Finance Intern at Action Africa Help

Job Description (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Action Africa Help International (AAH-I) is a regional African-led non-governmental organisation that supports livelihood-challenged communities in East and Southern Africa to sustainably improve their well-being and standard of living. With Country Programmes in South Sudan, Uganda, Zambia, Somalia, and Kenya, AAH-I has over 20 years’ experience working with communities in conflict and post-conflict situations, including refugees, internally displaced people and host communities. More recently AAH-I has expanded its activities to work with other marginalised communities including pastoralists and urban slum dwellers.Duties & Responsibilities Assist in preparation of internal and external payment vouchers for staff and suppliers, and ensuring accurate coding and support documentation as per AAHI policy.Assist in raising of receipts and ensuring sufficient support documents are attached.Assist in preparation of journal vouchers with proper supporting documentation for approval before the same are posted in the system.Assist with monthly Bank Reconciliations as per AAHI deadlines.Assist in monthly reconciliation of inter project legers.Support the FO in maintaining and updating an efficient filing system, ensuring efficient filing tracking and proper storing of documents in chronological order.Assist in verifying that staff accountabilities are accurate and properly supported before raising journal vouchers for the same.Provide information & supporting documents required by auditors under advice of supervising staff.Maintain current knowledge of all AAH-I policies, changes in accounting & tax compliance & specific donor requirementsOther general duties in the finance office as may be assigned to you by the supervising finance staff & the Finance and Admin Coordinator from time to time in addition to the tasks above. RequirementsMinimum Personal Specifications Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related fieldProfessional certification – CPA or ACCA Part 2 Additional Skills & Competences Good interpersonal and communication skills (written and spoken);ICT Skills (Microsoft Office, Email)High degree of integrity and analytical skillsAbility to work with minimum supervisionCapacity to focus on priorities and to organize own workload in order to respect deadlines.High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.