Intern Finance Assistant-Female

Dan Church Aid (DCA) is a Denmark-based international NGO registered under certificate # 1083 by the Authority for Civil Society Organizations and working to improve the wellbeing of particularly the rural and pre-urban people in Ethiopia. DCAs Programme mainly focus on save live, building resilience and fighting inequality targeting highly disaster-prone areas in Oromia, Amhara, Afar, and Gambella regions.

DCA Ethiopia Office is looking for a competent Intern-Finance Assistant based in Addis Ababa.

Job Summary

An intern - Finance Assistant is responsible to collect, handle and disburse financial documents based on the policy and procedure of DCA Ethiopia Country office. Maintain the necessary documents when collecting and disbursing cashes. Report to the Finance Manager.

Job Responsibility #1: Accounting, Recording, and reporting responsibility

• Prepare payment vouchers and cheques based on approved payment requests forwarded to him/her by a designated person.
• Effect payments only against approved payment request and when the necessary supporting documents are presented.
• Journalize settlement of advances with the guidance of Finance Assistant
• Support the finance Section to full fill that supporting documents for goods (example GRN) and services (accomplishment reports) purchased are collected timely and attached to the respective payment vouchers.
• File disbursement documents in chronological order in line with indexing and filing procedure of DCA daily. Label box files systematically in line with the labeling procedure of DCA.
• Ensure that current and previous year financial documents are secured and kept in safe custody.
• Support on returning financial documents properly that issued for Audit and other purpose Support the finance section on the payment of monthly utilities and disburse the payment to the person in charge of effecting the payment after the payment is authorized.
• Prepare Bank transfer letters, formats etc
• Support on entering monthly data in MCS with the guidance of Finance Assistant

Responsibility #2: Others

• Comply with the code of ethics of DCA Country office.
• Keep the confidentiality of staff and client transactions with DCA.
• Perform other tasks instructed by his/her immediate supervisor.

Vacancy Number: DCA-Eth/VA-006/2023

Vacancy Date: March 13,2024

Required number: One

Type of Contract: Six month with possibility of extension

Reporting to: Finance Manager

Expected Start Date: As soon as possible

Application Deadline: March 22,2024

Qualifications / Experience

• Diploma/ Degree in accounting with 0-year experience in related position

Technical & Other Skills

• Computer literate
• Excellent Microsoft and Word skills
• Good interpersonal communication skills
• Trustworthy
• Excellent arithmetic skill