Deadline: 03 November, 2022
Location: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Cordaid is seeking to fill the role of Head of Accounting.
Cordaid is a value-based emergency relief and development organisation, mostly working in conflict-affected countries.
Responsibilities
- Supervision of accounting operations for Cordaid and its partners within the framework of the FM HIV-TB-Covid-19 project
- Verification and approval of accounting documents justifying expenditure by Cordaid or its partners
- Verification and approval of compliance of documents required for payments (staff, partners, suppliers)
- Perform monthly bank reconciliations on all Cordaid and partner bank accounts
- Update the balance of suppliers and customers monthly
- Ensure the completeness of the accounting elements required by the head office within the framework of the periodic closures
- Coordinate the digitisation and archiving of accounting documents and other financial documents according to a logical nomenclature
- Ensure the accuracy of accounting data in the AX software (Microsoft Dynamics)
- Execute accounting operations in the AX software (Microsoft Dynamics)
- Strengthen the P2P (procure-to-pay) system
Requirements
- University degree in Accounting or Finance
- Certification in Accounting (CPA, ACCA, CIAEW, ACA or equivalent)
- Eight years, minimum, of professional experience, including two years, minimum, in a similar position
- Experience working with international NGOs
- Strong capabilities for analysing and summarising situations and the ability to find solutions
- Ability to work under the constraint of deadlines and results by showing initiative, dynamism, and proactivity
- An aptitude and interest in working in a team in a multicultural environment
- Strong written and oral expression skills and ability to formulate ideas clearly and concisely
- Ability to communicate effectively with the various implementation partners involved
- Open-mindedness and willingness to demonstrate adaptability and flexibility in relations with team members
- Willingness to transmit knowledge as part of a skills transfer framework
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and coordinate the activities of a working group
- Good computer skills (Windows, Word, Excel, etc.)
- Perfect knowledge and mastery of NGO procedures in terms of management, finance and acquisition of goods and services
- Ability to plan and organise tasks
- Fluency in French
- Ability to communicate (written and spoken) in English
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