Finance Officer – General Accounts

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Daily Functions: Assist with the review of employee expense report, payroll payments, tax payments, cash advance request and similar smaller payments which may not pass through the Grants and Compliance unit threshold Responsible for Navigator entries and archiving related to Bank Transactions Responsible for maintaining accounting records, ensuring that records are complete, accurate and safeguarded. Custodian of finance voucher per Mercy Corps standard procedures and policies   Monthly Accounting Cycle: Provide support in managing the month-end accounting close process, ensuring accuracy and completeness of the ledgers, journal bathes and all supporting documentation Review monthly reconciliations of bank accounts and balance sheet accounts, and monthly cost allocations Ensure proper calculation and on-time payments of payroll, benefits and taxes if applicable Support in the amortization process of prepayments and payables Provide support in the preparation and payment processes of monthly national staff payroll Review of all monthly outstanding advances and perform aging analysis and ensure that all outstanding advances are settled cleared on time Perform intercompany account reconciliation and ensure they are cleared from the country ledger plus any other transit accounts Provide support in submission of yearend packages Perform any other similar tasks that may be reasonable assigned by the line manager in any one of the components above.