Intern - Finance at Danish Refugee Council

Overall purpose of the role: 

The Finance Intern will provide support to the Country Office Finance department in Payment processing, Journal preparation and documentation, and in compliance with DRC Operation Handbook and donor rules.

Duties & Responsibilities: Responsibilities: 

• Register and scan all invoices and all invoices documentation into DRC Dynamics at point of payment (Invoice Stagging).
• Maintain electronic files of scanned documents.
• Preparation of all relevant journals into DRC Dynamics.
• Confirm that all documents are complete and duly authorized before processing payments.
• Maintain a proper filing system of all financial documents within the Country Office.
• Assist with Cash & Bank reconciliations.
• Retrieve documents required during audits, working closely with audit focal person.
• Back filling for the Finance Officer and the Finance Assistant during periods of absence.
• Any other task assigned by the Supervisor.

Experience and technical competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree in commerce, Business management or related fields and at least part I certification in CPA or ACCA
• At least one year’s relevant experience in a similar role with NGO
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills.
• Experience working with ERP systems (Dynamics) will be an added advantage
• Must be proficient in MS Excel.
• Excellent communication skills in English is require

Language: 
Fluency in written and spoken English and Kiswahili

Key stakeholders: 
SMT, Programs, Support service