Cashier at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)

Main Purpose

• Performing cash transactions, verifying supporting documentation, and maintaining records according to MSF standards and local finance policies.

Accountabilities

• Controlling and monitoring cash payments from the cashbox and coding and recording cash transactions in the daily cashbook or accounting system.
• Performing daily cash counts and investigating any discrepancies.
• Following up on cash advances (based on authorized requestors list and other internal processes) and ensuring they are duly settled.
• Carrying out transfer requests between cash and safe box.
• Checking the validity of invoices, approval signatories, and correctness of account codes.
• Performing currency exchange operations when required.
• Assisting with the preparation of salary payments as required.
• Performing monthly reconciliations before closing the monthly accounts, managing bank reconciliations and monthly bank statements if applicable 
• Liaison with Dadaab Team for cash-related matters; focal point for Dadaab funds transfers i.e suppliers, daily workers, etc. •
• Assisting in advance management follow-up (operational advances), contract follow-up, VAT follow-up, monthly accountancy file archiving and any other jobs requested by the supervisor or coordinator.
• Focal person for South Sudan transactions and payment requests (represents approximately 25% of tasks allocation).
• Processing some mobile money/electronic funds transfer (MPESA)

Requirements

• Education-Essential: Diploma or professional qualification in accounting/finance/business administration
• Experience-Essential: Experience in accounting (minimum 1 year), preferably MSF with Unified experience.
• Languages-Essential: English & Swahili
• Knowledge-Essential: Computer proficiency in MS Excel and Word
• Competencies- Results and quality orientation teamwork and cooperation