Junior Accountant at Bright Future Ethiopia Development and Charity Association (BFE)

Reporting to: Program Coordinator/Project Manager

Open to: All Ethiopians

Number of positions: 1(one)

Employment type: full-time

Duty station:

• Addis Ababa with frequent travel to Project sites out of Addis Ababa

Duration: six months (Fixed Term Contract): extension depends on budget availability

About BFE

Bright Future Ethiopia Development and Charity Association (BFE) is a young local non-government organization (NGO) established in 2016, striving to expand while focusing on the unreached section of the community to make them resilient and self-reliant. BFE would like to hire a Junior Accountant who is responsible for managing all Finance and accounting tasks the charity as well as other affiliated entities such as the income generating activity (IGA) office.

Major roles and Responsibilities (80%)

The junior accountants are responsible for managing all accounting and finance-related issues BFE and its affiliated entities, such as the IGA firm

• Lead the installation and implementation of the Peachtree accounting/IPSAS accounting system in line with government and NGO requirements.
• Ensure effective financial running and rigorous financial control management and process disciplines.
• Ensure that all payments to and by the organization are effected in accordance with the guidelines and in line with government rules/regulations
• Conduct budget monitoring and proper utilization of funds at head office and field project sites
• Prepare monthly payroll, bank reconciliation, periodic financial report and facilitate budget transfer for projects
• Lead and organized fixed Asset registration, count, disposal, and Inventory report preparation
• Prepare project cash needs for project sites and follow appropriate and timely disbursements
• Prepare and Review grant budgets and financial reports against approved budgets, including liaising with projects at filed level and sure consistency with the plans.
• Responsible for financial reporting, ensuring timely review, feedback and consolidation according to donor’s and government standards and templates.
• Regularly update budget projections to ensure budget compliance and fund availability to minimize risks.
• Support the project team and program staffs to ensure timely review and deadlines for report submissions.
• Undertake routine monitoring of financial exception reports for unusual activities, and transactions, and investigate anomalies or unusual transactions and fix within the reporting periods.
• Carry out timely corrective actions on unsubmitted expense requests and reports, including budget check errors, match exceptions, unapproved requests, and reports.
• Support in the planning of financial resources, continuous analysis, and monitoring of financial progress.
• Coordinate the process for the financial opening and closure of projects.
• Contribute to the coordination and follow-up on audits of the organization according to different stakeholders’ needs and periods.
• Managing different project agreements and or contracts (service, purchase and vehicle, etc.)
• Follow up BFE’s day-to-day all vehicle running issues for both BFE and rented vehicles
• Other financial and organizational assignments from the immediate supervisor.
• Lead all Asset and stock Management details and processes
• Lead all Financial management and purchasing issues with collaboration of other team members
• Taking other roles and responsibilities related to the position and new need arise.
• Managing administration and logistics issues
• Other relevant assignments as needed by the Office.

Organizational strengthening and development (20%)

• Support, capacitate, consult and advise the organization staffs with technical and management inputs, developing high-level quality financial Reporting and compliances.
• Take part in different BFE groups/committee and other assignment related to project management/coordination based on the direction from the Director and other departments.
• Support project teams to ensure budgets are prepared in accordance with established procedures and donor budgetary guidelines.
• Support project teams in monitoring expenditures against budgets, commitments, delivery, and funding.

• Working experience of a Maximum of 1 year (Fresh graduates with additional relevant experience, certificates and other evidences will be considered)
• Graduate of 2014/2015/2016 E.C from a recognized university with a BA degree in Accounting/ Finance and other related disciplines with a GPA minimum of 3.25
• Knowledge, training, and certificates on Peachtree, IPSAS, and other accounting systems is an added asset
• Have information and Knowledge on the laws and regulations of the Agency of civil Society Organizations (ACSO) for NGOs and IGAs is preferable
• Willing to travel (Minimum of 60%) to different existing and or new project areas, including risky environment