Finance Coordinator Assistant

Médecins Sans Frontières

Location: Muyenga
Category: Finance

Job Type: N/A
Salary ( UGX) : Monthly

BACKGROUND
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an International independent medical humanitarian organization that delivers aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters, and exclusion from health care. MSF offers assistance to people based on need irrespective of race, religion, gender, or political affiliation.

MSF is committed to achieving workforce diversity; therefore, females are encouraged to apply.

Job: Finance Coordinator Assistant
Opening Date: 7^th December 2023
Duty station: Kampala
Contract Type: Fixed Term ( 6.5 months)
Start of work: 2^nd January 2024

Main responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Processing payments, ensuring that receipts and supporting documents meet the necessary quality standards
Filing and/or scanning hard copies of documents, entering information in the accounting software, and performing monthly closing procedures for the journals under his/her responsibility.
Proper management & follow-up of all operational advance and security envelop in regard to the Finance policy
Perform mandatory weekly cash inventory
Follow up on rent/service contracts and organize payments and their renewal
Upon request replace members of the team such as the Finance/Accounting Manager or Project Admin/Assistants during their absence
In charge of proper archive management including keeping the finance archive room in order
Follow up on the statutory deductions ( WHT, PAYE, NSSF, LST ) with the projects, and ensure proper timely filing and payments to the relevant bodies.
Generate and print supplier tax credit certificates, liaise and share the certificates with the responsible recipients
Ensure all double-signed accountancy documents are scanned and uploaded to the Finance Folder
Participate in the briefing of new staff (operational advance, cash hours, and acceptable accounting documents)

Education: Degree / Diploma in Business or Administration
Experience: Essential previous experience of at least 2 years in relevant jobs
Desirable experience in MSF or other NGOs
Knowledge: Essential computer literacy (word, excel, internet)

Interested candidates are invited to send their applications by email (Indicate FINCO ASSISTANT_First & Last name in the subject line). Applicants should include a CV, application letter, and copies of academic / work certificates) addressed to;
Finance & HR Coordinator
Médecins Sans Frontières
Plot 21 Ssemakula Close, Tank Hill Road
Muyenga
Email : msff-kampala-recruitment@paris.msf.org

NOTE: The candidature files will not be returned. Only photocopies of important documents should be submitted.
NOTE: Only persons responding to the job profile will be contacted for a written test and/or interview.

No monetary, goods or service offers, nor favoritism, will be tolerated in a recruiting process. MSF reserves the right to refuse any candidate having benefited from such acts. Any illicit solicitations can be reported to the justice system.

Deadline for receiving applications: Wednesday 13th December 2023 @ 17hr