IMMEDIATE INTERNAL/EXTERNAL

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Position:               General Accounts Officer

Place of Work:       Head Office

Opening Date:       October 7, 2020

          About the Organization:

VisionFund Micro Finance Institution (S.C) is an Institution established according to proclamation No. 40/96 to provide financial services to the productive poor in the rural and urban areas of Ethiopia. VisionFund is currently operating in four of the Regional States of the country.

VisionFund MFI is currently looking for candidates for the position of General Accounts Officer. The successful candidates will have skills and experience that meet the following requirements:

About the job

The General Accounts Officer is responsible for the maintenance of an updated and well-kept accounting books and records and to ensure its verifiability for any audit or examination in the future. He/she ensure timely and accurate preparation and submission of required financial performance reports.

1.   SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

§  Performs journal voucher posting to general and subsidiary ledgers, etc.;

§  Reconciles monthly all bank accounts as soon as statements are received from Bank;

§  Journalizes transactions such as collections, payments, bank advices, debit notes, insurance claims, suppliers’ invoices, accruals, various charges such as rents, fees, etc.;

§  Checks correctness of daily cash collections, deposits, and purchasing documents and passes over same for coding;

§  Checks correctness of petty cash payments, petty cash reports and requests and analysis sheets and summarizes the totals;

§  Verifies that all unpaid salaries are returned to the cashier and deposited; journalizes payroll, and verifies clearance of salary advances and payroll fund account;

§  Follows up that taxes and insurance payments and collection are handled on time; verifies that insurance claims re submitted in respect of all missing/damaged good and checks correctness of claim computation;

§  Reviews Good Received Notes to ensure that all goods received have been recorded in the financial accounts;

§  Agrees monthly/quarterly the value of balance on stock record cards of materials with the value balance on the general/subsidiary ledger accounts;

§  Agrees the quantity balances on the stock cards with the stock keeper’s stock cards;

§  Maintains fixed asset identification numbers by type and maintains Fixed Asset Register Book;

§  Prepares monthly and quarterly financial reports for internal and external users;

§  Performs related duties as assigned by the Supervisor.

2.   Qualifications:  Knowledge and Technical Skills:

The following may be acquired through a combination of formal or self-education, prior experience or on-the-job training:

A) EDUCATION/TRAINING

§  BA Degree or Diploma in Accounting.

B) EXPERIENCE:

§  4 years of relevant experience for BA degree or 6 years for diploma.

C) TECHNICAL AND OTHER SKILLS

§  Good planning, organizational, analytical and decision making skills;

§  Well organized and ability to act in a professional and ethical manner;

§  Capability and willingness to take responsibility and highly developed sense of integrity

§  Proficient in Microsoft office, Sun systems and excellent use of Excel spreadsheets

§  Highly developed sense of reliability and accuracy

§  Good trainer, facilitator, mentor, and coach

§  Good communication and presentation skills.

Terms of employment:  Permanent

Closing Date:  October 13, 2020

Women applicants are highly encouraged to apply