Job Description

Position: Humanitarian Finance & Operations Assistant

Closing date: 16th February 2024 at 23:59 GMT

Job location: South Africa or Kenya

Salary: Grade C

Contract type: (1) year Fixed Term Contract (FTC)

Role Overview:

The Humanitarian Finance & Operations Assistant will be responsible for ensuring that Global Secretariat (GS) accounting & finance operations support is in line with the GS policies and procedures while working collaboratively with the internal and external stakeholders, International Humanitarian and Resilience Team (IHART), People Finance & Operations teams.

Who we're looking for:

Education, Language & Qualifications:

Tertiary qualification in finance

Professional accounting qualification (e.g. CA, ACCA, ACA, CPA, CIMA).

Proficiency in English

Essential Knowledge, Skills & Experience

5 years experience in a similar role with working knowledge of SUN and processing payments on bank platforms.

Proven track record of accounting experience.

Working knowledge on Payroll and related legislation guidelines,

Ledger entry analysis and interpretation, generating reports and data analysis and interpretation.

Designing reports for internal and external reporting and in-depth knowledge and experience working within the accounting technical area/field.

Able to work virtually and effectively support others to meet tight deadlines and address multiple priorities.

Ability to work in a multicultural and multi-country context.

Willing to work in unsocial hours in case of emergencies, when necessary, across time zones as required with ActionAid internal and external stakeholders.

You should also have strong commitment to ActionAids values and ethos, including ActionAids feminist leadership principles.

What we offer

ActionAid is committed to providing a welcoming, supportive workplace where we recognize a job well done. We offer a fair compensation package and a flexible working environment. At ActionAid, you can look forward to

• Fantastic training and development
• A workplace that embraces feminist leadership
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption pay.

How to apply

Please click on the "apply" button to start the application process. Applications close on 16th February 2024 at 23:59 GMT. Please upload an up-to-date CV and a cover letter, clearly explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.

To be considered for this role, you must be able to provide proof of eligibility to work in any of the mentioned locations at the time of appointment.

Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted- usually within 2 weeks of the closing date.

About us

ActionAid is a global federation working for a world free from poverty and injustice. We want to see a just, fair and sustainable world, in which everybody enjoys the right to a life of dignity, and freedom from poverty and oppression. We work to achieve social justice and gender equality, and to eradicate poverty.

All our work is underpinned by a set of : self-awareness, self-care and caring for others, dismantling bias, inclusion, sharing power, responsible & transparent use of power, accountable collaboration, respectful feedback, courage and zero tolerance for harassment, exploitation and abuse.

ActionAid International welcomes applications from all sections of the community and promotes diversity.

Our commitment to safeguarding

ActionAid is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct. We are also committed to preventing and responding to any form of sexual harassment, exploitation and child abuse and abuse of adults at-risk, whether carried out by staff/representatives or resulting from our work. ActionAid expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

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