Finance Technical Assistant

All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organization’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships. 

 1.      Role and responsibilities

The purpose of Finance Assistant – Cashier position provide day to day financial accounting of all the financial transactions in compliance with government and NRC financial policies and procedures.

 Generic responsibilities

• Prepare all payments vouchers and cheques while ensuring adequacy and accuracy of supporting documentation
• Record all cash movements and undertake periodic cash counts
• Ensure accuracy of all invoices, payments, vouchers and receipts together with their supporting documents, and accurately enter in the accounting system as appropriate
• Assist in bank accounts and cashboxes reconciliations
• Undertake timely analysis and submission or filing of all financial documentation.
• Scan all vouchers, contracts and other financial documents as well as supporting documents on regular basis
• Maintain proper filling system for all financial and accounting documents
• Assist in preparation of periodic financial reports and submit for review
• Follow up on advances, refunds and other outstanding matters
• Assist in accounting procedures reviews to ensure compliance with all the applicable accounting laws and statutory regulations, NRC requirements and donor regulations.
• Perform other duties assigned.

Specific responsibilities

•  Preparing and verifying payments vouchers and cheques while ensuring adequacy and accuracy of supporting documentation.

• Scan all vouchers, contracts and other financial documents as well as supporting documents on regular basis

Critical interfaces

 Relevant interfaces for this position are:

• Assist preparation of periodic financial reports relevance to active Projects and submit them for review.

• Ensure accuracy of all invoices, payments, vouchers and receipts together with their supporting documents, and accurately enter in the accounting system and bank accounts and cashboxes reconciliations.

Competencies are important in order for the employee and the organization to deliver desired results. They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following two categories:

1. Professional competencies

These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance.

 Generic professional competencies:

• University degree hold in Finance/Accounting

• Familiar with different types of financial accounting systems and excel, access sheets as well

 Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:

• Minimum of 2 years’ relevant experience. (Good knowledge with INGOs duties and tasks considers as advantage)

• Numerical skills

• Good office administration skills

• Strong and proactive interpersonal skills

• Good computer spreadsheet skills with exposure to computer-based accounting systems

• Excellent communication, including report writing skills

• Accurate and with keen attention to detail.

2. Behavioral competencies

These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. NRC’s Competency Framework states 12 behavioral competencies, and the following are essential for this position:

• Handling insecure environment

• Planning and delivering results

• Empowering and building trust

• Communicating with impact and respect