Self Help Africa is looking for qualified applicants for the following open positions.

Job Title:       

Financial Accountant

Job Overview:       

Job Type: Full Time

Salary: Company’s Scale.

Place of Work: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Job Position:        

1.Financial Accountant

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for checking the accuracy and validity of invoices, and documents submitted for payments;

• Responsible for recording all financial transactions into PSF, and arranging for authorised payments to be made;

• Responsible for checking that payment requests are accurately coded to the correct project and expenditure account and that there is sufficient available budget;

• Ascertain that project payments are made within the relevant grant period and are as per approved budget line items;

• Responsible for ensuring that payment requests and documents are approved by authorized person/s according to the approval limits specified in the SHA operations manual;

• Preparation of payment vouchers;

• Calculation and preparation of monthly payroll and related payments such as income tax, provident fund, pension scheme and social contribution for SHA employees according to policies and procedures and applicable laws of SHA and the Country;

• Responsible for the preparation of the monthly payroll reconciliation;

• Responsible for the allocation of salary costs to respective projects and the input of appropriate accounting entries based on the guidance from HoFA guidance;

• Responsible for processing the monthly cash flow request of the country programme through Salesforce, as advised by the HoFA;

• Responsible for the preparation of annual financial reports and forecasts of the country office and projects for the next 3 years for the Civil Societies Organisations Agency;

• Assist in checking of completeness of financial documents for external auditing;

• Perform other duties as assigned to her/him by the Head of Finance and Administration

Job Requirement:    

Qualification:

Education: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required or an internationally recognized accounting qualification.

Experience:     

• Minimum four or more years experience in accounting or related business area.

• Experience in the processing of financial transactions and ability to bring accounts to at least the Trial Balance stage

• Experience performing bank reconciliations

• Fluency in written and spoken English

• Commitment to the vision, mission and values of Self Help Africa

• Excellent ICT skills including a good knowledge of MS Office and accounting software

• Attention to detail and the ability to produce timely and accurate financial information.

   How to apply

Interested applicants, who fulfill the above requirement, can submit your CV, copies of relevant documents and Application to: THIS LINK

Deadline: 24, September, 2022.