Vacancy: Finance Assistant

VSO is an International development organisation that contributes towards addressing poverty and disadvantage through the placement of international skilled professional volunteers with national partners. VSO Zimbabwe is seeking a highly qualified Finance Assistant with strong financial acumen to support the Finance Manager in managing finances, logistics and administration of VSO Zimbabwe. Key responsibilities -    Work closely with and support the Finance Manager in effectively managing the finances (including budgets) of VSO Zimbabwe -    Assist the Finance Manager in developing, maintaining and reviewing procedures for processing income, payments, payroll, monthly, quarterly and year end accounting, bank and cash management, advances and loans and financial policies and procedures -    Ensure effective data capture and knowledge management of all financial data -    Ensure a system is in place to manage debt and to track invoices -    Ensure adherence to financial policies set globally and locally in entering data into the VSO financial system -    Be the custodian of the hard copy books of accounts and petty cash -    Support the Finance Manager in the preparation of the annual budget and Country Office input into the Quarterly Business Review process -    Assist the Finance Manager with Internal and External Reporting including management of the donor reporting timetable, production of timely reports for donors and production of high quality monthly management reports -    Assist in the preparation of budgets for fundraising bids -    Assist the Financial Manager with month end and year end processes and procedures -    Ensure effectiveness of the Country Office administrative and logistics systems and procedures -    Manage development of appropriate Country Office logistics and purchasing procedures and assist with effective and consistent application by employees -    Manage a small team of employees The essential requirements for this post are -    A Finance related diploma or degree -    Strong knowledge of various accounting packages and especially SUN systems, ability to do data entry on a computerised accounting system, knowledge of auditing systems -    Experience with multiple donor systems and project based accounting systems and procedures -    Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate complex financial information effectively to wide range of audiences -    Service oriented, customer focused approach -    Experience of working in and understanding a global organisation, using knowledge to analyse and interpret financial information to support management -    Experience in identifying and analysing financial risks -    Capacity for inquiry, research, logistical and analytical thinking, powers of reasoning and critical analysis -    Able to plan, juggle complex multiple priorities within restricted resources -    Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office particularly Excel -    Commitment to VSO’s work and values -    Able to travel and work long hours, including work away from the home base for up to 30% of time -    Zimbabwean Citizen -    Clean, valid driver’s licence The successful candidate will be offered local terms and conditions. Interested candidates are invited to submit their application letter, CV and contact details by email to the attention of the Country Director using the following email address: info.Zimbabwe@vsoint.org Deadline: 4 April 2013 Only short listed candidates will be contacted and invited for interviews.