Finance Assistant
Accounting & Finance Jobs
- World Education Inc. / Bantwa…
- Expires 19 Feb 2021
- Bulawayo
- Full Time
Job Description
Bantwana Zimbabwe seeks suitably experienced Finance Assistant based in Bulawayo for a CDC/Zim-TTECH funded DREAMS (Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored, and Safe) Program. The program aims to reduce new HIV infections amongst adolescent girls and young women aged 9-24years and will be implemented in the aforementioned Matabeleland North districts. Bantwana will implement four core sets of interventions namely, i) HIV prevention, condom education, gender norms change, social assets building, and sexual violence prevention; ii) Education Subsidies and primary, secondary and Part-Time and Continuing Education support; iii) Combination of socioeconomic approaches for caregivers layered with positive parenting; and iv) Economic empowerment for AGYW (financial literacy, work readiness and employability trainings, vocational training for market-driven technical skills, internships).
Duties and Responsibilities
The Finance Assistant will be responsible for assisting in instituting accounting controls, recording and reporting of assets, liabilities and income and the monitoring of disbursements of donor funds.
Finance: Handling day-to-day accounting transactions;
Process payments on a day-to-day basis
Assist with the preparation of monthly reconciliatio
Help coordinate preparation of information such as timesheets leave forms etc
Assisting with the preparation of FACE form and statement of expenditure; Submission of bi weekly expenditure analysis report; Assist with Tagging and monitoring of fixed assets
Maintain an orderly accounting filing system; VAT reporting for ZIMRA; Assist with the preparation for audits; Assisting with District voucher system monitoring and tracking; Monitoring of
Case management weekly planner; Assist program officers with travel, per diems and preparation of contracts; Comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements; Provide clerical and administrative support to management as requested; Other duties as assigned.
Procurement: Receives/collects and consolidate quotations for office equipment and supplies; Prepares payment requests for all procurements and initiates contracts.
Qualifications and Experience
Experience and key competencies required
Degree in Accounting or Business Administration, or equivalent business experience
Knowledge of bookkeeping and generally accepted accounting principles
Working knowledge of accounting software packages (Quick books knowledge is an added advantage)
Experience working in a team environment desirable
Knowledge of local languages (English, Shona, Ndebele) desired
Proficiency in the use of computers particularly Excel.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit their motivation letters demonstrating their suitability for the position and detailed CVs, clearly stating the position being in the subject section to: info@bantwana.org Bantwana Zimbabwe is an equal opportunity employer.
