Job Summary
Job Summary
Secours Islamique France (SIF) is seeking a Finance Assistant to support sound financial management, accounting processes and archiving activities for the Kenya and Somalia mission.
The position is responsible for ensuring accurate and timely financial transactions, documentation and reporting in compliance with SIF policies, donor requirements and Kenyan legislation.Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Ensure compliance with SIF financial policies, procedures, standard operating procedures (SOPs), donor requirements and applicable tax regulations.
Maintain sufficient cash for operations, including petty cash, through timely bank withdrawals and support cash movement processes.
Ensure safe custody and security of the cash box and Finance Safe.
Verify cash vouchers and supporting documents for completeness, accuracy, authorization and compliance before payment processing.
Record cash transactions in ERP cash books (KES, USD and EUR) and update Nairobi cash books on a daily basis.
Monitor staff advances and follow up on timely liquidation and submission of supporting documentation.
Conduct and prepare daily, weekly and monthly cash counts and reconciliations.
Follow up with field bases on timely cash counts and document submissions and review and reconcile monthly cash books.
Manage filing and archiving of all finance documents in both hard-copy and electronic formats.
Process bank payments in the absence of the Finance Officer and support bank book maintenance and bank reconciliations.
Support monthly, biannual and annual accounting closure processes.Required Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree (BA, BCom, (adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle||[]).push({});BBM or equivalent) in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a related field.
At least two (2) years of relevant experience in finance or accounting support within an NGO or humanitarian organization.
Knowledge of cash management, taxation and financial compliance requirements.
Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and internet-based systems.
Experience using ERP accounting software is an added advantage.Do No Harm Principle
Do No Harm Principle
Secours Islamique France considers diversity a strength and evaluates all applications fairly based on relevant skills and qualifications.
SIF is committed to the humanitarian principle of Do No Harm, ensuring the safety and protection of beneficiaries, employees, volunteers, partners and service providers.
The organization maintains a zero-tolerance policy towards fraud, corruption, harassment, abuse, violence and violations of safeguarding policies, legislation or the internal code of conduct.
The position is subject to criminal record verification and professional reference checks.
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