Finance Assistant (Maban and Renk)

Job description

About RI: Relief International is an international non-profit organization that partners with communities impacted by conflict, climate change and disaster to save lives, build greater resilience and promote long-term health and wellbeing. People living in fragile settings face complex, interconnected and deep-rooted crises that often tear a hole in the social fabric of communities. When this happens, our teams work closely with community leaders; first focusing on critical health needs, and then, as communities recover, focusing on both health and wellbeing programming that helps reweave the social fabric for greater resilience in the future. Our team of more than 7,000 staff and local volunteers work in 15 countries across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, providing Health and Nutrition, WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene), Education and Livelihoods programming that is safe, truly local, conflict sensitive, climate smart, evidence based, and reaches those in need. Relief International is a 60-year-old international NGO alliance that is the product of mergers and alliances between four organizations. Today, Relief International is comprised of Relief International, Inc., Relief International-France, Relief International-UK and Relief International-Europe, all of which are led by a single senior leadership team. Position Summary : The Finance Assistant is responsible for assisting in the management of daily financial records, transactions, and reporting. Key Responsibilities The Finance Assistant; Make all payments in accordance with RI finance procedures and finance checklist:- Review supporting documents for each payment to ensure completeness before payment is done and prepare payments vouchers for every payment. Make sure that expenditures have been verified with the correct coding, approval (as per the Approval Matrix) before payment is processed. Daily capturing of Petty Cash, Bank and Working Cash Advance (WCA) transactions on Offline Spreadsheet and reconcile with the Petty Cash, Bank & WCA register balances and verify the balances with the actual physical balances on daily, monthly and on demand basis. Send weekly Cash book, Cash count, Salary/NSIFs Reconciliations and the updated WCA Tracker. To upload the staff with the Outstanding WCA and ensure the WCA has been settled by the staff with 7 working days once returned from the mission. Scan and upload all finance documents in the shared OneDrive monthly. To review the monthly documents and ensure that they are complete according the the Finance Checklist. Take a support role during internal and external audits of the field Operations and availing the necessary documents and also implement all the recommendations concerning finance. Plan and organize weekly and monthly cash counts and file signed records on cash count file. Ensures that the Field financial and related documents are properly filed in well labelled with correct information on each file box every month and to be ready at any time to be transferred to the central archives as needed. Ensure the effective and efficient use of all RI resources in order to keep costs low and ensure the security of staff. This includes spot checks and inventories as appropriate, as well as annual stock take procedures. To perform any other work/job as assigned by the Senior Finance Officer/Finance Manager/Coordinator/Area Manager. Qualification and Minimum Requirements: Applicants should; Diploma or degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field. Minimum 1-2 years of relevant work experience. basic knowledge of accounting principles Proficiency in tools like Excel or accounting software (e.g., QuickBooks) Strong numerical and analytical skills High level of accuracy and attention to detail Good organizational and time management skills GENERAL CONDITIONS : Applicant must not be a person with criminal records or have been convicted of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), Sexual Harassment and Child Abuse cases. We would like to share Relief International's values with you: We uphold the Humanitarian Principles: humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and operational independence. We affirmatively engage the most vulnerable communities. We value: Inclusiveness Transparency and Accountability Agility and Innovation Collaboration Sustainability APPLICATION SUBMISSION CRITERIA HOW TO APPLY: Aspiring, potential, and interested applicants should submit copies of non-returnable motivational letter, national ID, CV and copies of academic documents through bamboo. All above mentioned documents should be non-returnable. Because this position is urgently needed to be fill, short listing shall be conducted before the deadline/as applications are being received (On rolling basis) and only shortlisted applicants will be contacted within two weeks of closing date. This is a national position. Deadline: 31st March 2026-4:30 pm SSD local time Qualified Females are highly encouraged to apply