Deadline: Ongoing
Location: Inhambane, Mozambique
Plan International is seeking to fill the role of Senior Programme Area Accountant.
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.
Responsibilities
- Ensure finance is ready for audit at all times
- Participate in the annual budget preparation process by completing tasks assigned by the finance manager
- Monitor budget versus expenditure for the programme area
- Prepare weekly and monthly consolidated country cash forecasts and submit to the finance manager
- Follow up on all intercompany charges to ensure they are properly authorised and passed to relevant offices
- Perform and review accurate postings in the corporate financial system, i.e., SAP and ensure monthly exports are submitted timely
- Review all programme area monthly financial reports for correctness and give feedback
- Carry out oversight of projects including internal control check
- Provide training on corporate finance systems to all finance staff
- Provide/facilitate staff training in Plan International policies and finance procedures
- Provide/facilitate community and partner training in financial management
- Follow up on financial audit action list from audits, field visit recommendations, risk and compliance audits and finance-related risk actions
- Visit partners and assess conformity with Plan International systems
- Review payment/journal voucher packages and ensure they are in line with Plan International procedures/controls before approvals by management
- Ensure all approved POs received from the PO point person are correctly linked in the SAP in a timely manner (to avoid delay of implementation and payments), with all grant account lines attached to the relevant GAD/FAD
- Review list of all outstanding advances, and follow up for prompt liquidation
- Review monthly bank and receipt reconciliations for all Plan International accounts
- Ensure all payments are effected within the internal timelines after receipt of complete payment documentation
- Ensure all monthly accruals are duly registered in the SAP before month-end closure
- Ensure schedules for all balance sheet items are reviewed and dealt with
- Supervise charging of staff costs and apportioned costs to various projects as per cost recovery procedure
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business or equivalent qualification
- Six years, minimum, of experience in a similar role with an NGO
- Strong experience in working with donor-funded projects, e.g., USAID, CIDA, etc
- Strong analytical skills
- Ability to work well with others under deadline situations and respond to changes in priorities
- Ability to interpret and work in accordance with laid-down procedures
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Proficiency in using Microsoft Office applications and Internet
- Knowledge of SAP
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