Finance Assistant Intern

by CAFOD

in Accounting / Finance, Business Administration
Internship
Sierra Leone, Freetown
April 17, 2024

Job Overview

  • Date Posted
    April 17, 2024
  • Location
    Sierra Leone, Freetown
  • Expiration date
    April 19, 2024
  • Experience
    Fresh
  • Gender
    Both
  • Qualification
    Bachelor Degree
  • Organization
    CAFOD
  • Required Languages
    English

Job Description

 

Job Title Finance Assistant Intern

Grade 4

 

The section in the box below is for recruitment only.

Contract: 3 Months

Location : Freetown

For Sierra Leone :

No hybrid working arrangements 

As a global organisation we are open to considering applications from candidates in a variety of locations. 

 

Job Profile 

The post-holder will be responsible for supporting CAFOD’s Finance & Admin team with day-to-day administrative & finance tasks. Specific responsibilities are outlined below but broadly involve internal system and processes support, information management and logistics. The position will be full time and based in Freetown in Sierra Leone.

Reporting to:

This position reports to the Finance and Admin Manager. The post holder will have no line management responsibility. 

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Assist the Finance & Admin Manager in raising payments requests and payments vouchers. 
  • Ensure that all supporting documents submitted for payments are correct and accurate.
  • Printing, scanning, and filing as needed and as directed by the line manager. 
  • Assist the Finance & Admin Manager in coordinating and planning of logistics for field trips, workshops and meetings as needed.
  • Take and share meeting minutes, especially Monday morning meeting minutes.
  • Completing Webpromise tasks, including raising approvals, and payments to partners and information management.
  • Upload project documents onto SharePoint and link back to Webrooms as appropriate.
  • Support in budget management, including updating budget vs. actual and organizing supporting documents

 

This list of duties and responsibilities is by no means exhaustive, and the postholder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as required. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.

Person Specification :

  • A motivate young professional open to learn and grow their skills.
  • A person willing to support CAFOD values and mission.
  • A person who can work in a team.

 

Job-specific competencies

  1. Recognized professional with accounting qualification; Minimum BA Degree in Accounting/Business Administration or related field.
  2. Strong analytical, critical thinking, coordination and writing skills.  

III. Full working knowledge of English.

 

Desirable Criteria

Excellent computer skills, including full working knowledge of standard word processing and spreadsheet packages.

 

CAFOD is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and ensuring opportunity for all. We welcome candidates of all faiths and none.  We would welcome applications from those with lived experience of ethnic and cultural diversity, physical disability, age diversity, neurodiversity, and/or under-privileged socio-economic backgrounds.

Applications should be sent via email to csamura@cafod.org.uk not later than 24th April 2024.