Background:

Kefeta, USAID’s timely Integrated Youth Activity project is a holistic approach to empower Ethiopian youths to advance their economic, civic, and social development, actively promoting growth within their communities and contributing to the country’s peace and prosperity. Kefeta envisions Ethiopian youths who are game changers: empowered to advance their own economic, civic, and social development; resilient in the face of shocks; actively promoting development within their communities and contributing to the country’s peace and prosperity.

 One of Kefeta’s main intervention is to provide access to finance platform by establishing a Saving and Credit Cooperative for the youth (Youth SACCO). Kefeta Youth SACCO is a youth-led, youth-managed and youth-owned financial institution that has a mandate to mobilize savings and provide access to affordable credit to the member youth as a way to assist their socioeconomic well-being with a suitable and creative mix of you tailored financial products. to date, Kefeta Youth SACCO is established in 13 Kefeta targeted cities and now in the process to form a National Kefeta Youth SACCO which will serve as an umbrella organization for the city level youth SACCOs.    

Therefore, Amref Health Africa on behalf of Kefeta National Youth SACCO is looking for the best candidate for the below position.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Preparing tax returns, filing and ensuring that the Sacco complies with all tax regulations.

• Preparation of Society interim & final accounts and assist external auditors in completing audits within the specified deadlines.

• Liaise with internal /External Auditors on audit queries and replies on management letters.

• Recording and maintaining accurate and up to date book of accounts in accordance with IFRSs.

• Ensuring the Society assets and liabilities are recorded correctly and safeguarded.

• Regular reconciliation and management of account payables and account receivables.

• Ensuring Bank and cash reconciliation are done within the set timelines as per the Sacco’s policies.

• Safeguarding Sacco physical assets by maintaining an updated asset register in liaison with the procurement office.

• Analyze general ledger processes, identify and adjust for errors and mis postings.

• Ensure proper maintenance and reconciliation of control accounts and review of journal entries.

• Oversee proper filing of finance documents and expenses vouchers.

• Providing branch support in all accounting related queries.

• Timely Preparation and submission of SASRA monthly Returns.

• Payroll verification.

• Oversee preparation and timely payment of all statutory deductions.

• Preparation of budget variance analysis on a monthly basis and make recommendations,

• Oversee processing and verification of invoices and payments within set timelines

• Preparation and processing of dividends schedule upon approval by the AGM.

• Prepare monthly cashflow projections on a monthly basis.

• Keeps custody of the Sacco cheques books.

• Oversee management and reconciliation of Sacco system.

• Verification of suppliers

• Any other duties assigned by the supervisor

Job Requirements

Academic Qualification:

• BA Degree in Cooperative Accounting, Finance and Accounting or related fields

Required Experience:

• Have a minimum of 4 years of experience in SACCOs, Microfinance and Banks.

• Outstanding communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.

• Good Knowledge and skills of accounting software’s with high proficiency in working with MS Excel and generating on-demand reports

• Ability to work with minimal supervision

How to Apply

Interested? Kindly send your application to HERE quoting National Kefeta Youth SACCO Accountant in the subject line. Your application should only include your CV with relevant skills and experience and a cover letter detailing why you are the best fit for this position. Please do not attach any certificates or recommendations. The closing date will be 13 January, 2024. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Duly note that Amref Health Africa does not require applicants to pay any money at any stage of the recruitment and selection process and has not retained any agent in connection with recruitment. Although Amref may use different job boards from time to time to further spread its reach for applicants, all open vacancies are published on our website under the Vacancies page and on our official social media pages. Kindly also note that official emails from Amref Health Africa will arrive from an @amref.org address.

Amref Health Africa is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Amref Health Africa is an equal opportunity employer with a non-smoking environment policy.