Finance Assistant

SNV is a not-for-profit international development organization with long-term, local presence in more than 30 of the poorest countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Our team of local and international advisors work with local partners to equip communities, businesses and organisations with the tools, knowledge and connections they need to increase their incomes and gain access to basic services – empowering them to break the cycle of poverty and guide their own development across three sectors: Agriculture, Renewable Energy and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH).

Finance administration

Maintain the Finance administration, including vendor masters, procuration tables, contract registration, check and process travel expense claims, park invoices, follow up on parked invoices, payment reminders, salary related issues and rejected bank payments and prepare exchange rate overviews, based on the finance administrative procedures and guidelines.

Control

Review and check data within specific administration, such as inventory take and clearing for month end closure, and correct mistakes and deficiencies conform administrative procedures, identify bottlenecks and address to Manager.

Documentation

Document and archive all relevant back up documentation, keep files complete and up to date and maintain quality and accessibility of archive and files, conform administrative procedures and filing procedures.

Information management and reporting
Maintain relevant databases, systems and intranet sites, provide regular management overviews and data, such as budget depletion reports, in line with the reporting needs and agreements on timing and formats.

Provision of information

Receive questions and requests for information from colleagues and external parties, provide answers in own area of expertise, and cascade requests to higher level in case of lack of clarity or to high complexity, conform communication procedures and guidelines and agreements with manager.

Bookkeeping

Maintain fixed assets HO Masters and posting, draft interest calculations, maintain and reconcile bank accounts, post invoices, travel expenses and/or advances, sundry debtor administration, and prepare financial transactions and payments a.o. journals and hypo tax, pensions, UWV and income tax and / or salary payments and other payments, based on financial and accounting procedures and guidelines of the supervisor and authorization levels.

Projects and improvements

Participate in relevant project by providing input based on own work processes and experiences, identify improvement areas in work processes and, with approval of manager, implement improvements in these.

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant Finance/Accounting discipline or higher vocational working & thinking level with relevant experience (2 or 3 years) in finance and operations.

Competencies

• Fluency in English is required
• Experience with SAP (SAP by Design; SAP R3 or other), though not mandatory, will be an advantage;

Complete your application in our in-house recruitment system before 11th June 2020. Please send your application letter and CV that contains three referees as you apply with position title as subject/reference.

We do not appreciate third-party mediation based on this advertisement.

NB: Only shortlisted will be contacted.