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Job Title:                              Finance Assistant

Reporting To:                     Admin & Finance Coordinator

Job Status:                           Contractual

Job Location:                      Multan

JOB PURPOSE / SUMMARY

Finance Assistant (FA) will enable the smooth operation of the finance activities, maintains records, support Admin & Finance Coordinator (AFC) in overall management of finance resources, monitoring and financial controls. FA will assist AFC in consolidation of financial information for management analysis. 

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Cash Management

FA will do day to day cash payments and will manage staff floats/advances for Punjab Office.

Bank Management

FA will make routine bank payments on cheque days and will ensure complete supporting documentation for Punjab Office.

Payroll 

FA will assist AFC in monthly payroll preparation by collecting & reviewing payroll supporting sheets from Admin Assistant

Financial Records

FA will assist AFC in keeping financial record of Punjab Office and Partner files up to date and in filing properly.

Fixed Assets

Assist Admin staff in asset verification and updating records for Punjab Office

Audit

Assist in internal and external audit as required

RELATIONSHIP

Responsible For (Staff): Nil

Liaises With: Admin & Finance Coordinator, Programme Manager, Programme team, Suppliers, Partners

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential:

Partly qualified from ICMAP Stage-I, ICAP-Foundation, ACCA Part II, MBA Finance, M. Com

At least 3 years’ work experience in relevant field.

Must be computer literate with a comprehensive knowledge of MS Excel & accounting packages

Good communication & team building skills

Desirable:

Knowledge of development issues & concepts

Experience of working in an insecure environment

Special Skills, Aptitude or Personality Requirements:

Active team player adaptable and flexible

Willing to travel to remote field areas with basic living conditions

Ability to regulate own time and perform to deadlines.

Command of MS Office

Experience on accounting programmes will be a plus.

Capacity building and training skills

Good interpersonal and communication skills

Basic report writing skill

Basic analytical and problem solving skill

WORK ENVIRONEMNT

Must have good prioritization skills with reasonable decision making abilities. Organization as a humanitarian organization responds to emergencies which may affect routine work.

ACCOUNTABILITY

Responsibility to ensure transparency & best value of money and facilitate process to improve accountability to beneficiaries and donors (HAP)

AUTHORITY

Finance Assistant will work within financial delegation framework of Organization. Authorized to detect and report frauds cases to the senior management as per anti-fraud policy.

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

Organization Programme, like other INGOs working in Organization, sometime has to operate in risky

Environment/areas. Organization has security management plan to deal with threats and to minimize the risk.

ORGANIZATION CODE OF CONDUCT AND ASSOCIATED POLICIES

Organization has a Code of Conduct and associated policies (Programme Participant Protection Policy, the Child Safeguarding Policy and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy) which has been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants, especially beneficiaries, from abuse and exploitation, and to clarify the responsibilities of organizational staff, partner organisations, and anyone engaged by organization or visiting our programmes, and the standards of behaviour expected of them. In this context all organization staff has a responsibility to the organisation to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct of their work in accordance with organization’s core values and mission.  

Any candidate offered a job with organization will be expected to sign the Code of Conduct and its associated policies as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Code of Conduct and associated policies candidates demonstrate they have understood its content and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of this document.

Any breach of the Organization Code of Conduct and its associated polices by employees of organization during the course of their employment will result in disciplinary action up to, and including, dismissal.