Finance Intern at Save The Children

ROLE PURPOSE: 

The Finance Intern has responsibility to support Payments, receipts and disbursement of funds. He/she will provide support to the finance unit.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Fund Disbursement

• Writing of Cheques as approved by relevant budget holders.
• Maintain proper filing and easy retrieval of finance documentation.
• Perform Bank related activities (Pick up Bank Statements, collect office running cash, etc….)
• Conduct weekly and month end cash counts. 
• Payment of participants and other SCI cash payments in and out of the office
• Update daily Cash GLACOS and reconcile cash and book balances.
• Upload Bank transfers online on OMNI platform

Cash Flow

• Maintain petty cash with strong supervision from the Finance Coordinator
• Update & maintain manual cash book.
• Maintain optimum cash balances and advises the Finance Coordinator for cash replenishment (including emergencies)

Financial Information and other support functions

• Assist during audit to retrieve all relevant documents for audit exercise.
• Assist others requiring information on transactions to retrieve relevant payment vouchers and documentation for their use.

System Administration

• Registration of all paid invoices on Agresso on daily basis.
• Single Account Reconciliation
• Weekly cash Reconciliation
• Upload invoice on prosave.

Others

• Preparing Tax, NHF, and pension payment schedules and cheques to be remitted to the Tax authorities and the various pensions’ administrators and remitting same on a timely basis
• Ensure all documents are filed and stamped “PAID.”
• Participate in due diligence process.
• Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor or line manager.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, HND or its equivalent.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Experience in computerized and accounting systems.
• Honesty