Accountant - ORBIS International-Ethiopia

ORBIS International-Ethiopia is seeking to recruit a qualified Accountant for its office in Addis Ababa. The Accountant reports to the Finance Manager. The main functions consist of, but not limited to the following:

• Assist in designing, modifying and updating financial working and reporting formats if the need arises;

• Assist in designing training/orientation materials for Implementing Partner personnel and ORBIS International Ethiopia field staff;

• Actively participate in presenting and or conducting training/orientation workshops for Implementing Partner personnel and ORBIS International Ethiopia field staff;

• Conduct subsequent coaching sessions and tutorials to Implementing Partner personnel and also, if deemed necessary, to ORBIS International Ethiopia field staff;

• Pay extensive field visits up to 75% of the time to Woreda (and Zones when appropriate) and monitor the progress of work from the aspect of ORBIS International Ethiopia project fund utilization and management systems;

• Initiate the bank transfer orders to the respective rural projects as per the need initiated from the field and/or Program Department and ensure timely transfers are made and that all concerned bodies are timely informed of the action;

• Travel to the field and take the lead in making payments for the field project activities as instructed by the supervisor;

• Follow up and coordinate the timely submission of financial reports and copies of supporting documents from to the expenditures made at field level for project activities implementation;

• Screen Woreda financial reports and conduct cross checking against copies of expenditure source documents;

• Certify authenticity of the Zone level financial reports, prepare related journal entries, and enter them into the accounting system (MIP) of ORBIS International Ethiopia whenever needed;

• Initiate subsequent bank transfer requests for each rural project after ensuring the pre-requisites are fulfilled; and notify all concerned bodies on time;

• Pay continual field visits to be engaged in direct disbursement activities and also to ascertain the consistent use of working and reporting financial formats by Woreda Implementing Pamers’ personnel

• Assist ORBIS International Ethiopia Finance Section if and when requested; and

• Assist in other aspects related to Woreda level rural project monitoring when appropriate.

• Handling all types of payments at field level;

• Organizing payment documents and partner reports in journal vouchers

QUALIFICATION: BA Degree in Accounting from a recognized University

WORK EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 3 years of demonstrated work experience in related field in an NGO working environment

• Experience in project coordination and field work is a plus

Skills

• Excellent knowhow of National and local finance related rules and regulations

• Excellent command of the English language both in writing and speaking

• Proficiency in computer use and accounting programs and (Window based Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, and the Internet)

• Ability to travel extensively in the project areas, and

• Proactive and accepts accountability for work assigned and performed,

• Effective interpersonal skills with ability to interact and (manage) people of diverse cultural backgrounds.

EMPLOYMENT: Long term in line with the organization’s country program

SALARY: As per the Organization’s Scale

Duty Station: Addis Ababa (Head Office) with very extensive field works that require intensive field travels

Applicants who fulfill the minimum requirements can send their CV and non-returnable copies of their certificates and testimonials of professional work experience and supporting documents to the following address within 10 days from the date of the announcement. Only short-listed applicants will be communicated

ORBIS International-Ethiopia

22 Mazoria — Rebecca Building 3rd Floor Room No. 306

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

e-mail: Woinshet.HaiIeyesus@orbis.org