Accountant

Description

• EngenderHealth envisions a gender-equal world where all people achieve their sexual and reproductive health and rights. We believe this is essential for ensuring all people can achieve their full potential. To achieve this vision, we implement high-quality, gender-equitable programs that advance sexual and reproductive health and rights
• The Accountant is responsible for preparing cash requests to the US office, preparing monthly sub-award accruals, and tracking all payments to vendors and sub-awards. The accountant will also be responsible for other general accounting duties, including accounting for and reconciliation of sub-award advances. This person will also be responsible for the account reconciliations for all travel expenses for MSSFPO staff. The accountant will also participate in audit preparation and calendar year-end statutory and financial reporting

Duties

• Supports office operations by maintaining office accountability well recorded
• Working with Finance and administration manager and home office, implements office policies by following standards and procedures, measuring results against standards, and making necessary adjustments
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
• Preparing payroll voucher to record the payroll disbursement and reporting and paying all payroll and taxes
• Assisting in the coordination of travel for program staff, international technical staff and/or consultants and in preparing and processing expense reports (flight arrangements, hotel reservations and logistics, such as per diem, visas, and donor approval, if applicable)
• Examining all financial documents for payment are checked for completeness, accuracy, and validity of financial data, including accounting classification and computations
• Support the Finance and Administration manager to Record financial transactions into Sage X-3 and preparing monthly field reports

Requisites

• Must possess the following requirements with or without reasonable accommodation Bachelor’s degree in accounting
• Five+ years’ accounting experience with increasing responsibility
• Experience with preparation of annual 1099 tax forms, either in-house or through third-party vendors
• Familiarity with United States Agency for International Development (USAID) rules and regulations for expenditures under federal awards
• Experience with electronic banking and foreign currency transactions
• Experience with general ledger account reconciliations
• Advanced Excel skills to create conditional formatting, formulas, and sorting, vlookups, SUMIFS, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to work appropriately with confidential data
• Experience working with international staff
• Essential Soft Skills:
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Keen attention to detail
• Takes the initiative to research questions and transactions through to conclusion; “closes the loop.”
• An organized approach to work and documentation. An understanding that the “documentation stands alone” for the audit trail
• Team player who works collaboratively with all departments and teams
• A customer service mindset
• Commitment to EngenderHealth’s organizational values of respect, integrity, reflection, transformation, and inclusion
• Preferred Skills, Abilities, And Functions:
• Five plus years of experience in the non-profit sector
• Sage X-3 software enterprise resource planning (ERP) experience
• A process improvement mindset

Notes

• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted