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TITLE: Finance Intern
SUPERVISOR: Finance Officer
COUNTRY PROGRAM: Somalia
LOCATION: Nairobi
BACKGROUND
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst
humanitarian
crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in
1933 at the request
of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing
assistance to refugees
forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries
and 22 U.S. cities,
we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and
struggling to
endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.
The IRC has been working in Somalia since 2006, providing essential
services to conflict
and disaster affected communities. The IRC has been operational in
Central Somalia
(Mudug and Galgaduud), Mogadishu and Puntland regions implementing
interventions in
the areas of livelihood, WASH, Governance, protection and primary
health reaching out
to more than 250,000 conflict and drought affected Somalis.
SCOPE OF WORK
The finance intern will assist in Bank payment processing, filing and
accounting with the
aid of the Finance Officer.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
Bank Payment Processing
Assisting in processing of payments in Finance dept by writing
cheques, facilitating
approvals and preparation of remittances
Assisting the Finance Assistant in maintaining the payments register
and ensuring all
incoming payments are recorded by the relevant staff.
Assist in reconciling supplier statements and ensuring all balance
are up to date.
Prepare all cheque and WEB (Online payments) disbursement vouchers
USD, Kshs
and Euro. Ensure the payment is fully supported and duly authorized per
the
authorized delineation chart before writing the cheque.
Preparation of remittances for cheque release, filing the same and
ensuring the
remittance register is duly signed.
Filing
Rubber stamping ‘paid’ on all documents once cash vouchers and
cheques are signed
and cash and cheques disbursed and before filing
Maintain an organized and well documented (all files must be labeled
properly and
visibly) and sequential filing system for all disbursement vouchers
Assist in the retrieval and putting back documentation for audit
purposes.
Accounting
Assist in compiling accruals for closing grants and preparing
journals
Compilation of commitments for input in BVAs.
Be receptive to the training IRC will give to develop your technical
and professional
competence
Be adaptable and flexible with a view to taking on board new tasks
and new
assignments in due course
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum CPA II qualification
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND
COMPETENCIES
Knowledge in Excel
Knowledge of basic accounting
Deadline for applications: 18th October 2013
Sending applications: Interested candidates are requested to send their
application and
CV to the email Address: IRCSomaliaJobs@rescue.org with the subject
line as IRC
Somalia Jobs - Application for the position of Finance Intern
