Finance Assistant

About the role

The Finance Assistant will support the Finance Team in accurate bookkeeping, budgeting, financial analysis, monitoring, reporting and budget execution across assigned field districts. The role provides financial advisory support to field officers and helps maintain strong financial controls and compliance.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain and file all financial documents (cash advances, requests, receipts) to ensure audit‑ready records.
• Update finance systems with timely data and participate in monthly Sage project reconciliations.
• Support budgeting, budget tracking and implementation of financial policies; act as finance business partner to assigned field offices.
• Reconcile staff advances, petty cash and project‑specific accounts monthly; manage weekly staff advance activity.
• Post journal entries, manage fuel accountability and government official payment records.
• Receive, log and verify invoices, process them via the procurement module and follow up on vendor disputes.
• Review and reconcile project activity accountability, investigate and resolve discrepancies.
• Oversee individual accounts for assigned field officers and follow up on outstanding accountability.
• Review mobile‑money transactions for compliance, initiate payments via Beyonic and flag variances.
• Report non‑compliant financial practices and recommend improvements for accuracy, efficiency and cost savings.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration (Accounting) or equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years of professional experience in accounting, bookkeeping, finance management or audit.
• Practical experience with mobile‑money payment solutions.
• Familiarity with accounting software such as Sage (or similar) is an advantage.
• Partial or full CPA/ACCA qualification is a plus.

Required skills

• Sage or similar accounting software
• Advanced Excel skills
• Mobile‑money payment platforms (e.g., Beyonic)