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Finance Associate

Relevant Experience:

General Qualifications/Skills

• Ability to perform successfully as a member of multiple project-related teams;
• Strong computer literacy skills required in word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, web browsers, and email;
• Excellent communications and writing ability;
• Demonstrated successful interpersonal skills;
• Fluency in both English and Urdu required; other Pakistani languages preferred;
• Work experience in the private sector and in a development project environment is preferred, with work experience in the former being more preferable.

Specific Qualifications

• A minimum of 1 year of relevant experience with similar responsibilities. 

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or related field is required. 

Job Description:

The Finance Associate shall support the position’s supervisor and fellow project colleagues in the successful implementation of all aspects of the project’s work plan and achievement of the project objective. The individual holding this position shall perform, but not be limited to, the following specific tasks:

• Provide support to the Finance Manager to address Assets queries from key stakeholders
• Perform book keeping tasks such as examining invoices, bills, receipts, payment vouchers or other documents for accuracy and completeness and ensure correct documentation documents for all finance and accounting transactions.
• Responsible for administrative tasks such as organising, operating, and maintaining electronic and related paper-based finance and accounting systems, documents, and files. Also ensure accurate labeling of all financial files with the voucher numbers.
• The individual shall ensure that all financial files are updated and maintain user friendly and readily accessible comprehensive financial data files; in addition to pasting loose bills, translating any bills in the local language, along with arranging and scanning payment vouchers in chronological order for all monthly payment vouchers in the share drive.
• Review and ensure that all travel expense reports submitted are complete with supporting documents and the accurate information mentioned such as travel start, return time, M&IE rate, travel advance if any, and then prepare the relevant coding sheet.
• Codify and enter travel related transactions into the accounting software package on a daily basis.
• Provide status and descriptive detail of voucher which are on hold because of incompletion or due diligence requirements.
• Provide payment details and invoice summaries along with the relevant documents to the Finance, Procurement, Operations and HR team so that they may update their relevant records.
• Interact with vendors and contractor/service providers when preparing payment details and subsequently calling them for handing over their cheques and getting the proper acknowledgement receipts. 

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