Columbia University Finance Assistant - Documentation Jobs in Tanzania

Columbia University Finance Assistant - Documentation Jobs in Tanzania


Position Summary:

  • The Finance Assistant (Document Management) will be responsible for filling, downloading and uploading of all financial documents in ICAP systems to ensure that documents are easily accessible for reconciliation and audits as well as storage per available rules and regulations.

  • S/he will be responsible for daily downloads of all documents from ICAP system, index the documents and upload into the On Base system (a system used by ICAP for documents storage and real time review of financial transactions).

  • Furthermore, s/he will also ensure the physical filing of all documents in designated areas and support location of documents during internal and external audits.

  • S/he will also work with other departments including procurement, administration and human resource to ensure supporting documents for payments have been uploaded into ICAP financial systems prior to processing of payments.

    Major Responsibilities:

    • Ensuring that finance documents (Payment Vouchers, Journal Vouchers, Vendor Management, FFRs, etc.) are stored in secured locations in both hard and electronic copies.

    • Receives all finance documents from other departmental staff or filing. Proper monitoring and control
    the flow of documents to and from finance department.

    • Follow-up with respective departmental staff or the hardcopies to be submitted to finance department for filing.

    • Extract the Journal Vouchers recorded to the accounting system(QuickBooks), attach relevant supporting documents and secure the relevant approvals before the month-end close.

    • Ensuring that the finance documents are complete, accurate and free from errors prior to uploading to electronic storage facility (On Base)

    • Uploading soft copies of finance related documents to electronic storage facility (On Base) on a daily basis

    • Performing weekly and monthly reconciliation of documents recorded in the accounting system(QuickBooks)with OnBase ensuring that there are no missing receipts to electronic storage facility (OnBase).

    • Perform any other relevant duties as may be assigned by Superiors from time to time.

    Required Qualifications,

    Knowledge and Skills:

    • Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting, Finance or equivalent.

    • Recommended a minimum of 2 years’ experience in Accounting/financial management.

    • Candidate must be conversant with accounting packages preferably QuickBooks

    How to Apply

  • For more information and job application details, see; Columbia University Finance Assistant - Documentation Jobs in Tanzania

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