Dear All,
War Child Holland-South Sudan is seeking to recruit and select a competent person for the opening of an Accountant to be based in our Juba Office. Find the details as herein attached with Terms of References.
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JOB OPENING (Re-advertisement)
War Child Holland has been working with Children and communities in Southern/South Sudan for 18 years since 1998, and established a South Sudan Country Office upon independence in 2011. War Child’s Child protection, psychosocial support and education activities in South Sudan focus on supporting the resilience of children and those responsible for their care during and after conflict and reinforcing community-based child protection mechanisms aimed at preventing rights violations, with the active and meaningful participation of children. In recent years, War Child has implemented various child protection and education projects which included (a) establishing child friendly and safe learning spaces (b) Supporting youth and families in improving their livelihood and income-generating potentials through capacity building activities; © increasing access to education, particularly the participation of girls by addressing barriers to education and promoting behavioral change amongst families and communities; and (d) supporting teacher training and development through a tablet-based learning methodology. As of June 2017, War Child’s geographical scope includes former Upper Nile, Central Equatoria and Jonglei States
War Child Holland’s programme in South Sudan is anchored on a rights-based and community development approach, War Child Holland utilizes participatory methodologies with the overarching goal of empowering communities and individuals as ‘change agents’ capitalizing on their own inherent capacity and strength.
| Job opening | Accountant |
|---|---|
| Position open for: | South Sudanese Nationals only |
| Re-advertisement date: | 31st May, 2019 |
| Duty Station: | Juba |
| Reports to | Finance Manager |
| # needed | 01 |
| Duration of contract | One year with possibility of extension |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Closing date: | 21-June, 2019 |
General Purpose of the role
Support the Finance Manager in ensuring that the financial administration and accountancy of WCH in South Sudan is complete and accurate. Assists in ensuring that financial supporting processes are running effectively and efficiently to enable programme staff and partners to carry out the War Child Programmes, to report to donors and to enable head office to have a timely and transparent insight into the financial status, risks and forecast of the country programme
Position in the organization
The Accountant reports hierarchically and functionally to the Finance Manager. This position maintains a functional line regarding finance issues with the project staff and other coordination staff
Result Areas/Specific Job description
Financial Management & Administration
- Ensures adherence to WCH financial management policy and guidelines
- Ensures accurate and correct bookkeeping and other financial records and its timely compilation into monthly financial report for Head Office (HO)
- Manages all banking matters including incoming and outgoing transfers and bank relations ensuring that the bank mandate is always up-to-date with signatories
- Effectively monitors cash-flows to by reviewing bank statements and cash counts on a weekly basis to ensure that there is always sufficient funds in the project country
- Review monthly bank reconciliations and report any inconsistencies;
- Review bookkeeping from the projects and finance assistants to ensure accuracy and completeness of transaction.
- Ensure that vouchers for all locations are accurately completed, properly filed and archived in Coordination Office
- Support the finance staff in coordination or project locations by providing technical assistance on finance matters
- Perform audits of bookkeeping for project locations, and providing feedback and guidance on weak areas to ensure high quality financial output
- Participates and provides support during Audit exercises within the War Child Holland Country Programme for both Project Specific and Country Office Statutory Audits
Budgeting and Financial Reporting
- Draft budgets and forecasts for coordination and projects.
- Assists in monitoring the utilization of the budgets by drafting monthly budget follow up reports
- Prepares the draft donor and financial reports as required
- Prepares monthly balance specification as well as Budget Follow Up reports
- Review and understand all budget guidelines and instructions of various donors. Ensure compliance with all donor financial procedures and guidelines for audits, prepare for financial donor audits and annual audits
- Monitor individual budget lines and alert budget owners and project team about any significant over- or underspending or problematic spending practices
- Assists in drafting proposal development for donors to ensure proper budgeting and reporting;
- Actively involved in the preparation of quarterly reports, and annual financial statements
Accounting for Local Partners
- Support, train and develop local partners’ capacities in accounting and accountability;
- Review on behalf of Field Location Manager(s)/Project Coordinators all reports from and payments to local partners with proper and adequate back-up documentation and report any inconsistencies to the Field Location Manager
- Perform expense verification of partner expenses with support of Finance Manager
Requirements
Education Qualifications.
- Minimum of Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university or college in Accounting or a related field. Part Qualifications in professional courses such as ACCA and CPA is an added Advantage.
Work Experience
- A minimum of 2 years of relevant working experience in the finance department, preferably with an (I) NGO and candidates with similar qualifications or related fields in the Public/Private sector are also encouraged to apply.
- Technical Knowledge of Financial Management
- Experience in implementing organizational policies and procedures
- Knowledge of automated financial accounting system preferably UNIT4
Competencies
Good communication skills
Eye for detail, high level of accuracy
High level of Microsoft excel skills
Cost-conscious to reach financial targets and guard budgets
Knowledge of safety rules
Flexibility, reliability and trustworthiness
Oral and written Arabic and English skills
Ability to effectively present information and respond appropriately to questions
Commitment to the vision and goals of War Child Holland in South Sudan including adherence to the Child Safety Policy, is essential .
Note: Female candidates with the right expertise are preferred and highly encouraged to apply.
How to apply :
Application letters along with an updated three paged CVs with details of three most recent referees, copies of certificates and National ID addressed to the Human Resource Department and be delivered to War Child Holland Office-in TongPing, Juba; opposite Turkish Embassy, you can also drop by email to [email protected] . The position ‘’Accountant’’ must be clearly indicated in your subject line of email or on the envelope
Please note that any application letter received is not returnable and War Child Holland is not obliged to give feedback/notices to none shortlisted applicants.
War Child Holland South Sudan values your applications, however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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