Finance Assistant

About the role

IOM, a UN-related organization working on migration, is recruiting a Finance Assistant in Kisangani. The post covers basic accounting and financial administration tasks, including payroll support, vendor management, petty cash and reporting, and supports staff services such as travel and expense claims.

Key responsibilities

• Extract and enter data into financial or accounting systems
• Answer accounting, budget and financial queries about staff in the unit and elsewhere
• Assist in preparing payroll by checking monthly results
• Review payments from purchase to payment requests, ensuring authorization and complete supporting documents
• Create new vendor accounts and verify vendor requests against finance policies
• Verify claims against documentation so that purchases and services are authorized and received or rendered
• Prepare receipt and journal vouchers
• Help prepare budget, accounting, financial, statistical and other reports
• Support staff services such as travel, expense claims and document retrieval
• Ensure posted payments and accounting documents follow established standards
• Manage the office petty cash and perform other relevant duties

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finances or a related field with two years of relevant experience; or high school diploma with four years of relevant experience
• Fluency in French (oral and written); IOM staff must be fluent in one of its official languages
• Prior experience with international humanitarian, NGO or government organizations in a multicultural setting is an advantage
• Attention to detail, organized approach to paperwork, discretion and client orientation

Required skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Previous experience with SAP is a distinct advantage