Finance and Administration Assistant

CARE is a leading humanitarian organization dedicated to fighting poverty and social injustice with a special emphasis on women and girls. CARE began working in Zimbabwe in 1992 in response to severe regional drought and has since expanded programming to address longer-term development issues. The organization seeks to recruit outstanding candidates who are known for their excellence, professionalism, integrity and who are committed to providing support to the country office. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply for the position posted below:

Position : FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT
Base Station : MUTARE
POSITION SUMMARY

The incumbent will be responsible for processing the country office financial transactions.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Reviews all district payment requests and prepares relevant accounting journals.
• Reconciles and follows up on vendor and creditors advances timeously.
• Deposits and withdrawals.
• Prepares monthly bank reconciliation for local bank accounts.
• Carries out cash counts for petty cash.
• Puts together all cash-forecasts from district supervisors and provides input into Cash Call.
• Prepares relevant reconciliation reports, district financial reports and sub-ledger reports.
• Prepares Personal Activity Report (PAR) and submits to Accounts Payable Analyst.
• Induction of new district staff on finance issues.
• Asset and Inventory Management for Office
• Utilities management and Property Maintenance for Office
• Project fuel Management at Office
• Prepare Admin and Fuel Monthly Report for Office

QUALIFICATIONS

Degree in Accounting/Finance or equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years working experience in Finance/Accounting or related field.
• Meticulous attention to detail and accuracy.
• Problem identification and resolution skills.
• Written and verbal communication skills.