Position
title:Project
accountant
title:Project
accountant
Reports
to:
Finance Manager
to:
Finance Manager
Number
of position:
1
of position:
1
Time
Status:
Half-time (20 hours/week)
Status:
Half-time (20 hours/week)
Job
location:
Kigali
location:
Kigali
Period:
One
year, renewable based on performance
One
year, renewable based on performance
JOB
PURPOSE:
PURPOSE:
The
Project Accountant is responsible for providing financial support for the
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health research program, Strong Families,
Thriving Children, based in Kigali, Rwanda implemented by FXB Rwanda. He/she
will be responsible for ensuring compliance with donor requirements and
organizational finance and administration procedures. He/she will manage
financial reporting to a consortium of funders andwork with the finance team at
FXB Rwanda to verify payments for field activities and ensure accountabilities
for field activity advances are accurate and obtained on time.
Project Accountant is responsible for providing financial support for the
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health research program, Strong Families,
Thriving Children, based in Kigali, Rwanda implemented by FXB Rwanda. He/she
will be responsible for ensuring compliance with donor requirements and
organizational finance and administration procedures. He/she will manage
financial reporting to a consortium of funders andwork with the finance team at
FXB Rwanda to verify payments for field activities and ensure accountabilities
for field activity advances are accurate and obtained on time.
Major
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
- Assist
in the preparation and coordination of financial projections and budget
execution reports to a consortium of funders - Record
the accounting transactions on a timely basis - Maintain
proper filing of the accounting records - Verify
payments for field activities and ensure accountabilities for field
activity advances are accurate and obtained on time - Collaborate
with FXB Rwanda finance team to ensure that payment orders are classed to
the appropriate funder - Verify
whether the payments are in accordance with the annual budgets and prepare
monthly budget execution reports - Verify
whether all the support documents are accurate, complete and have followed
the procurement procedures of the organization - Participate
in meetings and other events organized by donors and other stakeholders
related to finance - Provide
the information required during the annual audit of the organization and
project audits - Assist
the Program Manager in compiling monthly and quarterly financial reports
to donors - Update
regularly the inventory of assets - Facilitate
the external audit of the project and any other internal audit that may be
arranged periodically - Perform
other related duties as required.
DESIRED
COMPETENCES
COMPETENCES
- Minimum
of a Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field - At
least 2 years of experience in a similar position - Excellent
verbal and written communication skills in English or French and
Kinyarwanda - Knowledge
of Quickbooks accounting software desirable - Have
experience in and be familiar with USAID implementation programs
desirable.
Interested
candidates with required skills and competences are requested to submit their
applications (only hard copies will be accepted) addressed to FXB Rwanda
Executive Director. Amotivation letter,CVs and completed FXB
application form must be submitted to FXB Rwanda Rwanda coordination office
located at Kigali / Kimihurura, Rue Amajyambere 676 St 6, not later than
Friday, August12th 2016 at 16h00. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
for exams.
candidates with required skills and competences are requested to submit their
applications (only hard copies will be accepted) addressed to FXB Rwanda
Executive Director. Amotivation letter,CVs and completed FXB
application form must be submitted to FXB Rwanda Rwanda coordination office
located at Kigali / Kimihurura, Rue Amajyambere 676 St 6, not later than
Friday, August12th 2016 at 16h00. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
for exams.
The
application form can be downloaded from:http://www.mediafire.com/download/68hw76cw49ch06q/Job_Application_Form_-__FXB.pdf
application form can be downloaded from:http://www.mediafire.com/download/68hw76cw49ch06q/Job_Application_Form_-__FXB.pdf
Done
at Kigali, August 2nd, 2016
at Kigali, August 2nd, 2016
Emmanuel
Habyarimana
Habyarimana
Executive
Director
Director
