Department/Program:

Administration and Finance.

Location:

Kigali, Rwanda

Start Date:

Immediately.

Length of Opportunity:

Ongoing

Title of Supervisor:

Finance Manager

Hours per week:

Full Time – 40 Hrs.

Number of Positions Open:

1

General Function:

1. To fulfill the Mission Statement of World Relief and its Partners,
2. To provide treasury and accounting support to the various departments and general fund projects,
3. To assist and keep good working relationship with other WR staff.

Specific Duties:

1. Verify and ensure all financial supporting documents and submitted payment requests are in compliance with donor regulations and WRR financial procedures
2. Ensure accuracy and compliance of General Fund financial expenses reports for CEZ and Partners
3. Ensure the payment process is in accordance with WRR financial procedures and the payment request has a proper coding
4. Receive all payments in favor of World Relief Rwanda and make sure that they are deposited into WRR bank accounts respectively at least once a week
5. Prepare and give receipt for all cash received by World Relief Rwanda
6. Manage petty cash amount and pay all expenses in the limit of petty cash amount
7. Keep in a safe the cheque books, pre-numbered vouchers, and other documents
8. Write cheques for General Fund bank accounts, have them signed, give them to beneficiaries and maintain check register appropriately
9. Prepare monthly bank reconciliation of General Fund bank accounts for Finance Manager approval
10. Maintain contacts with local banks to clarify questions pertaining to GF bank accounts
11. Declare monthly withholding tax
12. Perform other duties related to the above responsibilities as assigned and agreed upon with the supervisor.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

1. Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related fields
2. Excellent interpersonal skills for teamwork in a multi-racial environment
3. Strong quantitative and analytical skills
4. Initiative, excellent organization ability, with attention to details
5. Self-directing, reliable, and responsible
6. Strategic thinker, patient and self-controlled.
7. Excellent skills in MS Office required and accounting software like quick books
8. Mastery of official language(s) used in Rwanda.