Under the direction of the Finance Manager, the incumbent will carry out duties designed to meet the objectives of the PROJUSTICE project from the financial management perspective. Pursuant to Tetra Tech (Tt) DPK’S contract with USAID and reporting to the Tt DPK Field Office Chief of Party ( COP)

The Finance Assistant will have the following main duties and responsibilities:

 Assist in tracking expenditures and preparing monthly financial reports;
 Track payments in order to avoid double payments;
 Register cash disbursement and petty cash report;
 Prepare checks and other payments for local expenditures;
 Prepare advances as approved by the Finance Manager and COP/DCOP;
 Reconciliation of bank records and preparing monthly bank reports;
 Review the project procurement process of goods and consulting services;
 Review and ensure processing of travel expense reports and that outstanding cash advances for travels are reconciled;
 Review/register confidential payment of monthly payroll and prepare report of payments of income tax, pension, health, and unemployment benefits to government funds;
 Prepare monthly financial reports for submission and shipment to the Tt DPK Home Office; maintain the financial files of the project;
 Serve as acting Finance Manager when requested;
 This job description will be amended with other specific roles and responsibilities by the Finance Manager as those are needed, defined and delegated;
 Perform other duties assigned by the COP and DCOP.

 -Bachelor Degree in Accounting.
 At least three years of experience as an accountant.
 -Good knowledge of QuickBooks.
 -Good knowledge of USAID financial regulations primarily those involving Procurement.
 -Experience in Haitian Taxes particularly payroll taxes.
 -Fluency in English, French and Creole.

This position is at FSN 9 in the USAID local compensation plan of May 2010.

Please submit resume and cover letter referencing the position title Finance Assistant) and the job code (OPS-007) in the subject line of your email. Applications that do not meet the minimum requirements listed above will not be considered. No phone calls, please.