Cashier

A.   Responsibilities

The Cashier is responsible to stand by and step in on demand for cashier services of all Projects as well as Service Unit in Dohuk. He/she takes care that the services in the department is provided correctly and in accordance with GIZ financial management and accounting procedures.
 

B.   Tasks

1. Financial services

• assists the projects to handle and manage cash as per the GIZ instruction with creditor and debtor administration, including local subsidies and agreements with national appraisers

• prepares transfers and/or other bank documents and checks these before execution

• makes monthly payments and foreign currency transactions and optimises these

• is responsible for administrative aspects of financial management, e.g. bank withdrawals, direct debit orders

       2. Travel Claims, calculation and preparation for payment

• calculates the travel claims for internal travels and prepares the documents for payment

• is responsible for deducting taxes, social security and adjustment payments

        3.Other duties/additional tasks

• photocopies and scans documents as needed

• Translates vouchers and other small documents where necessary

• reports without delay to the person responsible for accounting on all problems in financial administration and compliance with rules

• is responsible for filing financial administration documents and treating information confidentially

• performs other duties and tasks at the request of management
   

C.   Required qualifications, competences and experience Qualifications

• certificate/diploma or comparable qualification from a commercial academy (accounting)

Professional experience

• at least 1-3 years’ professional experience in a comparable position

Other knowledge, additional competences

• knowledge of accounting software is an advantage

• good working knowledge of ITC technologies (related software, phone, fax, email, the internet) and computer applications (e.g. MS Office)

• very good knowledge of the European language widely used in the country, ideally a knowledge of German

• willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed – corresponding measures are agreed with management