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.