Finance Volunteer

Requisition ID:  req49173

Job Title:  Finance Volunteer

Sector:  Finance

Employment Category:  Volunteer

Employment Type:  Full-Time

Open to Expatriates:  No

Location:  Nairobi, Kenya

Work Arrangement:

Job Description

The International Rescue Committee(IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people tosurvive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of AlbertEinstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance torefugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40countries and 22 cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millionswho are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm tohome.

Job Summary :

The Finance volunteer will beresponsible for ensuring IRC systems and procedures of internal controls arefollowed when committing financial transactions in IRC Financial system.Processing Payments, Reconciliation and providing up to date data.

Key Responsibilities :

Payment Processing, Cash andBank Management

Ensure that all cash payments arefully supported and are authorized at set limits as per IRC Kenya delineationchart before disbursement. Prepare the Invoice Journal andpayment journal and submit to workflow for approval and ensure the same areposted into integra system after approval. Manage integra data entry foraccounts payable and accounts receivable by ensuring the information isaccurate and the correct financial dimensions are used before processing. Responsible for preparation oftaxation schedule for per-diem paid to staff every Month and submit to FinanceOfficer for review and approval. Monitor and track all vendorinvoices submitted to Finance and ensure they meet the 3-way match beforeprocessing the invoice journal. Ensure that the vendor invoices are processedin a timely manner. Responsible for preparation ofJournal for all cash received or deposited into bank account and submit to theworkflow for approval. Ensuring that vendors paymentsjournals are settled in a timely manner. Maintain an organized and welldetailed Filing folder for invoice journals and payments journals in sequentialfiling system for easy retrieval and ensure that Invoice / Payment Journals arewell supported with relevant original documentations. Support in retrieval ofdocumentation during the auditing and verification of financial documents asrequested by Donor/auditors. Carrying out finance officerduties in absence of finance assistant. Any other duties as may beassigned by supervisor.

Other Tasks

Ensure that all statutorydeduction is remitted by the due date. Maintain an organized andwell-documented (all files must be labeled properly and visibly. and sequentialfiling system for all processed payments. Support during audit by retrievingany requested document. Supporting the Project officeassigned to you. Any other duties assigned by thesupervisor.

Qualifications
Knowledge of Excel and ERP systeman added advantage. Working knowledge of accountingsoftware such as Microsoft 365 a plus Ability to work under pressure andmeet deadlines and be well organized. Ability to carry out work with ahigh degree of integrity and maintain confidentiality. Strong communication skills. Be adaptable and flexible with aview to taking on board new tasks and new assignments in due course.

Required Qualifications :

Minimum CPA II qualification orUniversity degree.

Standards of ProfessionalConduct : The IRC and IRC workers adhere to the values and principlesoutlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity,Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operatesand enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse,Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, andAnti-Retaliation.

Gender Equality : IRC iscommitted to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offerbenefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in ourworkforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols andother supportive benefits and allowances.

Kenyan nationals are encouragedto apply. International allowances are not available for this position. Salaryand employee benefits are compliant to the Kenyan NGO Sector.

IRC is an Equal OpportunityEmployer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard torace, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, maritalstatus, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected byapplicable law.

Disclaimer:

Please take note thatInternational Rescue Committee (IRC) does not ask for any fees in connectionwith its recruitment processes.