Accounting Assistant

This position will be closed on Sunday, July 12, 2020

Job Summary:

The Accounting Assistant position is a full-time position based in the Cairo office. S/he will perform daily accounting tasks that will support our financial team such as reviewing accuracy of expense reports and reimbursements, entering financial transactions into our internal databases and reconciling invoices. S/he will report to the Finance Manager in the Cairo office.

Primary Responsibilities and Duties:

• Assist with the day to day accounting including: examining accuracy of receipts and vouchers received from staff and vendors;
• Review and verify documentation associated with receipts and vouchers received from staff and vendors to meets JSI/donor requirements;
• Carry our field inspections to workshops documentations as per the donor requirements.
• Assist with clearing monthly home office feedback on submitted financial reports;
• Assisting Field officers in handling workshops finance issues.
• Assists in examining sub-grantees documents to ensure completeness prior to payment
• Assists in field visits to sub-grantees in different governorates
• Tracking of payment requests for workshops and consultants.
• Review the supporting documents for all authorized petty cash payments, invoices, and other supporting documents to ensure the accurateness and completeness of the documents
• Keeping track of all office space, utilities and other routine payments are paid in time as per lease agreements and the payment schedule is constantly updated;
• Tracking and monitoring of staff advances;
• Ensure regular communications with Support Officers, Field Officers and Consultants for all financial related matters;
• Travel to Governorates to provide administrative support in preparing for, inspecting and/or facilitating SEFPP workshops, meetings, conferences, seminars and training events as and when requested and authorized by the Finance & Operations Director.
• Any other tasks as assigned by Finance Manager.