Closing: Mar 31, 2024
This position has expiredPublished: Mar 13, 2024 (2 months ago)
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- Minimum of a University Degree or HND in Accounting/Finance.
- Bachelor's Degree with 3-5 years’ experience or master’s degree with 0-2 years’ experience
- Knowledge of US Government funded programs, regulations and requirements.
- Experience or understanding of key aspects of accounting.
- Experience with U.S. government projects helpful, but not mandatory.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, especially Excel spreadsheets
Responsibilities
- Minimum of a University Degree or HND in Accounting/Finance.
- Bachelor's Degree with 3-5 years’ experience or master’s degree with 0-2 years’ experience
- Knowledge of US Government funded programs, regulations and requirements.
- Experience or understanding of key aspects of accounting.
- Experience with U.S. government projects helpful, but not mandatory.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, especially Excel spreadsheets
- Prepare payment vouchers.
- Properly code all transactions.
- Control and enter all expenses from the petty cash.
- Payment of expenses, including per diem and transport to participants during activities in the field.
- Prepare and control advances.
- Assure balances of unused portions of advances are deposited into the MSH account.
- Prepare deposit slips for cash to be deposited into the bank account.
- Reconcile advances, including review of receipts, coding of expenses on the general voucher and entering into QuickBooks.
- Maintain accounting files.
- Follow up on outstanding advances and assure timely reconciliation.
- Control consumption of project (petrol, electricity, water, telephone).
- Participate in the improvement of the accounting system and the system of internal control.
- Create all financial reports as requested by supervisor.
- Preparation and filing of forms for payments of taxes and social security.
- Other tasks as requested by supervisor.
- Ensure that payments are processed accurately, timely, and safely (to minimize MSH’s risk exposure).
- Ensure that treasury practices in country minimize MSH’s cash exposure.
- Ensure that entries are entered into financial system accurately and timely.
- Ensure that month and year-end accounting activities are done accurately and in compliance with MSH policies and procedures.
- Ensure that systems are in place in country to ensure that operations are managed, and staff act in full compliance with local laws, adhere to contract/award and donor requirements, and comply with MSH policies and standard operating procedures.
- Systems are in place to ensure that appropriate staff members are aware of and understand laws, contract/award and donor requirements, and MSH policies and procedures.
- Monitor and ensure compliance.
- The responsibilities and duties are indicative only and are subject to change to meet the needs of the project, the organization and the donor.
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