Junior Finance Officer
- Assist the finance team in managing day-to-day transactions, including expenses payments.
- Support in ensuring that the financial transactions are properly authorized, recorded, have adequate supporting documentation, filled, maintained and can be easily extracted for the purpose of preparing financial statements, and financial audits.
- Support the Finance Manager in ensuring all project staff adhere to internal financial controls, ensure the “Do-Check-Approve” process is applied in all financial transactions, that conflicts of interests and authority levels are respected.
- Support the finance team to maintain accurate financial records and data.
- Work closely with the finance team to implement financial policies and procedures.
- Support in petty cash management and ensuring regular reconciliation of cash balance for review.
- Provide support for timely payment of per diem and allowances for workshops participants
- Assist with the compilation of Vendors’ list and collation of vouchers for batch processing within the financial system.
- Assist in the preparation of all payment vouchers, and cheques and ensure the timely settlement of all undisputed invoices.
- Checking and ensuring that all payment vouchers meet the minimum audit requirement by checking for approvals and necessary supporting documentations.
- Any other task assigned by the supervisor
- Always Operate in line with Our Code of Ethics.
- Promote integrity and honesty in all financial reporting and business practices, maintain objectivity and avoid conflicts of interest, and commit to the confidentiality of sensitive financial information.
- Identify and report unethical behaviour, ensuring adherence internal financial controls and compliance with all relevant laws and regulations. Proactively in recognising potential ethical issues and take appropriate action to address and report them through the proper channels.
- Implement and maintain data protection policies with regards to sensitive financial information, proactively identify and report data protection risks to the Finance Manager
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or a related field.
- At least one to three years of experience in a financial role, preferably in development organizations.
- Strong understanding of financial and accounting principles.
- Strong IT skills and knowledge of MS Office systems.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
- Attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to think ahead and produce accurate information.
- Willingness to be flexible and respond in a timely manner to support colleagues
- Experience in operating within environments with diverse cultures and practises.
- Understanding the concepts of due diligence, value for money and ethics and transparency.
Mott MacDonald-Cambridge Education is implementing the Learning and Inclusion for Transformation (LIFT) in Rwanda programme. LIFT is a programme of the Ministry of Education that is funded by the UK Government through FCDO and aims to improve foundational learning outcomes for children in English and mathematics in Rwanda’s primary schools. LIFT also supports adolescents aged 12-17 to return to formal education or access alternative education pathways and enables access to education for children with disabilities.
In an effort to build new cadre of education specialists, Cambridge Education will engage a team of Early Career Professionals (ECP), recent graduates of degree programmes, who feel passionate about making positive changes in education sector in Rwanda.
This call is for applicants who will focus on promoting disability inclusive approaches in education sector. There is one position available. The selected Early Career Professional will work at the central Cambridge Education Office in Kigali and will be required to regularly travel to Districts. The ECP will work alongside mid-level and senior professionals and will be provided with on-the-job support which will result in direct and positive contribution towards improving Rwanda’s education system.
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