Finance Assistant - AP Shared Services

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Undergraduate degree in Business, Accounting Finance or a related field
  
• Two-years work experience working in a finance office in an NGO or commercial sector
  
• Proven ability to prioritise in order to meet deadlines.
  
• Financial accounting and AP experience
  
• Interpersonal skills and ability to interact with all departments
  
• Ability to conduct coaching and training
  
• Competent in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and accounting systems
  
• Good communication skills
  
• Commitment to Save the Children values.
  
• Commitment to SCI Values
  
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches
  

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.
  
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
  

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same.
  
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others.
  
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
  

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters.
  
• Values diversity sees it as a source of competitive strength.
  
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
  

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
  
• Willing to take disciplined risks.
  

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity.
  

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Undergraduate degree in Business, Accounting Finance or a related field
  
• Two-years work experience working in a finance office in an NGO or commercial sector
  
• Proven ability to prioritise in order to meet deadlines.
  
• Financial accounting and AP experience
  
• Interpersonal skills and ability to interact with all departments
  
• Ability to conduct coaching and training
  
• Competent in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and accounting systems
  
• Good communication skills
  
• Commitment to Save the Children values.
  
• Commitment to SCI Values
  
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches
  

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.
  
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
  

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same.
  
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others.
  
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
  

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters.
  
• Values diversity sees it as a source of competitive strength.
  
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
  

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
  
• Willing to take disciplined risks.
  

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity.
  

• Prepares monthly Cash Forecasts, liaising with all departments on their cash needs within the set deadlines.
  
• Process all bank payments vouchers including statutory deductions and ensure these are paid before deadlines
  
• Perform balance sheet reconciliation for assigned accounts.
  
• Supporting in archiving of payment vouchers and retrieving support documents for Audits
  
• Support in management of office petty cash and petty cash reconciliation
  
• Maintain updated programme advance tracker & Process petty cash vouchers and data entry.
  
• Performs recharges as directed by finance officer
  
• Prepares General Ledger and Cash Offline Spreadsheet for posting in the financial system.
  
• Assists in Preparing and posting adjustments and reallocation Journals.
  
• Records data on the General Ledger and Cash Offline Spreadsheets (GLACOS) for AP Finance transactions
  
• Ensures accurate budget code are entered in the GLACOS and validation is complete
  
• Posts data to Agresso after necessary reviews and approvals
  
• Any other duties/roles assigned by line manager.