Position Title: Intern

Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Reports to: Finance Officer

Position Type: Full-time

Number of Positions: 1

Organizational Overview

Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Quality Improvement (MERQ) is a private consulting firm established by a team of enthusiastic Ethiopian professionals with a mix of medical, public health, program evaluation, health care quality, and capacity building backgrounds.

MERQ is a firm that aspires to be a pragmatic choice for those who are looking for genuine engagement in research, scientific inquiries, and program implementation. It has been operating in Ethiopia since 2013, has done several small-scale and large-scale undertakings of public health of social importance, and has collaborated with several local and international partners. MERQ primarily engages with its clients and funding sources through contractual agreements and grants. MERQ is currently seeking a highly skilled finance officer who is dedicated, detail-oriented, and proficient in financial management.

Role Overview: The Intern is responsible for handling day-to-day financial tasks, ensuring smooth operational processes. They assist with tax compliance, document preparation, and payment processing.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for petty cash management and all supporting documents
• Participate in training on tax management and reporting, under the guidance of the Finance Officer, with an intent to make this the Finance Assistants’ key responsibility
• With direct support from the finance officer, handle tax declarations, ensuring timely and accurate submissions.
• Prepare daily payment vouchers and ensure all payments are properly documented.
• Assist the Finance Officer in maintaining financial records and support other financial tasks as assigned.
• Responsible for taking bank payment letters and checks to the bank, following the bank process, bringing bank statements, bank advice, and bank invoices to hand over to the Finance Officer.
• Put PAID stamp and properly file all financial documents – scanned for electronic filing and original hardcopies in box files.
• Support with various project administrative tasks such as printing/copying/scanning of documents, training coordination, collecting proforma and/or invoices

Skill & Qualification requirements:

• Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Accounting with at least 0 years of relevant experience
• Fluency in English (written and spoken)
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Professionalism
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.

How to apply

Interested and qualified applicants who meet the requirements should submit their updated CV and Cover letter addressed to the office should be attached on the MERQ online application form through the following link:

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Note: Please apply only through the online application form any applicant who sends via contact form or email will not be considered or will not be shortlisted.

            Applications received after the closing date will not be considered and only those candidates that are short listed for interviews will be notified.