Finance Officer

Medical Teams International Calling:

Daring to love like Jesus, we boldly break barriers to health and restore wholeness in a hurting world.

Provides support in the implementation of internal controls for processing project-level transactions in accordance with GAAP, MTI Finance Manual and donor requirements. Provide support on administrative tasks, including travel arrangements, office set-up, and NGO registration-related activities.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure all payment requisitions presented have sufficient support documents and are arithmetically accurate, correctly coded and fully authorized in line with the MTI finance manual before payment is made.
• Issue payments both in cash and bank, with approval from Team Lead/Country Director.
• Responsible for the office cash by ensuring secure custody, complete and accurate record is held at all times and requests for replenishment are made in a timely manner.
• Maintain a record of all bank transactions and prepare monthly bank reconciliations.
• Maintain proper filing of finance vouchers and records in both Teams folder (soft copy) and hard copies for future reference. After verification reviews, he/she will ensure that they get returned to their archives.
• Ensure that all vouchers are referenced sequentially, stamped “PAID”, scanned and uploaded to Teams (or UBW, if using) daily according to the MTI Finance manual
• Support in the preparation of project reports and any other financial reports
• 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 Medical Teams policy
• Participate in the preparation of cash flows and budget requirements.
• Ensure Statutory deductions, payments and remittance reports are done by designated deadlines.
• Liaise with supervisors and managers to collect timesheets.
• Provide administrative support to Finance Manger through scheduling meetings, arranging in-country travel and lodging for international staff, supporting new office set-up, etc.
• Other duties as assigned.

Team: Support Service

Report to (position): Field Coordinator

Work Days & Hours: Monday to Saturday 48h

EDUCATION, LICENSES, & CERTIFICATION

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and other related fields.

EXPERIENCE

• 2 years of work experience in Finance & Accounting

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Basic knowledge of non-profit accounting
• Desired: Knowledge of ERP systems and computerized accounting software such as Sage, Unit4, etc.
• Excellent skills using Excel, familiar with other Microsoft programs including Teams
• Skilled in explaining financial procedures to non-finance staff
• A good command of both written and spoken English and Tigrigna, 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