Fresher Finance Assistant NGO Jobs – Good Neighbors International

Job Title:     Finance Assistant
Organization: Good
Neighbors International
Duty Station: Jinja,
Uganda
Reports to: Administration
Manager
Salary: Ugx
800,000(Gross) Other Benefits Include; Field Perdiems, Insurance, Overtime,
External& Internal Workshops etc.
About US:
Good Neighbors is an
international, non-profit humanitarian organization committed to child
education, community development, and emergency relief projects in 30 countries
around the world. We have fundraising offices in the USA, Korea, and Japan, and
an International Cooperation Office in Geneva. Good Neighbors USA opened its
Los Angeles office in 2007, which currently handles fundraising, donor
management, volunteer programs, and marketing campaigns for all major projects.
In December 2010, a Washington D.C. office was established to network and
partner with other organizations, as well as obtain grants from U.S. government
agencies and foundations.
Job Summary:  The Finance Assistant will ensure compliance with all GNIUG
Financial Policies alongside donor policies, procedures, guidelines and rules.
She/he will seek and receive policy guidance/ instructions and support from
Administration Manager on their respective areas of responsibilities
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
 Finance Roles
  • Provide support in the preparation of
    the budget.
  • Implement financial policies and
    procedures.
  • Establish the Fund requirements, and
    maintain adequate cash levels in the bank and submits cash flow forecast
    every 30th of the month to the Administration Manager
  • Makes Bank payments, process approved
    payments of supplier / service provider invoices on the basis of complete
    documentation
  • Responsible for the management of
    Monthly cash books
  • Prepares weekly cashbooks’ with complete
    documentations for the entire project for review by Administration manager
    before sharing with the Country Director every Friday of the week
  • Provides the financial review of all
    Budget Requests (BR) and Request for payments in accordance to the set
    limit in the GNIUG financial Policies
  • Ensure month end cash counts are
    properly done and reconcile
  • Prepares monthly bank reconciliation.
  • Ensure copies of project files and
    related documents are correctly filled
  • Keep copies of all documents submitted
    to Country Director in file for reference in softcopy.
  • Monitor project budgets closely and
    advice program Manager/Project coordinators on any issues of concern.
  • Assist with the monthly, quarterly and
    annual GNIUG and donor reports preparation
  • Confirm that full accountabilities
    (documentations) are obtained for all expenditures and validity of claims
    all financial claims
  • Supporting administration manager to
    adequately prepare for independent audits
  • Responsible for banking activities
  • Ensure the safeguarding of all available
    funds
  • Reconcile the accounts payables
  • Reconcile the accounts
    receivables/advances and Issue receipts for all the funds received.
  • Ensure contracts are respected and paid
    for according to agreed terms of payments.
  • Perform any other duties as may be
    assigned from time to time
  • Uphold the GNIUG’s Code of Conduct.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The applicant must hold a university
    degree (Business Administration, Commerce,) or its equivalent
  • A minimum of two years of experience in
    similar position
  • Proven ability to understand and use
    basic accounting systems such as QuickBooks,
  • Have a strong aspiration and interest in
    humanitarian and community development works
  • Skills in administration
  • Good working knowledge and skill of
    computer
  • Previous experience in communications,
    humanitarian and government policy issues.
  • Ability to communicate in a diplomatic
    and assertive manner
  • Excellent inter-personal communication
    skills
  • Able to work gracefully under pressure;
    able to prioritize and handle multiple tasks
  • Must possess good skills for conflicts
    and Conflict resolutions.
  • Must be a self-directed, self-reliant
    and a person of High Integrity
  • Able to move away from home for long
    distances for organizational activities
How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified and interested Ugandan candidates are encouraged to send their
applications and updated CVs with working email addresses to:
moses.mukose@goodneighbors.org  or hand deliver to Good Neighbors
International Head Office, Plot 1728, White House CI, Muyenga, Block 244.
Deadline: 26th October 2018 by 5:oo pm 
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