Finance Assistant

About the role

IOM DRC is supporting preparedness and response activities for the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This Finance Assistant position handles accounting, budget and financial data, payroll support, vendor and payment verification, petty cash and reporting, within a unit serving staff.

Key responsibilities

• Extract and input data from various sources into financial or accounting systems.
• Respond to accounting, budget and financial queries about staff data.
• Assist in preparing payroll by checking monthly results for validity.
• Review all payments from purchase to payment request, ensuring authorization and complete supporting documents.
• Create new vendor accounts and verify vendor requests against IOM finance policies.
• Verify claims against documentation so that purchases and services are authorized and goods received or services rendered.
• Prepare receipt and journal vouchers.
• Assist in preparing 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, and manage the office petty cash.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance 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); all IOM staff must be fluent in one of the organization's official languages.
• Attention to detail, organized, discreet, client-oriented and willing to learn.
• Prior experience with international humanitarian, non-government or government organizations in a multicultural setting is an advantage.

Required skills

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