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Intern Finance and Administrative Assistance

The Brooke Hospital for Animals

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2020-01-31

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2020-02-07

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Introduction

The Brooke is a leading UK equine welfare charity which has been working in Ethiopia since 2006 with a country office in Addis Ababa. The Brooke aims to improve the welfare of working equines, together with the livelihoods of people dependant on these animals. Brooke Ethiopia (B-Eth) is entering a new Strategic phase and by the year 2020, the Brooke Ethiopia will sustainably improve the equine welfare of some of the neediest rural and urban equines in Ethiopia. In order to achieve this, the role of Finance & Administration Assistant is crucial. 

Job title:

Intern Finance & Administrative Assistant

 

Work Place location:

SNNPR, Gedio Zone – For Bule Woreda and Gedeb Woreda      (Required No= 2)

Reports to:

Project Team Leader

Staff managed by this post 

: None

Purpose of the Role 

To provide financial and administrative support to the Woreda team including: processing payment and inputting transactions onto excel system, maintaining records, facilitating procurement of goods and services, assisting the Woreda team in administrative duties and being responsible for general housekeeping and maintaining office supplies.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

The Finance and Administration Assistant will play a key role and be responsible for all financial, procurement, administration and human resources activities within the Field Office.

As well as undertaking general admin tasks under the guidance of the team leaders, the Finance and Administration Assistant has particular responsibility.

Finance Administration

·         Properly codes and records field office expenditure and any other related transactions.

·         Receives payment requests, checks supporting documents and coding for completeness and proper authorization; and prepares cheques and corresponding payment vouchers.

·         Handles and properly keeps chequebooks in safe custody

·         Effects payment of cheques against receipts/invoices and proper signature of the recipient

·         Ensures valid cash receipts/invoices are received for all cheques issued to Payees.

·         Follows-up and ensure working advances at the Field Offices are settled timely

·         Ensures that monthly stock count is carried out.

·         Records all transactions incurred in the field office are included in the excel based system (template to be uploaded to SUN) and send summary of monthly transactions with supporting documents to the Finance Officer within the set deadline.

·         Prepares monthly bank reconciliation for the Field Office

·         Ensure that government taxes and fees are timely paid

·         Perform review of long outstanding advances and follow up for settlement.

·         Checks all receipt, invoices and petty cash payments

·         Keeps up to date and orderly controlling records of receipts and issuance of goods

·         Participate in the annual physical count of stock and fixed assets

·         Ensure maintenance of memorandum records for long-term assets

·         Arrange files and financial records in easily retrievable manner

·         Assist the team leader and Field Office team in the preparation and revision of budgeting, forecast including following-up timely transfer of budget requests from Addis Ababa office.

·         Monitors the field office budget

·         Advise field office team on Brooke’s MFS, BE’S financial policies and procedures as well as procurement rules and regulations.

·         Maintain fixed asset register and Asset movement register and keep a custodian sheet signed by users for property under staff custody

·         Record newly received fixed assets and updates the record regularly

·         Ensure that all financial and procurement transactions at the field offices are conducted per Brooke’s Minimum Financial Standard and Brooke Ethiopia financial policies and procedures and procurement regulations 

Job Requirements

·        BA Degree in Accounting and Finance and other related field of studies

·         0 year experience (Fresh graduate)

·         Good level of competence in Excel, Word and Outlook  

·         Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal

·         Ability to work under pressure and keep to deadlines

·         Organised and able to manage various project simultaneously

·         Ability to work independently but also as part of a small team

 

How to Apply

If you are interested in the job and fulfill the above requirements, Please send your CV, application letter and copies of credentials to the following address: Human Resource and Administration Unit, through recruit@thebrookeethiopia.org 

 Please include 3 references from current and former employers.

For further information or support, please call us on 0116 610 069 or 0116621885.

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