About Action Against Hunger

Action Against Hunger leads the global movement to end hunger. We innovate solutions, advocate for change, and reach 24 million people every year with proven hunger prevention and treatment programs. As a nonprofit that works across 50 countries, our 8,300 dedicated staff members partner with communities to address the root causes of hunger, including climate change, conflict, inequity, and emergencies. We strive to create a world free from hunger, for everyone, for good.

Action Against Hunger USA is part of the Action Against Hunger International network. As an independent NGO, Action Against Hunger USA currently manages operations in 8 countries: Kenya, South Sudan, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Zambia and Haiti. Action Against Hunger-USA has over $100 million in programs, and approximately 1,800 permanent staff based in New York City, Washington D.C, Nairobi, and country offices. Additional growth is anticipated. 

I.                     Summary of position

Contribute to the elaboration to the mission’s accounting.

The Accountant role’s purpose, engagement and delivery is:

·       Purpose (The substantive focus of the job encompassing scope, depth and difficulty of work both conceptual and applied)

Objective 1: Prepare Payments

Activities:

• Manage the field office petty cash with a safe box  

• Effect payments in cash and by cheque with the frequent support of the Senior Finance Officer 

• Preparing payment sheets for different activities and making them ready for payment 

• Check the completeness and compliance of supporting documents before processing the payment with the support of the Senior Finance Officer

• Prepare Withholding tax receipts for suppliers in case of transactions above the minimum WHT-exempted amount  

• Pay pension, withholding tax, and income tax to authorities within the same month of the transaction with the help of the Senior Finance Officer 

• Archiving of supporting documents for all transactions and make document scanning of the month.

• Prepare Cash Payment Voucher/ Cheque Payment Voucher and ensure it is authorized by the authorized body before the payment

• Release advances requested upon validation and in respect to the advance policy  

Engagement: (The focus of interaction both internally and externally needed to deliver a service seek collaboration and build effective partnerships)

Objective 2: Record expenses in the system

Activities:

• Prepare Journal entries on the vouchers on a daily bases

• Record transactions on the system in a daily bases

Objective 3: Follow up the settlement of advances

Activities:

• Prepare advance payments when requested by the staff

• Check, summarize, and settle work advances with proper documentation within the timeframe 

II.                  Supervisory Responsibilities

N/A

III.               Fiscal Responsibility

N/A

IV.              Gender Equality Commitments  

• Foster an environment that supports values of women and men, and equal access to information.

• Provide a work environment where women and men must be evaluated and promoted based on their skills and performance.

• Respect beneficiaries’ women, men, children (boys and girls) regardless of gender, sex orientation, disability, religion. race, color, ancestry, national origin, age, or marital status. 

• Value and respect all cultures. 

V.                 Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit for long periods and to concentrate on work, including typing, and turn out heavy volumes of work accurately, within short time frames under stressful situations in the context of a moderately noisy office with many interruptions. Must be able to proofread own work accurately so that only minor corrections are needed on an infrequent basis.

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

VI.              Working Conditions, Travel and Environment

The duties of the job require regular job attendance at least five days per week. Must be available to work outside normal office hours or on the weekends as required.

Must be able to travel as required for standard domestic and international business purposes. While performing the duties of this job in the field, the employee may be exposed to precarious settings under high security risks and/or very basic living conditions and outside weather conditions, as well as to infectious diseases. 

Job Requirements

I.                    Required Qualifications and Professional Experience

• BA Degree or Diploma in Accounting and Finance

• 2 year experience in Finance and administrative post

II.           Required Skills & Competencies

• Good computer skills

• Professionalism

• Good knowledge of English

How to Apply

If you are interested, please send your application composed of none returnable CV, Covering Letter with "Accountant (Maternity Cover) -Addis Ababa" written in the subject line, and three references, applying directly through THIS LINK

 Deadline:  25 December2023

 NB: Only short listed applicants will be, communicated on and selection process includes technical test and an interview.