The joint venture GITEC Consult GmbH and UNIQUE GmbH provides consulting services to the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Program for the Ethio-German Sustainable Land Management Project, Phase III (SLM-III) and European Union supported Sustainable Land Management Project (EU-SLM), working in Amhara, Oromia, and Tigray Regional States (Regions) of Ethiopia. The managers of the Implementation Support Consultant’s (IC) team are the Chief Technical Advisers (CTAs) for the two projects, based in Addis Ababa.

GITEC maintains a small team in the National Project Coordination Unit of the Ministry of Agriculture, Addis Ababa. The Senior Accountant will be located here, where he/she will work as an effective and senior member of the GITEC team.

Duration: 9 months

Specific Tasks

• Working under the direction of the CTA and in close coordination with the IC Regional Soil and Water Conservation Specialist (SWC-S) and the GITEC technical backstopping team, the PA (EU-SLM) will ensure close cooperation at all times with the Regional SLM Coordinator and other members of the various SLMP teams at regional and woreda levels. In particular the PA (EU-SLM) will: 
• Familiarize fully with key project documents.
• Prepare and submit quarterly and annual Statements of Expenditure (SoE), Bank ledgers and bank reconciliation to the Regional Finance Expert (RFE) and the CTA/DTL using KfW reporting format and QuickBooks software;
• Ensure VAT and other taxes are paid from the government account and not the project account.
• Participate in annual planning processes together with the (RFE) and SWC-S to prepare annual project budgets for approval by the Regional PCU;
• Set up and maintain proper accounting records and procedures for financial transactions of 6 Illubabor woredas
• Assist BoA/BoFED and WoA/WoFED in keeping adequate documentation of expenditures
• Follow up on contracts signed with private enterprises/suppliers/service providers at the Regional and woreda levels with regard to their validity, effective implementation and payments;
• Prepare monthly and quarterly cash-flow projections to enable monitoring and effective disbursement of funds;
• Routinely prepare and submit written Internal Comments to Management (ICM) to the woreda steering committees in line with prevailing GITEC guidelines;
• Provide support on IDA/KfW audit
• Ensure proper control over all project assets.
• Together with the RFE and SWC-S assist woreda staff in the preparation of tender documents, tender procedures, contract award and management for physical investments and procurement;
• Undertake any additional associated tasks or activities that may reasonably be required from time to time by the CTA.

Deliverables:

• Submit to RFE and CTA/DTL Quarterly Financial Reports, including the finalized QuickBooks reports, copies of all ICMs (translated into English if necessary), monthly cash flow and expenditure projections and reports in line with prevailing GITEC guidelines and the provisions of the FM&P Manual. The PA (EU-SLM) will ensure that the Quarterly Financial Reports will be finalized within 21 days after the start of the new quarter
• Contribute fully to the preparation of periodic progress and physical achievement reports, M&E reports and other technical reports as may be appropriate from time to time;  
• Delivery of training sessions and mentoring for Woreda FM/Procurement staff;
• Internal weekly work plans and reports following GITEC formats.
• Reporting language is English.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Accounting or finance. Further education (ACCA, Master’s Degree in related Subject or similar) will be regarded favorably.
• S/he must have a minimum of 5 years effective professional experience in accounting, cash management, budget monitoring and planning.
• Reasonable fluency and competence in the English language, spoken and written, and experience in an international working environment;
• Experience in projects funded by international finance institutions such as World Bank or KfW is preferred.
• Experience with Sustainable Land Management Program (SLMP) is also preferred
• Experience with working in a GoE environment is an asset.
• Computer literacy: skills in Microsoft Office (especially EXCEL and WORD) and experience of QuickBooks or Peachtree is required
• Willingness to travel by public transport

Duty Satiation will be in Metu with frequent travel to the project Woredas

How to Apply

GITEC-IGIP offers equal opportunities to all!

Qualified women are encouraged to apply. Applicants may apply by e-mail ONLY. Other communications will disqualify the applicant. Applications must provide:

• Covering letter, Maximum 1 page, summarizing relevant experience and current availability Curriculum Vitae, Maximum 3 pages At least three references that can be contacted

IMPORTANT!! - Email attachments should be named properly by the applicant’s full name failing to do so will result in disregard of the application. Application Deadline: April 16,2021, Only short-listed candidates will be contacted and GITEC reserves the right to make no appointment. Applications to: GITEC IGIP GmbH Office,

E-mail: HR@slm-ethiopia.gitec-consult.com