Accounting Assistant

Job Description

Accounting Assistant | Burma Border Projects

The Tone:
This is a remote internship role at Burma Border Projects, an organization dedicated to delivering vital humanitarian services to Burmese refugees and migrants along the Thai-Burma border. BBP focuses on community well-being, resilience, and capacity-building through initiatives like training local indigenous medics to address psychological trauma. This role is crucial as it ensures the accurate and transparent financial operations necessary to sustain these impactful programs. You will directly contribute to a mission that supports vulnerable populations, enabling the organization to effectively address urgent needs and provide sustainable support alongside local partners.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship / Early Career
• Location: Remote
• Mission: This person supports financial operations and record-keeping to ensure transparent and effective resource allocation for humanitarian services and community programs.
• Tech Stack: Accounting Software, digital tools

What You’ll Actually Do
• Transaction Management: Record daily financial transactions accurately and diligently maintain comprehensive ledgers for all financial activities.
• Financial Statement Support: Assist with the preparation and review of financial statements, contributing to an understanding of their key components.
• Account Reconciliation: Help to reconcile various financial accounts, ensuring accuracy and consistency in financial records under the guidance of senior staff.
• Bookkeeping & Documentation: Support general bookkeeping tasks, meticulously organize financial documentation, and update information within accounting software.
• Process Improvement: Prepare simple financial reports for internal stakeholders and contribute ideas for improvements in overall financial processes.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-Level. Preferred current enrollment in or completion of studies in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field. Demonstrated familiarity with Accounting and Bookkeeping principles and practices, particularly those relevant to nonprofit or small organization settings.
• Experience: Experience or training in Finance, including introductory-level budgeting, expense tracking, and basic financial analysis.
• Skills: Proven ability to work with Financial Statements, encompassing basic preparation, review, and a solid understanding of key components. Comfort using Accounting Software and related digital tools for data entry, reporting, and reconciliation. Strong attention to detail, accuracy in data entry, and good organizational skills. Effective written and verbal communication skills in English, alongside the ability to collaborate effectively in a remote environment.
• Bonus: A genuine interest in humanitarian work and sensitivity to cross-cultural contexts; prior nonprofit experience is considered an advantage.