Finance Assistant at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) - Belgium

Médecins Sans Frontières is a private, international organisation. The organisation is made up mainly of doctors and health sector workers and is also open to all other professions which might help in achieving its aims.

Médecins Sans Frontières provides assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters and to victims of armed conflict. They do so irrespective of race, religion, creed or political convictions.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance Assistant

Location: Abakaliki, Ebonyi
Employment Type: Full-time
Contract Period: Indefinite

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Implementing cash management procedures in order to ensure the highest control and security, and ensure cash availability.
• Processing the payment to suppliers and keep strict on all documentation involved, informing the administration manager of any sort of disparity
• Carrying out all accounting tasks and activities, classifying, preparing and filing of all accounting pieces in accounting software, in order to ensure strict control of all expenditures and the reliability of statements and documentation.

MSF Section / Context Specific Accountabilities

• Update Social security & Tax office employee files in order to meet legal requirements.
• Draw up monthly pay slips for all staff, editing and updating the necessary data in order to ensure the punctuality and accuracy of staff payroll.
• Assist the finance manager in the provision of monthly treasury and planning in order to ensure the coverage of daily needs, advances on salaries, payroll, etc.
• Process the payment to suppliers and keep strict on all documentation involved, informing the finance manager of any of disparity.
• Carry out all accounting tasks and activities in order to ensure strict control of all expenditures and the reliability of statements and documentation.
• Classify and prepare all accounting pieces as requested by the finance manager.
• File the accounting documents and enter the accounting pieces in the accounting software with the support from the finance manager.

Minimum Required Skills and Qualifications
Education:

• Must possess a First Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or any related field with strong numerical/analytical background.
• ICAN, ACCA, CFA, MSc, MBA certifications will be of added advantage

Experience:

• Essential previous working experience of at least two years in relevant jobs.
• Desirable experience in MSF or other NGOs in developing countries.

Languages:

• English Language essential
• Igbo language desirable.

Application Closing Date
27th October, 2021.