Finance Assistant - ACTED Organization

Background on ACTED
Since 1993, as an international non-governmental organization, ACTED has been committed to immediate humanitarian relief to support those in urgent need and protect people’s dignity, while co-creating longer term opportunities for sustainable growth and fulfilling people’s potential. ACTED endeavors to respond to humanitarian crises and build resilience; promote inclusive and sustainable growth; co-construct effective governance and support the building of civil society worldwide by investing in people and their potential. We go the last mile: ACTED’s mission is to save lives and support people in meeting their needs in hard to reach areas. With a team of 4,300 national staff 300 international staff, ACTED is active in 35 countries and implements more than 490 projects a year reaching over 11 million beneficiaries.
Position profile:
Position: Finance Assistant
Gender: Any
Contract duration: 6 months (open to extension)
Contract Type: Full-time
Starting date: Mar-2020
Closing date: 27th- Feb-2020
Assignment
The finance assistant is in charge of the area’s cashier, filing and accountancy task, under close consideration of the Country Finance Manager and the Officer Manager.
Functions

Daily Basis:


Every day: ensure of having daily exchange rates of currency;
Voucher & Cashbook: filling of voucher(s) & registration of voucher in cashbook;
Payment: make payments for all items and services which have been approved by the Area coordinator;
Safe & Cashbook checking: at the end of each day, the cashbook and the safe should be checked and the balance should correspond;
Money Exchange Dealing: whenever needed, change money for the cashbooks and register it in cashbook;
Money Transfer Dealing: registration and exchange of voucher reference between Country Office and area.


Monthly Basis :


At the end of each month: the balance in the cashbook and in the safe should be checked and the cash checking statement should be established and signed by the cashier and his area coordinator;
Vouchers: quality of vouchers should be checked by the Cashier at the end of each months
Cashbook & SAGA: cashbook and SAGA should be checked before closing the accounting month;
Advances: ensure the clearance of all advances for the staff, before paying the salary.


General:


Commit to the humanitarian principles of strict neutrality, religious and political impartiality and non-discrimination;
Report and clarify any work-related issues and challenges to supervisor in timely manner;
Respect time including to work, meetings, deadlines and other reasonable requests;
Maintain a good team spirit and stimulating working environment amongst staff and colleagues;
Commit to honest, high quality work in all aspects of responsibilities;
Be solution-driven;
Consider safety and security in the field, and immediately report all incidents to the security focal point;
Undertake any other tasks as reasonably assigned by the area coordinator

Qualifications

Diploma in Accounting or Finance
At least 2 year previous experience as accountant or cashier
Fluency in written and spoken English
Outstanding Organizing and filing skills
Attention to detail
Ideally previous experience in the NGO sector
Professional Excel skills

 
HOW TO APPLY

TO APPLY: We look forward to receiving both: Cover letter+ your CV with 2-3 references attached by email to: benghazi.jobs@acted.org

THE POSITION YOUR APPLYING FOR HAS TO BE SUBJECTED IN YOUR EMAIL OTHERWISE YOUR CV WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
Please note Only qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview

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