FINANCE ASSISTANT (Tenable in Gaborone)

Roles and responsibilities

• Receive and process all invoices, expense forms and requests for payment

• Matches invoices to purchase orders to ensure correct payment to suppliers;

• Captures creditor invoices into the system, prepares payment vouchers and submits them with accompanying documents to the Finance Officer for payment;

• Posting transactions in the accounting system (maintenance of the general ledger.

• Distributes and keeps a record of all payments and files the payment documentation appropriately;

• Prepare on-line banking payments for approval

• Responds to and handles queries on payments;

• Maintains petty cash float for ACHAP.

• Preparation of bank reconciliations

• Filing of supporting documents in logical order

• Assist in handling audits e.g submitting supporting documents as requested by auditors

• Checking field trips expense liquidations, and ensure that any cash not spent is deposited on time

• General administrative duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications and experience

• Degree in Accounting or related field or Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT)

• 1-year experience in a computerized accounting environment

Prior experience working in a donor-funded environment will be an added advantage.

Knowledge, skills and attributes

• Accounting software, spreadsheets, presentation and word processing software

• Familiarity working with ERPs will be an added advantage