Democratic Republic of the Congo: Junior Accountant

Title: Junior Accountant Duty Station: a month of training in Goma, then Kalemie

Closing Date: March 05^th, 2019

Period: 12 months

Starting date: April 1^st, 2019

Objective: ensure adherence to AVSI’s and donors financial and administrative procedures

Reporting to: Operation Manager and Country Representative

Specific Duties:**

• Ensure that project procurements procedures and accountability documents meet donor compliance requirements;
• Provide the field administration with the necessary support to ensure appropriate AVSI administrative, financial and logistics systems/procedures are in place, maintained and adhered;
• Support field sites in the timely preparation of projected expenditures each month (cash book management) and prepare monthly Financial Planning and reports using both NAVISION and donor primanota;
• Support Programme Managers in accurate budget control and financial management at project sites are in line with relevant project proposals;
• Support partner administrations in the adherence to donor requirements and procedures and if necessary provide technical assistance;
• Prepare interim and end of the project financial reports;
• Oversee budgets revision/realignments for submission to donors and provide advice and assistance where necessary;
• Ensure that an overview of project spending and financial reporting is maintained and provide advice and assistance whenever required;
• Translate all the necessary accounting documents;

Essential requirements:

• University degree in Business Administration, Economics or equivalent
• Proficient knowledge of French (written and oral)
• Proficient knowledge of the standard IT software
• Strong capacities of financial management and planning
• Leadership and training skills
• Managing and organizational skills

Desirable requirements:

· Previous experience with NGO

How to apply:

Send your CV (in the format you can find in the previous section) by email to humanresource@avsi.org

Please, specify in the subject of the mail the code of the position you are applying for. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Code: 0819-JUNACC-RDC

Include also:

1. Name, position and contacts (telephone and mail) of two referees. First date of availability to take up place in the field.