Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Accounting
• Assist the FO/DFM with accounting, budgeting and all other financial/accounting activities as directed.
• Review and process payment requests, ensuring accuracy and adherence to policy.
• Ensure all regular payments are made in a timely manner.
• Maintain cash balance in the office safe, including conducting daily cash count, reporting any discrepancies to the FO/DFM immediately.
• Update the cashbook on a daily basis with transactions and advances issued.
• Prepare bank reconciliation for all MAG accounts.
• Ensure accurate and complete accounting and that relevant records are maintained.
• Assist FO/DFM in complying with MAG HQ Finance policies, procedures and regulations.
Liaison
• Manage the working relationships with local banks/cash providers ensuring that adequate funds are received promptly to meet working capital requirements and regular reconciliations are made to bank statements etc.
• Liaison with relevant Government finance departments, with an up to date knowledge of KRG accounting / tax law.
• Provide adhoc support to the Sector Finance Officers in resolving daily financial issues arising in their sectors.
Administration
• Ensure that all Finance documents are properly archived in accordance with Finance Department policy, including creating digital copies of all accounting documents and uploading to designated online storage.
• Perform other related duties as required by the FO/DFM.
Person selection criteria
• Further education in accounting or book keeping related background.
• Knowledge of Database System, MS Excel, MS Word etc.
• Previous professional experience working in a financial role, ideally for an NGO.
• Experience processing payroll and management of cash flow.
• Good Data Analytical skills.
• Excellent written, and spoken Kurdish (Essential), Arabic (Desirable) and English (Essential).
• Excellent communication and team building skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
General
• Work towards achieving departmental business plan objectives.
• Work within the framework of MAG’s core values.
• Act as an ambassador for MAG, promoting its ethos and mission statement.
• Work as part of a team and liaise with other departments to ensure effective communications across the organisation.
• Ensure familiarity with and adherence to all MAG policies and procedures.
• Participate in relevant meetings.
• Work in compliance with MAG’s equal opportunities policy.
• Undertake and apply learning from appropriate training and development programmes.
• Undertake any other duties appropriate to the post as may be required.
• Work in compliance with/ uphold MAG's Safeguarding framework - Policy on Personal Conduct, Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults Policy, Dignity at Work Policy, Reporting Malpractice (Whistleblowing) Policy, Equal Opportunities Policy and Policy on Modern Slavery
All candidates interested in applying for this position should send their updated CV, in English, to this email
Jobs.IQ@maginternational.org
The candidates who do not meet the selection criteria will not be considered. All the Applicants must mention the job title (Finance Assistant) in the subject line of their email. Please make sure you chose which place that you apply for, and Applications:
• With no job title in the subject line,
• Sent through links and
• Duplicate applications will be disqualified. MAG is an equal opportunities employer.
Closing date for applications is 24th June 2021. Late applications will not be accepted.
