CARE is an international NGO with local staff and community partners in more than 90 countries. We create local solutions to poverty and inequality, and we seek dignity for everyone every day and during times of crisis.  These solutions have a broad range, from clean water to access to education; from microfinance to ensuring that everyone has nutritious food; from agriculture and climate change to disaster response. CARE puts women and girls at the center of everything we do because they have proven to be the best hope for creating lasting change in the world.  Our staff live where they work, which makes us effective at understanding the challenges they face. We’ve been doing this for over 70 years, since World War II. It started with the world’s first CARE Package® of food for the post-war hungry in Europe.  Our work today is as important as ever, we believe that poverty and inequality are historic injustices that we can end within a generation, for good. If you share our core beliefs: poverty is an injustice; poverty is solvable; and together, we have the power to end it, join us.

I Job Summary

The purpose of the accounts analyst FO position is to make sure accurate and full documentation for disbursements are used in the overall accounts payable (AP) and receivable functions and to ensure consistency and accuracy of data in both hard copy and data in People Soft (accounting software).

The Account Analyst is responsible for preparing journal entries and payment vouchers, processing financial transactions, entering data into uploading templates, making reconciliation and preparing reports. S/he also verifies all source documents for proper approval and documentation.

II Responsibilities

Job Responsibility #1:  Processing financial transactions and disbursements (40%)

Verify and ensure that required documentation and authorization is presented before effecting payments and encoding data into the system

Initiate AP vouchers, upload attachments for review by approver and submit vouchers for online approval

Generate online vouchers; prepare checks and cash transfer letters; and facilitate the handover of vouchers, checks and transfer letters to the assistant account

Prepare journal entries for accruals, cash collections, transfers, correction, adjustments, and petty cash replenishments

Job Responsibility #2:  Cash Management (30%)

• Maintain the cash book of the FO; proactively inform Head of Finance of the office on cash situation so that the various bank accounts are at the right cash balance amount

• Maintain the cash book of the office; proactively inform head of finance of the office on cash position so that the various bank accounts are at the right cash balance amount

• Assist head of finance for the office in the periodic cash forecasts and monthly bank reconciliations

• Review regular petty cash/work advance replenishment requests     

Job Responsibility #4:  Reporting (20%)

• Prepare weekly cash balance report

• Assist head of finance in preparing cross charging, tax obligations and other reports

• Ensure that all disbursement and collection financial documents are fully documented and handed over to the assistant accountant for checks dispatch and archiving

• Maintain AP collection and disbursement tracking sheet for full and timely follow up on lead times 

Job Responsibility #5:  Other (10%)

• Provide all required FGMS/People Soft data for Auditing purpose

• Assist in the periodic inventory count representing Finance

• Perform other duties as required and assigned by head of finance

III GENDER EQUALITY 

• Understanding and demonstrated commitment to the importance of gender, youth, and social inclusion issues.

• Demonstrated commitment to principles of Gender Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and PSEAH (safeguarding), as evidenced in previous positions / programming

Job Requirements

IV Qualifications

• Diploma/BA degree in accounting.

• 2 years of relevant work experience for diploma holders

• 1 year of relevant work experience for first degree

• Minimum of 6 months Care internship service

• NGO experience is a plus

Skills Required

• As per Job Description

How to Apply

If you are interested to be part of our dynamic team, exciting work environment and contribute to CARE Ethiopia’s mission and vision, please send your CV (not more than 3 pages) and cover letter (not more than one page) through THIS LINK

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Passionate and dedicated candidates who meet the requirement are strongly encouraged to apply, especially women!

CARE seeks to improve the lives of the most marginalized, particularly women and girls. Our diversity is our strength. We encourage people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply.

CARE Ethiopia is committed to preventing all unwanted behavior at work. This includes sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, and child abuse. We expect everyone who works for us to share this commitment by understanding and working within the CARE Safeguarding Policy and related framework. CARE Ethiopia has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to, or exploitation of, a vulnerable adult or child by any of our staff, representatives, or partners.

CARE Ethiopia reserves the right to seek information from job applicants’ current and/or previous employers about incidents of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment the applicant may have been found guilty to have committed or about which an investigation was in the process of being carried out at the time of the termination of the applicant’s employment with that employer.

By submitting the application, the job applicant confirms that s/he has no objection to CARE Ethiopia requesting the information specified above. All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks