Summary
Date Posted: Monday, August 09, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Our client, an international non-governmental organization is seeking to recruit for the role of Chief Accountant to be responsible for driving the financial processes to generate reliable, transparent and timely information needed by the organization to manage its resources and the funds entrusted to it by its donors and partners, thereby generating on-going confidence.

REPORTING STRUCTURE
Reporting To
• Finance Manager
Supervision Of
• Programme Accountants
Interacts With
• Team

JOB DESCRIPTION
• Management Reporting and Budgeting
• Support the finance manager in preparing management reports for SMT
• Preparation of reports to the local authorities as needed
• Support and input to year end budget planning
• Support and ensure Dashboard data integrity in INSIGHT
• In coordination with Project Finance Specialist, ensures proper project budgets and forecasts are out into Oracle, to allow reporting by activity where required
• Supervise, Review, Compliance and Completeness/Integrity of Data;
• Supervise and coach the accounting team, establishes and coordinates work-plans for the team
• Responsible for proper and timely accounting for ZCO’s transactions, ensures completeness of all accounting transactions and records
• Review and ensure completeness of payments
• Ensure that recommendations on cost reallocation and correction journals on awards are posted timely
• Audits
• Attend to internal and external audit matters
• Work closely with Project Finance Analyst to plan and coordinate project specific audits
• Implement audit recommendations in relating to general accounting issues in a timely manner
• In coordination with the Finance Manager, participate in field visits to review the financial Management of the projects, train field staff as required, follow up on implementation of recommendations by the field offices
• Perform other appropriate duties upon request of the Finance Manager

CANDIDATE SPECIFICATION
Experience
• 5 years
Education Level
• Degree
Qualifications
• A university degree in Commerce, Accounting or Finance
Software
• Hands-on knowledge of the major Oracle, ERP software and excel would be a distinct advantage
• Equipment
Job related
Knowledge Of
• Fund accounting including reporting requirements of major bi-lateral aid agencies.
Skills To
• Finance and accounting policies, procedures and systems in the context of an International NGO
Ability To
• Work and communicate effectively with a broad spectrum of individuals within a broad range of cultural environments, especially in the African context
Other Requirements
Full professional accounting qualification i.e. CA, CPA, ACCA is mandatory

ORGANISATION
Industry
• International NGO
• Culture
• Well established
Gender Profile - Mixed
Age Profile - Between 28 and 55
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Employment - Permanent
Location - Lusaka, Zambia
Remuneration – Negotiable

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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