Financial Accountant

Job specific roles and responsibilities

• Reviews, verifies and ensures that financial documents are in accordance with Save the Children International financial policies and procedures for payment.
• Prepare the necessary accounting/adjustment journal entries when required;
• Provide necessary inputs for cash forecast consolidation and budge planning to be reviewed and consolidated by Senior Finance Coordinator for CO submission.
• Ensure that all taxes collected from Filed Offices staff, and vendors are summarized & paid to the tax authority monthly; within the time frame set by the authority.
• Reconcile payroll register manual versus Agresso record every month.
• Make sure all collections deposited into bank and all deposits booked into system are cleared before the month close.
• Ensure Program and Staff advances are regularly monitored and maintained at minimum level.
• Make GLACOSE upload after detailed review of financial documents and post daily basis.
• Prepare adjusting entries for reclassification of transaction from one SOF to another or correction of wrong account lines and DEAs.
• Ensure Complete Financial documents are submitted to Addis Ababa Archive on or before 15^th of the following month after Hard Close.

MINIMUM QUALFICATION, EXPEREINCE, COMPETENCIES,

QUALIFICATION

• BA degree in accounting or equivalent combination of education and work experience

EXPEREINCE

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience.
• Excellent proven knowledge in MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)
• Familiarity in using Accounting Software’s: Agresso system is preferable.
• Experience in staff management is desirable.

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KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITY

• Strong accounting and analytical skill

• Willingness and ability to dramatically change work practices, flexibility in working long hours and ability to work with incoming surge teams;
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills;
• Fluency in written and spoken English;
• Commitment to Save the Children values
• Teams, in the event of emergencies

COMPETENCIES  

SC Values are: Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity and Integrity. To meet the value system, the post holder is expected to demonstrate the following Competencies on ongoing bases.

• Applies the required technical and professional expertise to the highest standards
• Promotes and shares best practice within and outside the organisation.

• Engaging ( align with Collaboration, Creativity)
• Networking: Builds and use sustainable relationship to support the work of save the children
• Working effectively with others Works collaboratively to achieve shared goals and thrives on diversity of people and perspectives; knows when to lead and when to follow and how to ensure effective cross-boundary working.
• Communicating with Impact: Communicates clearly and confidently with others to engage and influence; promotes dialogue and ensures timely and appropriate messages, building confidence and trust with others.