Finance Interns at Sightsavers

• As the Finance Intern, you can expect to gain experience at an International Development INGO in grant management, monitoring and evaluation, Public Health intervention, programme finances, programme implementation support, field expenditure, donor requirements, accounting principles, Sightsavers core thematic areas including advocacy, inclusion and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and Sightsavers policies.

The main developmental opportunities of the Finance Internship:

The Finance Intern will develop their capacity in:

• The development and documentation of the project implementation plans.
• The documentation, filling and archiving of documents (programme, monitoring and financial reports) in appropriate storage filling methods.
• Innovative implementation of activities for programme delivery and achievement of organizational objectives.
• Arranging and coordinating programme meetings and activities, also ensure reports are written and submitted within the expected timeframe.
• Preparation of payment vouchers, cashbook and bank reconciliation statement, partners financial report and donor report.
• Periodic verification of physical assets, bank transactions and collection of bank statement.
• The gathering/photocopying of supporting documentations for payment vouchers and coding and filling of payment vouchers in arch file accordingly.
• Processing payment to vendors, per diem and transportation for participants during field activities.
• Tracking and following up on all outstanding advances to ensure timely retirement.
• Logistics for activity preparation and travels.
• Compliance and risk management.