🇸🇱 Job Vacancy @ GIZ – Financial Assistant
Overview
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) to work in cooperation with the Sierra Leonean Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS) together with other partners towards a health system that, including sufficient number of personnel, is better aligned with the needs of the population in selected districts. GIZ is supporting the MoHS in the areas of human resources management, decentralized management of health services (digitalization) as well as Epidemic Prevention with one health approach.
- Responsibilities
- Manage the cash box/oversee the booking of all financial transactions in WINPACCS cash book.
- Prepare Petty Cash documentation for surprise petty cash count and ensure they are properly signed off and filed.
- Report regularly and any time on the content of the cash box including any shortages in cash.
- Ensure petty cash receipts and invoices are properly completed.
- Assist the Project Accounting Specialist in processing bank payments.
- Assisting the Project Accounting Specialist in writing Cheques and transfers for payment according to given limits.
- Assist the Project Accounting Specialist in filing Payment documents.
- Work closely with the Accounting Specialist to provide assistance to auditors whenever required.
- Ensure Bank rates are shared on time with Technical Advisors to guide them in budgeting for their activities.
- Assist the Accounting Specialist in deposit cash into the Project Bank Account.
- Support the Accounting Specialist in processing banking transactions.
- Support the Accounting Specialist with reviewing procurement documents submitted for payment.
- Undertake any other activities that may assigned by the Project Director and Supervisor.
- Required qualifications, experience and other knowledge and competences
Qualifications
- Bsc Applied Accounting, Accounting and Finance or Banking and Finance from a reputable University
Professional experience
- at least 1-2 years’ work experience working in a Finance and Administrative Office.
Other knowledge, additional competences
- Discipline and punctual
- Familiar with Basic Accounting process, procedures and principles.
- Be attentive to details
- Sound analytical thinking
- Ability to work with a multi-cultural and diversified team
- Communicate well and clear.
- Ability to work under pressure with little supervision
- Willingness to take new tasks and multi task.
Availability: 01.03.2023
Mode of Application:
Suitable candidates are invited to apply not later than 13th of February 2023 including:
- Cover letter
- CV (including work experience and references)
- photocopies of certificates
to the email address:
Only applicants shortlisted will be contacted for an interview
GIZ-Sierra Leone is an equal-opportunity employer, and therefore women are strongly encouraged to apply.
