Finance Assistant

Key Responsibilities: Assist in daily finance office procedures routine ( Cash Book recording, posting and payment process) Upload of cashbooks and basic journals to PeopleSoft accounting system, in order to enable senior finance person to review and post. on daily basis responsible for proper filing of processed payment, requests, floats... To monitor cashbooks, float registers, salary advance register and perform cash count and bank reconciliation. Review payments up to 200 GBP or equivalent in local currency before authorized from budget holder. Assist finance officer in Month end and year end process Assist the finance Department in communications with local external contacts, such as the bank, partners, suppliers, external Audit. Assist the finance department and donor accountant in preparing documentation to prepare donor reports. Assist finance team with Audit process and preparing of samples. Perform other financial tasks given by line manager when necessary Skills and Competencies : (E) = Essential      (D) = Desirable Proven computer skills (E) Some proven skills to undertake some duties. (D) Ability to learn and develop. (D) Commitment. (E) Numeracy identifying basic errors. (E) Responsible, flexible, adaptable, prioritising. (E) Good team player and builder. (D) Accuracy at speed. (E) Timeliness. (E) Good communicator. (D) Reliable and Consistent. (E) Can follow instructions under limited supervision. (D) Can suggest solutions and improvments to errors / systems. (D)