Main Purpose

Performing cash transactions, verifying supporting documentation, and maintaining records according to MSF standards and local finance policies.

Accountabilities

• Controlling and monitoring cash payments from the cashbox and coding and recording cash transactions in the daily cashbook or accounting system,

• Performing daily cash counts and investigating any discrepancies

• Following-up on cash advances and ensuring they are duly settled

• Carrying out transfer requests between cash and safe box

• Checking the validity of invoices, approval signatories, and correctness of account codes

• Performing currency exchange operations when required.

• Assisting with the preparation of salary payments as required.

• Performing monthly reconciliations before closing the monthly accounts, managing bank reconciliations and monthly bank statements if applicable.

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities

MSF is an independent, neutral and impartial organisation that is providing quality medical care free of charge regardeless the ethnic origin of our patients, so to both local and refugee population. If MSF Belgium has a long history in Ethiopia (from 1984 to 2013) the re-establishment of the organization in the country (since March 2021) require to re-build our presence as a new INGO operating in Ethiopia.

Today, MSF Belgium is running 2 projects (SNNP and Tigray regions) and has conducted several assessments with some short-term responses (SNNP, Amhara, Afar).

Our intention is to develop a rapid response capacity, allowing a fast-track assessment and humanitarian response in all the regions of Ethiopia.

The MSF Belgium strategy in Ethiopia is to respond to medical needs, as per our mandate, while having a strong focus on the Environmental Health as a preventive approach.

Job Requirements

Education

• Qualifications or professional diploma in administration / accounting.

Experience

• Experience in accounting (minimum 1 year).

Languages

• Good command of both English and Amharic

Knowledge

• Computer proficiency in MS Excel and Word

• Good analytical skills, at ease with figures and economics data

• Excellent communication and diplomatic skills, including writing skills

Competencies

• Results and Quality Orientation L3

• Teamwork and Cooperation L3

• Behavioral Flexibility L3

• Commitment to MSF Principles L2

• People Management and Development L2.