Project Accountant & Administration Officer -Yirgalem Town

Good Neighbors Ethiopia (GNE) is a humanitarian and non-governmental organization which is working on child sponsorship and community development activities for the last 27 years in Ethiopia since 1997. GNE is a Korea based organization re-registered here in Ethiopia as a charity organization with certificate No. of 1135 and governed by the rule and regulation of the Agency for Civil society Organizations.

• Job title ፡ Project Accountant & Administration Officer
• Responsible To: CDP Manager
• Term of Employment: Contract
• Duty Station(s): Sidama Child development Project (based at Yirgalem town and a travel may be there).
• Required Number: 1(One)
• Salary scale: as per the scale of the organization
• Sex: both but competent females are encouraged to apply

Job Requirement

Education and Experience

• BA Degree in accounting, accounting and finance or related field;
• A minimum 3 years’ experience working in humanitarian context with a knowledge MS Excel.

Knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Commitment to the vision and mission of GNE.
• Previous experiences with international NGOs and donors will be considered an asset.
• Perfect knowledge of Ethiopian accounting, taxation and procurement rules/regulation;
• Relevant experience in using accounting software;
• Relevant experience in Accounting procedures;
• Highly motivated and able to work independently, taking initiative, setting priorities;
• Planning and prioritizing skills;

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure that payment of taxes and other government obligations are completed on time;
• Maintain formats and other necessarily documents and reports in relation to assignments;
• Ensure day to day accounting activities in respect of policies and procedures, state financial legal requirements and donor/organization guidelines;
• Responsible for cash movements, journal entries and for daily cash reconciliations;
• Responsible for voucher system and its management in accordance to the internal procedures;
• Preparation of the monthly cash analysis;
• Maintain contacts with local banks, assist in bank account reconciliations;
• Categorize payments clearly and precisely under the appropriate expenditure codes of respective projects;
• Provide ledgers and other relevant financial documents to the project documentation;
• Ensure that purchase related expenses are supported with all the necessary financial documents as per procurement procedures;
• Check the quality of invoices and payment documents after payments are made according to the procurement procedures;
• Prepare vouchers, cheques, CPOs, transfer letters;
• Invoices payment if necessary;
• Keep relationships with suppliers;
• Manage the store and the project logistic.
• Ensure the respect of GNE Code of Conduct and GNE’s zero tolerance policy of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) & Corruption humanitarian principles and contribute to the integration of Protection and Age, Gender, Diversity (AGD) mainstreaming into GNE programming.
• Other duties related to the position assigned by line supervisor.