Accountant

The Accountant's role revolves mainly on the Finance Operations, Accounts Payable and Reconciliation and Audit.

He/She assists the organization comply with fiduciary duties, corporate governance and due diligence requirements. He/She examines the budget, balance sheet and financial statements for irregularities; manages financial resources and activities; improves the process efficiency; mitigates financial risks, prevent fraud or theft; monitor and control cashflow; and meets financial objectives like, but not limited to the following:

* Closing month-end period;

* Recording of expense and processing payment;

* Resolving unrecorded disbursement

* Supporting the completion of annual audits like ITGC, Financial Statements, and Single Audit

* Providing in-country support as needed and requested such as Emergency response (Fund authorization) and Donor reports (USG and Non-USG)

DUTIES/ RESPONSIBILITIES

I. CASH MANAGEMENT AND RECONCILATION

* Ensure that cash amounts in an organization's accounting ledgers reconcile with actual bank balance

* Continuously follow-up on all reconciling items and provide regular updates to direct leadership

* Maintain documentation for the purpose of supporting files, reports, and data

* Adhere to corporate standards and procedures in all reconciliation activities

* Assist both internal and external auditors by providing requested documents in an organized state in a timely manner * Perform all other related duties and/or projects assigned to meet the needs of the organization

II. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES

* Create bill, calculate drawdowns and send invoice to donors

* Prepare Billing and Revenue Reports; and perform billing month-end activities

* Process accounting receivables and incoming payments in compliance with financial policies and procedures

* Perform day to day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, computing, posting and recording accounts

receivables' data

III. COMPLIANCE AND AUDIT SUPPORT

* Support country offices and HQ clients during internal and external audits

* Respond to auditors on any queries

* Track documentation requirement to ensure that country offices follow the document requirements

IV. GENERAL LEDGER AND ASSET MANAGEMENT

* Gather all necessary reports and detailed support both periodically and on-demand, including balance sheets, profit and loss statements, revenue forecasts, budgets, and cash-flow statements

* Perform month-end and year-end close activities like journal entries, multi-currency processing, allocations, consolidations, fixed asset maintenance, etc.

* Send out the following reports to Business Unit(s) for their disposition:

- Unposted Journals

- Suspense Reports

- Catastrophic and Security Contribution

* Monitor and report on accounting discrepancies

* Support internal or external audit activities

* Ensure the integrity of accounting information and reconcile any financial discrepancies by performing or directing research of accounting issues for compliance, and establish quality over transactions and reporting.

* Provide in-country support as needed and requested

V. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

* Receive, process, and verify invoices and supporting documents related to accounts payables.

* Manage stakeholders like, but not limited to, providing performance report to the business unit and participating in performance review and/or process improvement meetings

* Perform ad-hoc tasks as identified by the Team Lead or higher such as handling requests related to Accounts Receivable, Cash Management, General Ledger and Expense Module

* Protect businesses against unintentional overpayment

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

* Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration with emphasis in Accounting

Desired

* Bachelor's degree in a related discipline with equivalent work experience in NGO and development industry setting for atleast 2 years with emphasis

on Finance and Accounting

* CPA, Chartered Accountant, post graduate or other relevant certification

Required

* One to two years of relevant experience in finance and accounting is required but fresh graduates are welcome

* Personal integrity, ability to keep customer (donor) and company confidences

Desired

* 3 years or more relevant experience in progressive finance and accounting from a non-profit organization or for profit organization * Prior experience working with finance and accounting management with a fast paced finance department is preferred