Job Type:International NGO

 

Fields of Education: Degree in Accountin/ relevant fields

 

Organization: INTERNATIONAL Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

 

Salary : 16,610

 

Posted:2016-02-09

 

Application Dead line:2016-02-12

 

Accountant `

INTERNATIONAL Center for Agricultural Resaearch in thd Dry Areas (ICARDA)

REF A/07/2016

The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas(ICARDA) seeks to hire an Accountant based at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia , who will be a member of ICARFDA- Ethiopia team.

 

The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) is an international autonomous, non-profit, research organization temporarily based in birut, Lebanon supported by the Consultative Group on international Agricultural Research (CGIAR), ICARDA is committed to the improvement of livelihoods of the resource-poor in dry areas by enhancing food security and allevaiating poverty through agricultural reslearch, and the equitable use of natural resources For more details: www. icarda. org.

 

Key Responsibillties:

  • Regustratuib if ubcinubgubviuce (/Acciybts oatabke abd advabce) ub /agressi /bysubess /wirkd (/aBW)- one corporate system(OCS) as poer the guideline and chart of account,
  • /ensures tgat oatnebts gave oroper aytgiruzatuib abd supporting documents;
  • Preoares renutgtabce if olatnebt orioisak fir eacg ubcinubgubviuce regustered;
  • Ensures that poayments are made in line with the remittance proposal confirmation;
  • Follows  up the supplier open items to check the registered invoices are approved;
  • Preoares weekly cash position report includingforcastedproject and other expenditure;
  •  Ensures the availability of enough cash at the bank and liaises with HQ for transfer of operating  cash to ICARDA Addis Office;
  • Ensures that paymentg are made on time
  • Prepares monthly bank reconciliation and passes the necessary adjusting entries and interbank transactions;
  • Participates in the closing of month andannual books of accounts;
  • checks the accuracy and compliance of petty cash expenditure and its timely replenishment;
  • Participates in the closing of monthly and annual books ofaccounts;
  • Checks theaccuracy and compliance of petty cash expenditure and its timely replenishment;
  • Reviews monthly charges fromILRI,assigns proper budget codes and ensures that charges are recorded in ABW;
  • Liaiseswith ICARDA HQ and ILRI  regarding financial andaccounting related matters;
  • Assists with the facilitation to annual/ external audits;
  • Assists with thepreparation of operational lbudgets;
  • Performs other dutie as requested.

 

MinimumReguirement:

Education

 

  •  BA degree in Accounting
  • Accountin Certification is an added advantage
  • Experience;
  • At least five years of relevant experience in an international organization orNGO.

Skills:

  • hIGH COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE (MICROSOFT wORD, eXCEL , aCCESS AND aCCOUNTING SOFTWARE)
  • gOOD WRITTEN AND ORAL COMMUNICATION IN eNGLISH LANGUAGE
  • iNTEGRITY AND CAPACITY TO KEEP CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
  • aBILITY TO ORGANIZE WORK AND ARCHIVES  EFFICIENTLY
  • aBILITY TO WORK UNDER PRESSURE
  • aBILITY TO WORK IN A MULTI- cULTURAL ORGANIZATION
  • kNOWLEDGE OF abw-ocsISANADDED ADVANTAGE

Location  :   Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Grade: 2C

Minimum Base: Birr16610(Negotiable, depending on experience, skill and salary history of the candidate)

 

 

 

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