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Project Accountant & Administration Officer

Good Neighbors Ethiopia

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Finance

Accounting

Addis Ababa

3 years

1 Position

2025-09-12

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2025-09-16

Required Skills

accounting department processes

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Fields of study

Accounting

Accounting & Finance

Full Time

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Job Description

Good Neighbors Ethiopia (GNE) is a humanitarian and non-governmental organization which is working on child sponsorship and community development activities for the last 25 years in Ethiopia since 1997. GNE is a Korea based organization re-registered here in Ethiopia as a charity organization with certificate No. of 1135 and governed by the rule and regulation of the Agency for Civil society Organizations.

  • Job title ፡ Project Accountant & Administration Officer

  • Responsible To: Project Manager through Field Manager

  • Term of Employment: Until may 2026

  • Duty Station(s): GWG Project( Yirgachefe)

  • Required Number: 1(One)

  • Salary scale: as per the scale of the organizati

 Job Requirement

Education and Experience

  • BA Degree in accounting, accounting and finance or related field;

  • A minimum 3 years’ experience working in humanitarian context.

Knowledge, skills and abilities:

  • Commitment to the vision and mission of GNE.

  • Previous experiences with international NGOs and donors will be considered an asset.

  • Perfect knowledge of Ethiopian accounting, taxation and procurement rules/regulation;

  • Relevant experience in using accounting software;

  • Relevant experience in Accounting procedures;

  • Highly motivated and able to work independently, taking initiative, setting priorities;

  • Planning and prioritizing skills;

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Ensure that payment of taxes and other government obligations are completed on time;

  • Maintain formats and other necessarily documents and reports in relation to assignments;

  • Ensure day to day accounting activities in respect of policies and procedures, state financial legal requirements and donor/organization guidelines;

  • Responsible for cash movements, journal entries and for daily cash reconciliations;

  • Responsible for voucher system and its management in accordance to the internal procedures;

  • Preparation of the monthly cash analysis;

  • Maintain contacts with local banks, assist in bank account reconciliations;

  • Categorize payments clearly and precisely under the appropriate expenditure codes of respective projects;

  • Provide ledgers and other relevant financial documents to the project documentation;

  • Ensure that purchase related expenses are supported with all the necessary financial documents as per procurement procedures;

  • Check the quality of invoices and payment documents after payments are made according to the procurement procedures;

  • Prepare vouchers, cheques, CPOs, transfer letters;

  • Invoices payment if necessary;

  • Keep relationships with suppliers;

  • Manage the store and the project logistic.

  • Ensure the respect of GNE Code of Conduct and GNE’s zero tolerance policy of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) & Corruption humanitarian principles and contribute to the integration of Protection and Age, Gender, Diversity (AGD) mainstreaming into GNE programming.

  • Other duties related to the position assigned by line supervisor.

Requirement Skill

Microsoft Office Pack: Word, Excel, Access, Publisher, Outlook, Powerpoint

Attention to detail

Quickbooks

Desired Skill

Adaptability

Communication

Critical thinking

Team work

How to Apply:

If you are interested and fulfill the minimum requirements, please apply online with document such as cover letter, CV, and relevant documents via THIS LINK

The deadline for the application is five working days from the vacancy postdate.

  • Only short-listed applicants will be considered for the exam.

  • Women are highly encouraged by fulfilling the required qualification.

  • Please clearly indicate the current or last salary scale and your expectation on the salary in the cover letter.

  • The interview and exam will be held at the Yergachefe field office which will be announced by phone to short listed candidates.

Fields Of Study

Accounting

Accounting & Finance

Skills Required

accounting department processes

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