Finance Assistant (National Position) 100 views

All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organization’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.

Roles & Responsibilities:

The purpose of the assistant position is to assist in the day to day implementation of the support functions responsibilities.

Generic responsibilities

• Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
• Assist with the implementation of the support function portfolio according to plan of action
• Prepare and develop status reports as required by management
• Ensure proper filing of documents
• Promote and share ideas for improvement of the support function

Specific Responsibilities

• Handle petty cash and be responsible for the operation
• Prepare check for approved payment voucher
• Proper Documentation of payments (make sure that all documents are attached e.g. Delivery, Cash Receipt, Delegation letter, cheque copy, and etc.) of petty cash box in NRC office
• Submit approved procurement report to the tax office
• Make sure that all documents related to income tax and withholding tax settlement are organized
• Prepare withholding tax receipt and settlement form for all payments
• Facilitate any payment to the tax office (I/tax, W/tax, pension)
• Filling (Sequential arrangement and labeling of monthly AA and field finance files and other finance office documents)
• Stamping (Make sure that all payments have paid stamp)
• Photocopying and scanning of documents for 1560 transaction
• Assist in arranging finance documents during NRC Internal /external auditing
• Collect advices, checks and statements from the bank
• Other tasks assigned by your supervisor

Generic Professional competencies

• Experience from working as a Finance Assistant in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Some knowledge of English

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in the field of Accounting with minimum of two-years experience handling of cash, recording of accounting data/tax data/procurement data
• Basic Computer Skills (common Microsoft Windows and Office applications)
• Fluency in both spoken and written English and Amharic

Behavioral competencies

• Handling insecure environment
• Planning and delivering results
• Empowering and building trust
• Communicating with impact and respect