Job Detail

DCA has been present in Afghanistan since 1988, focusing its interventions to herders and pastoralists communities’ resilience and enabling them to achieve long-term, inclusive and equitable development. DCA is currently implementing several livestock development and humanitarian programs in 28 Provinces of Afghanistan.

DCA’s mission is to reduce poverty and increase food security for the people of Afghanistan by protecting the livelihood assets and building resilience. Our livelihoods approach sits at the nexus of humanitarian, development, and peacebuilding, and focuses on building resilience in a conflict-setting.   DCA’s community driven approach is built upon four major pillars: food security and livelihoods improvement, extension, value chain development, and institutional capacities. Together, these four fields of activity constitute a powerful mix to drive our mission. Gender equality and one health (the interface between human, animal and environmental health stressing on new pandemics and epidemics such as COV-19) will continue to be our fundamental guiding principles.

General Position Summary:

The Finance Assistant is responsible for bank transactions, procurement process, taxation, and other accounting entries. 

Duties and Responsibilities

              Maintain an organized filing system for contracts, invoices, and logbooks.

              Maintain the regional cashbook and bankbook, submitting them to the main office monthly.

              Oversee all finance-related transactions in the North Region.

              Handle withdrawals from and deposits to the bank, as well as currency exchange.

              Prepare cash payment and receipt vouchers for expenses.

              Ensure proper filing of vouchers and financial documents.

              Closely monitor the cash distribution process to project beneficiaries.

              Scan and copy documents as needed.

              Take charge of overall finance-related transactions for the HQ finance team.

              Manage the cashbook and cash on hand.

              Conduct regular cash counts, including daily, weekly, and monthly reconciliations.

              Report any taxable procurement/purchases to the main office.

              Participate in quotation collection, RFQ distribution processes, and other procurement tasks.

              Fulfill any other tasks assigned by the line manager.