Vacancy title:
Accountant

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Accounting & Finance]

Jobs at:
SOS Children's Villages Rwanda

Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, August 12 2025

Duty Station:
Gikongoro | Rwanda

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, August 5 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda is an independent member association affiliated to the SOS Federation. SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda leverages existing community resources to strengthen quality childcare and protection through a holistic continuum of care tailored to orphans, vulnerable children, and their families. SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda actively advocates for the promotion of childcare and child protection. In Rwanda, SOS Children’s Villages operate in four locations based in Gasabo, Gicumbi, Kayonza and Nyamagabe Districts. In order to further fulfil the above-mentioned responsibilities, SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda is seeking for one (01) competent Location Accountant, for its Location based in Nyamagabe, Southern Province.

JOB PURPOSE:

The Location accountant oversees, guides and controls financial matters ensuring that the location operates in accordance with Financial Policies and Procedures of SOS Children’s Villages international and are in line with the generally accepted accounting principles. His/her major responsibility is to ensure the proper management of the Location’s funds.

Main responsibilities:

The Location accountant will be required to perform the following tasks:

• Supporting Location budgets preparation, entry in the accounting system, budget revisions and follow up;
• Checking payments vouchers and petty cash disbursement if applicable;
• Ensure completeness of payment supporting documentation;
• Prepare monthly bank reconciliation and follow up on any related pending issue;
• Prepare/check bank payments;
• Prepared change requests for Location budget adjustments and submit them to the Head of Finance;
• Make, check and post monthly finance data in the accounting system;
• Assist/coordinate or support internal and external audits;
• Make a follow up of previous audits recommendations;
• Prepare/check and submit quarterly and yearly financial reports of the Location;
• Prepare cash flows or income statements for the Location;
• Prepare the Location’s payroll in collaboration with the HR department.
• Make a follow up of deductions and transfer to tax authorities of all mandatory deductions from staff salaries;
• Support in follow up of the donor compliance (in financial management);
• Prepare inventory of the Location assets when needed and ensure their proper entry in the accounting system;
• Ensure a proper filing of the finance records (hardcopies) of the Location;
• Make a monthly follow up of suspense accounts (ageing balance) and clear them;
• Ensure timely justification of cash/travel advances issued to staff members;
• Ensure compliance with finance and procurement/Employment guidelines in funds disbursement

REQUIRED QUALIFICATION

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Finance with at least three (3) successive years managing donor funded projects budgets.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

• Monitor and track location costs and financial reporting
• Proficiency in data analytics, financial software
• Good understanding of budgeting and accounting knowledge
• Computer skills (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English and Kinyarwanda is a requirement.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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