Humanitarian Finance & Operations Assistant

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.