Financial Assistant

I.          Responsibilities:   a.     General objectives   The Finance Assistant is in charge of the base’s Safe and of all operations related to money. S/He will be responsible of the following tasks: Deal with transfers and exchanges of money Manage the petty cash Follow up on the cash flow (PRATIC)     b.    Key responsibilities   On a Daily Basis:   Ensure that the Finance Department has exchange rates of currency Fill in Vouchers on a regular basis and ensure registration of vouchers in the cashbook Proceed with payments for all items and services approved by the Area coordinator Check the Safe & Cashbook at the end of each day and ensure that the balance matches Deal with Money Exchange, change money for the cashbooks whenever needed and register it Deal with Money Transfer, registration and exchange of voucher reference between Country Office and area Deal with projects Cash for Work on a regular basis to ensure payment of field workers   On a Monthly Basis:   At the end of each month, check the balance in the cashbook and in the safe and release the cash checking statement with the area coordinator Check vouchers quality on a regular basis Check Cashbook & SAGA before closing the accountancy for the month Ensure all advances are cleared for the staff, before paying the salary Completing Cash request procedures in coordination with Logistics and Program in the base and report to the Country Office   Experience in Cash Grant programs is an asset.