International Rescue Committee Finance Intern Job in Kenya

Job Description

Careers at the IRC: From emergency response through post-conflict development work, in a great variety of roles around the world, the International Rescue Committee’s 8,000-plus staff is a force for humanity and hope. If you’re skilled and passionate, we’d like to add your energy to ours.Finance Intern
 

Sector: Finance
 

Location: Kenya
 

Employee Type: Intern
 

Employee Category: Full Time
 

Description: IRC Somalia is working to achieve optimal performance in terms of program quality strengthening operations and finance department by emerging tools, systems and staff capacity to adhere to IRC policies and procedures and donor compliance.Summary of Key Functions

Bank Payment Processing

Assisting in processing of payments in Finance dept by writing cheques, facilitating approvals and preparation of remittances

Assisting the Finance Assistant in maintaining the payments register and ensuring all incoming payments are recorded by the relevant staff.

Assist in reconciling supplier statements and ensuring all balance are up to date.

Prepare all cheque and WEB (Online payments) disbursement vouchers USD, Kshs and Euro.  

Ensure the payment is fully supported and duly authorized per the authorized delineation chart before writing the cheque.

Preparation of remittances for cheque release, filing the same and ensuring the remittance register is duly signed.

Filing

Rubber stamping ‘paid’ on all documents once cash vouchers and cheques are signed and cash and cheques disbursed and before filing

Maintain an organized and well documented (all files must be labeled properly and visibly) and sequential filing system for all disbursement vouchers

Assist in the retrieval and putting back documentation for audit purposes.

Accounting

Assist in compiling accruals for closing grants and preparing journals

Compilation of commitments for input in BVAs.

Be receptive to the training IRC will give to develop your technical and professional competence

Be adaptable and flexible with a view to taking on board new tasks and new assignments in due course

Required Qualifications:

Minimum CPA II qualification

Required Experience & Competencies:

Knowledge in Excel

Knowledge of basic accounting

How to Apply

IRC leading the way from harm to home.

IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.