Cashier (Nairobi-Coordination) at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)

• Work Location : Nairobi-Coordination
• Start date : Immediately
• Length of contract : Fixed term (1year) 100% with 3 to 6 months’ probation period.

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

Other tasks include, but not limited to:

• 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 while investigating any discrepancies & 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 and assisting with salary payments as required. 
• Performing monthly reconciliations before closing the monthly accounts, managing bank reconciliations and monthly bank statements if applicable. 
• Manage petty cash and advance issuing/settlement in coordination office. 
• Process all, cheque, Bank and MPESA payments in coordination. 
• Follow up on all advances and ensure they are settled within the week issued and report any unsettled advances to the Accountancy manager. 
• Ensure all project payments have CTO’s duly signed by the PC and other approvers as per the authorization table.

Requirements:

Education 

• Essential: Diploma or professional qualification in accounting / finance / business administration.

Experience 

• Essential: Minimum 1 year in accounting. 
• Desirable: 2years experience with MSF or any similar NGO

Language 

• Essential: Fluency in English & Swahili 
• Desirable: Fluency in Somali

Knowledge 

• Essential: Computer Literacy (word, excel). 
• Desirable: Unified software or any other similar accounting application.

Competencies 

• Results and Quality Orientation 
• Commitment to MSF Principles 
• Teamwork and Cooperation 
• Service oriented 
• Behavioral Flexibility 
• Cross-cultural Awareness