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Junior Accountant

Ohio State Global One Health Initiative

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Finance

Accounting

Addis Ababa

2 years

1 Position

2022-10-03

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2022-10-07

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Position Summary

The Accountant serves as a finance and administration person in the Global One Health initiative, Addis Ababa Regional Office. He/she is expected to report to the Business Director, and work closely with Accountants, Project Managers, Procurement and Asset Management Officers in facilitating the financial and business-related activities. The Accountant ensures strict adherence to the Ethiopian Government and GOH, LLC’s rules, regulations, and compliance with the policies of partner institutions, including The Ohio State University and its sponsors.

Roles and Responsibilities

  • To work, closely with the accountant ensuring that all targets and expectations are met promptly.

  • Prepare checks and other payments, supporting documents, and approval for a monthly expense. File and label documentation properly, and maintain an effective filing system. 

  • Prepare monthly payroll for each project and Assist the day-to-day accounting activities, as needed; properly code and record expenditure, income, and other related transactions.

  • Maintain all payment vouchers, and supporting documents. 

  • Deliver Letter to Bank, collect credit advice, and Bank Statement for all transfer payments in a timely manner

  • Handling petty cash ensures the availability of adequate petty cash on hand for the daily operation of the office, securing appropriate receipts, reconciling monthly, and replenishing the petty cash.

  • Prepare and pay workshop/training/meeting expenses including hotel costs and perdiem

  • Prepare and pay Income tax, pension and withhold before the deadline. Record VAT report for the tax authority. 

  • Properly keeps checkbooks in safe custody, and issues a cheque to the respective supplier after getting complete approval and verification of the full documents. Global One Health Affiliated entity of The Ohio State University 

  • Support annual audit, by providing documentation, follow up and support questions and answers related to audit with auditors as required:

  • Assist Business Director in other assigned roles and responsibilities.

  • Handle all work in advance, per the organization’s rule, and settle properly on time with proper documentation. Other

  • Handle scanning of the original financial documents before to be sent to Headquarters. 

  • Assist accountant in the assigned role

Employment type – Full-time one-year contract with a possibility of yearly renewal upon successful performance and based on the availability of funds

Line of responsibility - The Junior Accountant will report directly to the Business Director

Job Requirements

Required Educational Background and Experience

Education

  • Candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance and related fields of studies.

Experience

  • The ideal candidate will have a background in transaction accounting, and administrative activities and at least 2 years of experience focused mainly on financial and accounting work.

Required Soft Skills 

  • Must be experienced with MS Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), and business software platforms used for billing, invoicing, contracting, and financial report development.

  • Experience with Quick Books 

  • Excellent English and Amharic language, communications, interpersonal and analytical skills. 

  • Excellent teamwork skills within diverse teams 

  • Commitment to high-level confidentiality in all business matters.

  • Honesty and strong ethics are required to be successful in the positions

How to Apply

Interested and qualified applicants who meet the minimum requirements should submit the following; 

  • CV with 3 references and two letters of recommendation 

  • Copy of Diplomas 

  • Copy of official transcript 

  • Work experience 

  • Other relevant documents

All these documents should be compiled as one pdf file (scattered documents will not be accepted) and applications should be done through application portal: THIS LINK from October 3-7, 2022.

Applications send through other e-mails will not be accepted

Fields Of Study

Accounting & Finance

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