Finance Officer

About Lapis

Lapis is a full-service strategic communications agency, headquartered in United Arab Emirates with reach across Middle East, North Africa and Asia. Lapis is part of Moby Group which is established in 2004. Moby Group has advanced the media industry in a number of emerging and frontier markets extending from Central Asia to Middle East and beyond. Moby Group employs over 1000 professionals to deliver its content-driven audience building strategy across 17 businesses and 7 markets, reaching over 450 million people through its activities in broadcasting, productions, publishing, sports and research.

We utilize our extensive resources in media and broadcast, our global network of influencers and thematic experts, and practitioners in international development and marketing communications. Lapis with over ten years of experience in the country, has the biggest communications platform with broad experience of working with different institutions inside and outside Afghanistan. Lapis has implemented communication projects of different size and scope in the fields of development, agriculture, education, peacebuilding and etc. Its thematic expertise in the field of communications is civil society development, countering violent extremism, economic development, elections, gender equality, governance, migration, peacebuilding and humanitarian crises.

Job Summary

The incumbent will process payments, maintaining costs reports and managing invoices. Prepare reports and documents covering accounting transactions. Ensures that accurate records are kept by standard practices.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintain & securely store petty cash bills/invoices/vouchers both in physical and electronic form
• Make sure vouchers are prepared for each petty cash expense
• Make sure cash transactions are pre-approved
• Reconcile petty cash on daily basis-Prepares statements quarterly and annual statements by assembling data.
• Must seek approval before making any payment
• Supervise and maintain financial and administrative records and monitoring systems to record and reconcile expenditures, balances, payments, statements, and other data for day-to-day transactions and reports
• Account balance settlement with Customers and Vendors at regular intervals
• Administrative support to the project manager including administration of budgets and expenses.
• Support the project team in accounting, administrative and financial matters
• Active support to resource mobilization, partnerships, and networking issues.
• Prepare recurring reports as scheduled and special reports as required for budget preparation, audits, or other reasons
• Responsible to maintain up-to-date program files, records, and information both soft and hard copies.
• Support colleagues in printing, copying, and binding materials, administrative issue, and clerical services.
• Assist in administrative data collection and follow up rest of the processes.
• Make sure vouchers are prepared for each petty cash expense
• Submitting timesheets properly, allocating time accurately on the project.
• Ensure to work with a positive attitude and maintain a healthy relationship with the fellow colleagues
• Perform any other duties assigned by the Line Manager

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or economics / ACCA Part Qualified
• At least 2-3 years of relevant experience in finance and audit.
• Good knowledge of computer applications

Submission Guideline

Interested candidates should send their resumes via e-mail.

Clearly indicate on the subject line the title of the position, vacancy announcement, and applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

Functional Area

Business Administration

Countries

Submission Email

careers@lapis-communications.com

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