Finance & IT Intern at WaterAid

Reports to: Head of Finance and IT
Direct Reports: None
Travels: Potential travel to field to be determined based on needs.
Duration: 1 year

Team Description 

• The Finance & IT department provides leadership and support for financial management and IT across WaterAid Nigeria.

Job Purpose

• The idea of this role of the Finance Intern is intended to be a learning and development opportunity for young professionals to gain exposure and build skills through work in an international development  organization and potentially, build a crop of professionals with experience relevant to the international development or other professional sectors.
• A key responsibility of the intern will be to provide support to the Finance and IT department and the CP  at large, in a number of capacities and activities. These will include:

Cash Management:

• Ensure accuracy, security and documentation of petty cash and cash receipts. Be the custodian of office petty cash.
• Ensure that petty cash is maintained at agreed minimum levels through collection of cash from bank when required. 
• Support in postings of transactions into SUN, Vision and other systems/ templates.
• Support in monthly reconciliations, remittances and payments.

Filing and documentation:

• Support in management and keeping of accounting records, files and other documentation. 
• Stamp “paid” on all paid payment vouchers and supporting documents 
• Support the process to ensure accurate and adequate documentation and recording of WaterAid 
• Nigeria income and expenditures.

Support in internal controls:

• Send monthly update to staff on status of staff advances 
• Reconcile and explain all outstanding balance on staff debtor and creditor account.

Support in partner financial management:

• Support in processing of partner funds transfer
• Other roles as may be assigned.

Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience:

• B.Sc or HND in Accounting or Business Administration or any Social Sciences
• Completion of National Youth Service Scheme

Desirable:

• Student membership of a professional accounting body ( ICAN, ACCA etc)
• Excellent computer skills particularly Microsoft Excel.

Skills / Abilities / Personal Qualities:

• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work - Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships - Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
• Attention to details-Ability to follow precise procedures and complete routine tasks/activities without errors
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Ability to use information and determine best fit option relative to costs and benefits of potential actions to determine most appropriate one option 
• Initiative - willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
• Written and Oral Expression - Excellent ability to communicate information and ideas in writing and speaking so others will easily understand.
• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others; Keen sense and appreciation of priorities and deadlines
• Flexibility-Ability to adapt to difficult situations (e.g. unforeseen change in context).

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