Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, May 13, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Duties and Responsibilities
Position: Accountant
Accountant: Reports to the Executive Director
His/her role is to coordinate all finance and administration activities and provide financial and administrative guidance and skills transfer to ED and Staff.

Key tasks
• Oversee the day-to-day monitoring and input of field financial and monetary transactions;
• Maintain and manage petty cash disbursements;
• Submit finance monthly report to FCLLO on a timely basis;
• Prepare timely budgets, cash requests, and accounting reports;
• Monitor grant spending and projections, as informed by program leads;
• Maintain all financial files, and grant expense management;
• Track and maintain payment of all necessary taxes, utilities, and leases;
• Review/certify procurement requisitions against project budgets and knowledge of current market data;
• Prepare all required financial and administrative, and human resources report as scheduled – including timesheets, staff leave, and absence management;
• Maintain a good filing system for project-related documents, including official letters, personnel files, and other official documents;
• Prepare technical financial reports for members of the BoD and for GA through ED;
• Put in place a fundraising strategy and strong performance supervision system for the organization personnel;
• Execute any other task assigned by the supervisor or the line manager

Required Skills, Behaviors & Experience:
• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or any other related field from a recognized university required;
• Minimum three years of experience in administration and accounting field; experience in HR an added advantage;
• Ability to perform accounting and budgeting functions, using spreadsheets;
• Demonstrated strong analytical skills and report writing skills;
• Experience creating monthly financial reports and spending projections;
• Good computer skills and familiarity with Microsoft Office system;
• The capable communicator in English, written & verbal;
• Knowledge of French should constitute an added advantage;
• Self-motivated and client-orientated with a strong sense of personal ethic, integrity, and quality;
• Strong interpersonal and intercultural skills;
• High level of flexibility and maximum control of tight deadlines.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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Job application procedure
Interested and qualified candidates should submit a 1page Cover letter, an updated CV, and names, titles, and contacts of three professional referees, to include most recent or current employer/supervisor via email only to: fcllo@yahoo.com with the position applied for clearly indicated in the subject line. The deadline for submission of applications is May 18th, 2021 at 15:00. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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