
Finance Officer at Medical Teams International
- Ethiopia
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Ensure all payment requisitions presented have sufficient support documents and are arithmetically accurate, correctly coded and fully authorized in line with the MTI finance manual before payment is made.
- Issue payments both in cash and bank, with approval from Team Lead/Country Director.
- Responsible for the office cash by ensuring secure custody, complete and accurate record is held at all times and requests for replenishment are made in a timely manner.
- Maintain a record of all bank transactions and prepare monthly bank reconciliations.
- Maintain proper filing of finance vouchers and records in both Teams folder (soft copy) and hard copies for future reference. After verification reviews, he/she will ensure that they get returned to their archives.
- Ensure that all vouchers are referenced sequentially, stamped “PAID”, scanned and uploaded to Teams (or UBW, if using) daily according to the MTI Finance manual
- Support in the preparation of project reports and any other financial reports
- Provide technical support to non-finance staff on financial policies and procedures.
- Verify with Logistics Department that the asset register agrees with physical assets and complies with Medical Teams policy
- Participate in the preparation of cash flows and budget requirements.
- Ensure Statutory deductions, payments and remittance reports are done by designated deadlines.
- Liaise with supervisors and managers to collect timesheets.
- Provide administrative support to Finance Manger through scheduling meetings, arranging in-country travel and lodging for international staff, supporting new office set-up, etc.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and other related field.
- 2 years of work experience in Finance & Accounting
- Basic knowledge of non-profit accounting
- Desired: Knowledge of ERP systems and computerized accounting software such as Sage, Unit4, etc.
- Excellent skills using Excel, familiar with other Microsoft programs including Teams
- Skilled in explaining financial procedures to non-finance staff
- A good command of both written and spoken English and Tigrigna, with strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to maintain detailed records with high accuracy
- Highly organized with good quantitative ability
- Ability to prioritise to manage competing tasks
- Ability to act with integrity and maintain the highest ethical standards
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of highly sensitive information
- Ability to support MTI Calling and adhere to the MTI Code of Conduct
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