Cashier and Office Assistant Responsibilities
- Manage daily cash transactions and office assistance operations of the field office, including cash handling and petty cash management, bank transactions, and payment processing.
- Ensure all payments are properly authorized, adequately supported, coded correctly, and aligned with approved budgets.
- Prepare payment vouchers, checks, bank transfer requests, CPOs, and related documentation.
- Maintain updated cashbook, bank book, and supporting financial records.
- Conduct periodic cash counts
- Monitor advances issued for travel, procurement, or activities and ensure timely liquidation and settlement.
- Ensure financial transactions comply with organizational financial policies and donor requirements.
- Deduct and settle statutory payments, including payroll tax, pension, provident fund, withholding tax, and other legal obligations in compliance with Ethiopian government regulations.
- Support monthly and annual financial closing activities.
- Prepare and organize documents for internal and external audits.
- Compile and file all financial documents in a professional and auditable manner.
- Handle all secretary activities
- Control store and office assets
Human Resource and Administration Responsibilities
- Support on maintaining updated personnel files, contracts, leave records, attendance records, and HR documentation.
- Payroll preparation and employee benefit.
- Ensure compliance with Ethiopian labor law and organizational HR policies.
- Support on office administrative systems and documentation.
- Manage office utilities, communication services and materials, and related administrative obligations are settled on time.
Asset and Inventory Management
- Maintain updated fixed-asset register and inventory records.
- Ensure proper tagging, tracking, and safeguarding of organizational assets.
- Conduct periodic physical inventory and asset verification.
- Prepare inventory reports for management and audit purposes.
Manage store records and stock movement documentation, including the assets purchased for community handover.
Compliance, Coordination, and Reporting
- Ensure compliance with organizational policies, donor requirements, and government regulations.
- Coordinate with program teams to ensure cash transactions and administrative and financial support for project implementation.
- Provide timely financial and administrative reports to supervisors.
- Identify operational risks and recommend practical solutions.
- Support audits, assessments, and compliance reviews.
- Maintain confidentiality and integrity in handling financial and personnel information.
- Perform any other duties assigned by the immediate supervisor to support effective office operations