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Finance Assistant

Posted about 4 years ago by GIZ
Location Baghdad Job Type Permanent
Salary Sector Finance, Services
Under the of the Head of Project, the Finance Assistant will ensure that financial management and accounting procedures are implemented and followed in accordance with GIZ standards
Responsibilities:
  • Follow up the accountancy of the programme according to the rules and regulations of GIZ
  • Petty cash management (identifying cash requirements, cash withdrawals, keeping the cashbook, preparing and entering vouchers)
  • Management of the money flows and the receivables, their closure
  • Financial reporting to the superior
Tasks
  • Manage the cash box(es) / oversee the booking of all financial transactions in cash
  • Responsible for cash-based n the vouchers collected daily
  • Reconcile cash-books and cash accounts 
  • Report regularly and at any time on the content of the cash box (including any shortages in cash)
  • Report immediately all problems involving finance and regulations
  • Follow all rules and regulations for the monthly settlement
  • Avoid and / or eliminate all kind of errors in the cash accountancy
  • Prepare transfer slips and / or other bank documents according to the instructions of the Finance Officer
  • Arrange and facilitate payments letters for banks (small amounts)
  • Make bookings in close co-operation with the responsible of finance
  • Document money movement and file all the financial documentation according to the rules of GIZ
  • Make sure, that no document leaves the filing system without making copies and without assuring the return of the document
  • Support administrative and other bookkeeping staff to get cash related rules implemented
  • Send monthly journals and account balances to the superior
  • Work closely together with the accountant from the country office 
  • Maintain filing and keep information confidential
  • Assist in and/or carry out other tasks, as assigned
  • Prepare, transcribe, compose, type, edit, and distribute agendas and/or minutes of meetings
  • Establish, maintain, and update files, databases, records, and/or other soft and hard documentation for
  • Undertake further job training related to his/her position and duties, if required
 
 
Other duties/additional tasks 
The Finance Assistant
Take on additional roles and ensure maintenance is reported, carried out and monitored.
performs other duties and tasks at the request of management 
 
Required Qualifications and Competencies
  • Education: University degree in financial administration, finance, business administration. 
  • Minimum of 3 years of professional experience as cashier with an international NGO, international organization, or enterprise and familiar with international standards in accountancy and cash flow 
  • Thorough experience in working together with other administrative departments (administration, coordination, management of human resources, technical advisory services)
  • Responsibility: Independent execution of tasks according to existing planning and consultation with supervisor and colleagues. 
  • Tasks require constructive creative thinking, sometimes also conceptual initiative. 
  • Fluent Arabic and fluent English language proficiencies are mandatory (written and spoken). German language is an advantage. 
 
Other knowledge, additional competencies 
  • Office Software literacy 
  • Team player, proactive and responsible personality, innovative and flexible.
  • good working knowledge of ITC technologies (related software, phone, fax, email, the internet) and computer applications (e.g. MS Office) 
  • very good written and oral knowledge of English and Arabic and knowledge of German is advantage. 
  • politeness and helpfulness in dealing with visitors 
  • willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed – corresponding measures are agreed with management 

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