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Job Title:   Finance Assistant (Fresher NGO Jobs)

Organisation: Medical Teams International (MTI)

Duty Station: Mbarara, Uganda

About US:

Medical Teams International is a faith-based not for profit health relief and development organization with a Calling “Daring to love like Jesus, we boldly break barriers to health and restore wholeness in a hurting world.” MTI-UG has operations in West Nile and South western Uganda. We provide Comprehensive Primary Health Care, Reproductive Health, HIV/AIDS and Nutrition.

Job Summary:  The Finance Assistant mainly provides support in the implementation of internal controls for processing project-level transactions in accordance with GAAP, MTI Finance Manual and donor requirements.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• To ensure all payment requisitions presented to him/her are fully authorized in line with the MTI finance manual, and deductions are calculated accurately before payment is made.
• Review receipts, expenditures, purchase orders, distributions, and disbursement orders to ensure proper cost allocations and compliance with established regulatory standards.
• Ensure a complete and accurate record of all cash transactions is always maintained; that expenditure of petty cash is fully monitored; and requests for replenishment are made in a timely manner, when required
• He/she is responsible for vouchers in archives in both unit4 folder and hard copies for future references before being sent to country office. After verification reviews he/she will ensure that they get returned to their archives.
• Ensure that all vouchers are properly coded, stamped PAID, scanned uploaded to unit4 and hard copies filed daily, and referenced sequentially according to the MTI Finance manual
• Support in preparation of project financial reports by summarizing all the vouchers correctly and submitting according to the MTI policy
• Provide technical support to non-finance staff on financial policies and procedures
• Verify with Logistics Department that the asset register agrees with physical assets and complies with MTI policy
• Participate in preparation of annual cash flows and budget requirements.
• Liaise with supervisors and managers to collect timesheets
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant should preferably hold a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration (Accounting) is required;
• Two years of work experience in Finance & Accounting
• INGO experience will be an added advantage
• Basic knowledge of non-profit accounting
• Knowledge of ERP systems and computerized accounting software such as Sage, Unit4, etc.
• Skilled in using ERP system to process financial transactions
• Skilled in explaining financial procedures to non-finance staff
• A good command of both written and spoken English, with strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to maintain detailed records with high accuracy
• Highly organized with good quantitative ability
• Ability to prioritise to manage competing tasks
• Ability to act with integrity and maintain the highest ethical standards
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of highly sensitive information
• Ability to support MTI Calling and adhere to the MTI Code of Conduct

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested applicants should apply online at the link below.

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