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Mercy Corps has been operating in Ethiopia since 2004, working in rural, peri-urban and urban areas in five regional states - Somali, Oromia, Afar, Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples, Amahara - and the capital city of Addis Ababa. We engage in both development and humanitarian work, and seek to integrate approaches, programs and geographies as much as possible. Our partners include government, academic institutions, development and private sector actors, civil societies and participating public. Mercy Corps Ethiopia invites motivated and qualified candidates to apply for the following vacant position.
Position Title: Finance Assistant / Cashier
Primary Location: Jijiga
Open Position: 1
The Mercy Corps Finance Department is responsible for all financial functions, including accounting, payments and banking, payroll, budgeting, financial reporting, and grant financial management and compliance. The Mercy Corps Finance Department ensures compliance with donor regulations as well as Mercy Corp’s internal policies and procedures. As a support to the Program Technical Department, the Finance Department provides timely reports and assistance to the Country Director and the Program team to ensure that financial resources are used efficiently and effectively.
Working in the Area Office, under the direction of the Area Manager and Area Finance Officer, the Area Office Cashier will be responsible for the day to day routine tasks of the cashier role where the details are specified under the Essentials of Job Functions below. She/he is expected to produce reliable, accurate and timely financial report/information for all stake holders involved in. The post holder should be forward looking, self-driven operating under minimum supervision, and critical thinker in the team. Furthermore, considering the various expected systemic changes in future, the post holder should be able to develop/train herself/himself easily, change oriented and able to quickly settle in the new system.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
I. Treasury Management (60%)
II. Compliance Monitoring (25% of Time)
III. Customer Focused (10% of Time )
IV. Financial Accounting and Others (5% of Time)
Treasury Management (60% of Time)
Compliance Monitoring (25% of Time)
Customer Focused (10% of Time)
Financial Accounting and Others (5% of Time)
Perform any other similar tasks that may be reasonably assigned by the line manager in any one of the four components above.
Security
● Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country leadership.
● Proactively ensure that team members operate in a secure environment and are aware of policies.
Organizational Learning
● As part of our commitment to organizational learning and in support of our understanding that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities they serve, we expect all team members to commit 5% of their time to learning activities that benefit Mercy Corps as well as themselves.
Accountability to Beneficiaries
● Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.
· Two years and more progressive experience in the non-profit organization and mainly experience gained in the INGO is required.
· Experience in managing USAID grants at least for two years
· Diploma/First Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance or related discipline. Compensating Education + Experience can be considered.
· Demonstrated competency with computerized general ledger software
· Advanced computer skills in MS Office programs, particularly in Excel
· Prior management experience and strong organizational skills
· Excellent oral and written English skills
SUCCESS FACTORS:
· Must be confident, self-starter, an independent thinker and have strong organizational, interpersonal and communication skill; team oriented
· Good computer skills (especially Microsoft Excel, Work, and Outlook)
· Ability to interact effectively with international and national personnel is required; demonstrated ability to work effectively with diverse group of people
· High professional standard of administration ethics as well as willingness and ability to enforce compliance with Mercy Corps and donor policies and procedures is essential.
· Demonstrated ability to multi-task, meet deadlines and process information in support of changing program activities is necessary
· Excellent communication skills, written and oral are required.
· Demonstrated cultural sensitivity and appropriate flexibility.
· Emotional maturity and physical stamina.
· Demonstrated experience in managing Matrix Reporting
· Willing to travel to Mercy Corps site offices and project sites , when required
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