Finance Assistant

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.

Major Responsibilities:

• Assist Senior Finance Officer (SFO) to review Purchase requests and coordinate with Program staff for cash

Projections required for timely fund management.

• Finance Assistant (FA) will prepare Cash and bank payment documents with accurate coding as per policy and

highlight any shortcomings in the documentation for rectification by the program.

• After the completion of payment documentation and necessary approvals, the Finance Assistant will submit the

documents to SFO for further processing.

• Assist in bank and cash reconciliation at regular intervals for record purposes.
• Assisting in Withholding tax calculations while processing the vendors payments, based on guidance from tax consultants as per FBR and KPRA regulations.
• Creating monthly online PSIDs for FBR withholding taxes (Income Tax and Withholding Sales Tax).
• Following up with the Supply Chain and program team for missing supporting documents.
• Maintaining payment folders on Box for future reference and audit purposes
• Properly file and label the documents of the project for easy access.
• Daily updating of the payment tracker
• The Assistant will support the SFO in entering transaction data into Integra
• Assist in the preparation of monthly Budget vs Actual (BvA) reports.
• Assist in Annual, Internal, and project audits
• Assist in the creation of online PSIDs for monthly withholding tax payments on the FBR portal
• Undertake other tasks as requested by the line Supervisor.

Key Working Relationships:

Position Reports to Senior Finance Officer

Position directly supervises: N/A

Job Requirements:

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Business Administration, Finance.

Work Experience:

1-2 years of relevant experience with NGOs, INGOs or with local govt.

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Team-oriented with a proactive attitude
• Integrity and compliance-minded approach

Language Skills:

Must be proficient in Urdu & English languages.

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS

All International Rescue Committee workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. Our Standards are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Safeguarding, Conflicts of Interest, Fiscal Integrity, and Reporting Wrongdoing and Protection from Retaliation. IRC is committed to take all necessary preventive measures and create an environment where people feel safe, and to take all necessary actions and corrective measures when harm occurs. IRC builds teams of professionals who promote critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity to deliver the best possible services to our clients.

Cookies: https://careers.rescue.org/us/en/cookiesettings