Accountant – Union of Ethiopian Women Charitable Associations (UEWCA)

External Vacancy Announcement

Union of Ethiopian Women and Children Associations (UEWCA) is non-governmental, apolitical, non-religious consortium of 80 CSOs. It is a consortium of women; children and girls focused CSOs that are engaging on socio-economic empowerment of women, girls & children; and gender equality in all regional states and city administrations of the country. It is established in 2010 as a platform to voice the voice of its members and beneficiaries as well as capacitate and coordinate with the intention of coordinate the efforts of its member CSOs towards women, girls and children empowerment; and realization of gender equality and women rights.

Currently, UEWCA is implementing Climate Change projects, Ethiopian Social Accountability Project, Gender Responsive Budgeting, Human Trafficking and Combating Modern Slavery, in all region of the Country & Two City Administration with a fund obtained from UN-women, Irish Aid, SIDA trough Farm Africa.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in preparation & controlling of budgets and reports
• Preparing payment vouchers, cash receipt vouchers and all other documents for data processing
• Ensuring of maintenance of proper books of accounts and dept up to data
• Reconcile daily collections against the vouchers/receipts and deposit the cash in the bank at the earliest with proper documentation.
• Ensure proper documentation of financial documents.
• Reconcile bank statements with organization records monthly.
• Follow up settlement of advance paid to sub-grantees/partner’s appropriately.
• Update the financial data in Peachtree Accounting system.
• Reconcile and update the records of supplies and material that are received and issued from the store against ledger statement monthly.
• Keep a proper record of fixed assets of the organization and create fixed asset management system and conduct inventory and at the end of each year.
• Assist program/project sections of the organization in preparing budget plan.
• Liaise with the finance section of partner and donor organizations on financial management aspects of the program/project.
• Conduct financial monitoring of the Sub-grantee/partner’s so as to ensure the fund is properly spent.
• Prepare periodical financial reports based on agreed time frame.
• Ensure the financial management of UEWCA is in line with the terms and conditions depicted in the grant manual.
• Facilitate the periodic project audit as required and submit the report to the donor and government Organizations.
• Responsible for the facilitation of any project administration with financial matters.
• Carryout any other relevant duties as may be specified by the program/project section staff.
• Ensure proper financial documentation of the organization.
• Provide technical support to partner’s/sub-grantee towards prepare financial management.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the senior Accountant.

Reports to: Senior Accountant

Department: Finance and Administration Section

Terms of Employment: One Year with a possibility of extension.

Place of Work: UEWCA Office, Addis Ababa

Required Candidate: one

Qualifications

• BA Degree  In Accounting & finance
• At lest 4 years relevant experience for BA Degree in Accounting and Finance NGO Experience is preferable.