate authorization.
• Control all the supporting documentation produced in the field office/sub office
• Brief the Area Support Services Manager on matters associated with finance on a bi-weekly and monthly basis.
• Work closely with the Area Support Services Manager to ensure that thorough and effective budgetary control is undertaken in North Darfur office and sub offices
• Oversee the project-end procedures, ensuring that all payments are finalized within the liquidation period and all payments have been made within the project period
• Ensure monthly meetings are held with project team leaders/lead officers to discuss key issues, reasons for these, and any remedial action that is required.
• Prepare for local audits in collaboration with Coordination office fielding requests as needed.
• Ensure that inventory and assets lists are maintained and regularly updated in coordination with logistics department.
• Monitor and ensure up to date balances in the balance sheet accounts that relate to Central area.
• Monitor the cash and bank balances and ensure that office is liquid enough to meet the DRC obligations to the third parties.
• Compile all the cash counts and payments tracker regularly.

• Advanced proficiency in Excel
• Basic proficiency in PowerPoint and Word

• University Degree in Finance/Accounting or Business Administration or equivalent professional qualification
• Written and verbal fluency in English and Arabic is mandatory.