Assistant Finance Officer Vacancy

To support the finance department in financial management. The Assistant Finance Officer will be responsible for the verification of procurement and payment information.

LINE MANAGEMENT/POSITION IN ORGANISATION
DMT Grade B2
Reports to Finance Officer / Area Coordinator
Dotted line management: Finance Manager
Liaises closely with the Tearfund sectors, Area Coordinator, and Port-au-Prince Finance management staff

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
1. To implement the DMT Financial Procedures in the Leogane – Uplands or Leogane - Uplands office
2. Undertake the day to day finance function including oversight of cash disbursements, cash receipts, banking, and petty cash management, collection and payment of relevant taxes to local authorities and other finance related tasks
3. Maintain accurate records of all financial transactions
4. Prepare accurate and timely cash and bank records
5. Prepare the payroll of national staff and prepare the payroll journal entry including the tax and social insurance components
6. Provide assistance to the Area Coordinator on analysis of budget-to-actual reports
7. Monitor compliance with finance and procurement regulations. This includes monitoring compliance with expense authority limits and good procurement practice and spending practice
8. Manage payments, creditors, accruals, debtors and prepayments
9. Assist in budget preparation and budget management
10. Train staff to understand and appreciate finance systems/procedures and their responsibilities in ensuring compliance
11. To perform any other duties requested by and agreed to in discussion with the supervisor

Education / Qualifications:
Tertiary qualification in business, finance, accounting or similar

Experience:
Proven experience in:
• Cash management
• Preparation of accounts up to Balance Sheet
• Creditors (accruals) and debtors (prepayments) management
• Management of procurement and payments
• Internal controls experience

Skills & Abilities:
• Good IT skills (Word and Excel)
• Good written and oral English
• Ability to prioritise and organise
• Ability to work as part of multi-cultural team
• Works well under pressure

This position is based in Leogane / Gressier

Monthly gross salary: 48,991 HTG

Please email to dmt-haiti-recruitment@tearfund.org a copy of your current CV, a cover letter outlining your experience and a completed Tearfund application form which can be obtained by requesting from dmt-haiti-recruitment@tearfund.org

2010-04-24