Project Accountant - Sana'a
Deadline: Tuesday, 10 December, 2019
Terms of Refrence
Division : Programs
Location : Sana’a.
Reports to : Finance Manager/Project manager
Duties and Responsibilities:
Qualifications, Experience and Skills:
HOW TO APPLY:
Interested candidates are invited to submit their updated CVs to hr@yfca.ngo, by 10 Dec 2019 at the latest, mentioning the job title in the subject line. Emails without such indication will not be considered.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Division : Programs
Location : Sana’a.
Reports to : Finance Manager/Project manager
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Review and audit payment requests to ensure completeness and compliance.
- Directs the activities of the Field Office’s accounting staff ensuring the completion of all accounting activities and reporting to meet YFCA and donor requirements.
- Manage funds in accordance with the systems established for financial management and in line with YFCA financial management policies and procedures.
- Manage identifying all budgets for the project to the system.
- Ensure that the financial management systems are updated, functional, timely, correct and strictly followed.
- Review payment request documentations in order to follow payment process.
- Preparing day to day financial payment vouchers.
- Ensure that financial rules, regulations and procedures are followed.
- Daily management of financial issues, including ensuring all bills are paid correctly and timely.
- Monitor all services and their payments.
- Support logistical activities according to the established guidelines.
- Ensure that all the procurements are as per set standard and policies.
- Management and supervision of payments, consultancy fees, Per Diems etc.
- Check invoices, activity and account coding and ensure correct preparation of vouchers.
- Report promptly on any administrative or financial irregularities encountered.
- Take proactive role to identify appropriate solution when the implementation of the activities requires financial adjustments.
- Actively plan and implement a financial capacity building plan for the programme team.
- Prepare, with the support of programme staff detailed activity-based budgets corresponding to activity plans.
- Prepare and forward monthly reports to the Finance Manager.
- Prepare the quarterly cash request in consultation with Programme Officers as well as Programme Delegate.
- Ensures that financial transactions are classified, recorded and summarized properly;
- Ensure effective filing system and maintenance of asset and inventory lists.
- Maintain the equipment and ensure regular service checks and repairs.
- Participate in periodic reviews, audits and evaluations, when requested.
- Participate in weekly staff coordination meeting, and other relevant meetings, when required.
- Monitor the implementation of standardized procurement procedures (SOPs) at all levels; takes the necessary corrective actions
- Update financial data in databases to ensure that information will be accurate and immediately available when needed
- Prepare forms and manuals for accounting and bookkeeping personnel, and direct their work activities.
- Develop and maintain reports and files on the Accounts Payable processing.
- Assist the Controller with the day-to day, monthly operations of the Accounting/ Finance Department including grant management and budget review and analysis.
- Understanding of full range of financial processes including management and accounts and meticulous attention to detail.
- Ensures preparation of the Financial documents for external and internal audits.
Qualifications, Experience and Skills:
- Advance University Degree in Finance, Accounting/ High professional certificate is preferable
- At least 3 years' experience in auditing, accounting/finance. Preferable with I/NGOs.
- Familiar with industry – specific software like Great Plains, QuickBooks, Peachtree, SAP, and tax preparation software.
- Extensive experience of budget preparations, cash-flow statements & financial plans.
- Demonstrated success in coordination and management of human resources, financial management, administration, logistics and IT services
- Extensive experience of writing financial reports
- Experience of and ability to use manual accounting systems
- Advanced skills in computers
- Advanced level of English with good command of spoken and written.
- Strong skills in training and developing staff
- Ability to demonstrate a flexibility of approach and to work effectively as part of a team.
- Ability to deal with complex situations and take initiative proactively to address the situation
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills
- Strong interpersonal skills having group dynamics
- Self-motivated, goal/result-orientation, team work and good motivator.
- Independence, i.e. conducting tasks with minimal supervision, and stress resilience
- Flexibility, tolerance and maturity.
HOW TO APPLY:
Interested candidates are invited to submit their updated CVs to hr@yfca.ngo, by 10 Dec 2019 at the latest, mentioning the job title in the subject line. Emails without such indication will not be considered.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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