PRIMARY FUNCTION/PURPOSE:

The Senior Projects Accountant shall provide financial and administrative services to the overall OIC-E projects.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead all project finance and operations, including general administrative processes, financial management, procurement, accounting, and logistics;
• Establish and maintain sound and transparent accounting and fiscal control procedures;
• Ensure compliance of financial and operations systems with OIC-E policies and procedures, other potential donors’ rules and regulations, and the Government of Ethiopia laws;
• Develop, analyze and monitor program budgets;
• Monitor and track wire transfer requests and expenditures against budgets and support budget realignments as needed;
• Manage project procurement processes in accordance with IFES policies and applicable regulations;
• Liaise between OICE headquarters and its centers on financial, administration and procurement matters;
• Regularly analyze and forecast project expenses;
• Advise senior leadership on Financial and operations-related matters;
• Support preparation of annual and quarterly financial and accrual reports for donors;
• Contribute to the development of high-quality work plans, quarterly and annual reports, financial reports, and any other reports required by government agencies and donors.
• Liaise with internal and external auditors in the review of the organizational and project financial management;
• Supervise and train other project-based administrative, finance, and procurement staff.

 Required Number; one

Job Requirements

 Education and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or above in Accounting, Finance, or related required.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience working with local and international NGOs
• Familiarity with CSO rules and regulations on financial management and procurement is required
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), budgeting and fiscal control principles
• Ability to maintain and apply strong internal controls for finance and procurements
• Demonstrated experience with developing and managing budgets
• Experience training and mentoring finance and operations staff
• Experience with the financial management of projects that utilize rapid resource mobilization
• Demonstrated ability to create and maintain effective working relations with international, local donor agencies, and government stakeholders
• Demonstrated leadership qualities, depth, and breadth of financial management expertise
• Relevant computer software skills and familiarity with accounting software (including, at a minimum, the standard applications in MS Office
• Relevant Peachtree skill
• Excellent interpersonal skills and experience establishing and maintaining good relationships with a wide variety of professionals and organizations

SKILLS and SPECIFICATIONS

• The ability to remain highly organized while handling multiple tasks under tight deadlines
• Ability to complete tasks with limited supervision
• Business awareness and numerical ability
• Must possess solid communication and presentation skills
• Willingness to adhere to all principles of confidentiality
• Must value operating in a collaborative and cooperative environment
• Ability to show initiative, good judgment, and resourcefulness
• Conduct himself/herself with integrity and function ethically
• Ability to manage staff and work with senior management

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Fluency in written and spoken English and Amharic required. 

How to Apply

Candidates who fulfill the above requirements can submit the application letter, updated curriculum vitae with names and addresses of up to 3 references, and non-returnable copies of credentials in person for (5) Five consecutive days physically to OICE Head Office around Enkulal Faberica besides Embilta Hotel and oic.ethiopia@gmail.com for any further information Tel:0112750151