Overview
To ensure accurate, timely, and compliant accounting operations and local reporting in line with local legislation, WVI, and donor requirements, while contributing to effective financial controls, liquidity management, and achievement of Finance KPIs.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the accounting team lead in Local (Government) Reporting.
- Ensure Compliance with Local legislation, WVI and donor requirements.
- Ensure accurate and timely provision of data for submission of tax, and other mandatory reports required by local governmental bodies.
- Ensure daily accounting entries are accurate for timely submission of tax and other mandatory reports required by local governmental bodies.
- Ensure review of the source documents / payment packages before processing the payments to ensure alignment with local legislation and WVI and donor regulations.
- Ensure accurate and timely financial data into the standard registers as required.
- Review balance sheet and timely process any needed corrections & adjusting entries.
- Accurately process monthly allocation rent, utilities, internet other shared costs.
- Ensure all bank accounts balances are reconciled.
- Timely and accurately submit documents to shared services.
- Set a plan for the payments to ensure timely settlement.
- Timely Follow up to shared services requests.
- Ensure payments are processed within 3 working days after complete supporting documents submitted to the Accounting.
- Ensure all bank accounts balances are reconciled monthly.
- Ensure all submitted EERs are reviewed timely and there are no outstanding advances to the staff.
- Assist Accounting team Lead in audit preparation to provide required information.
- Assist the Reporting and Analysis team with monthly reconciliations as required.
- Assist ATL and GFM with monthly reconciliations as required.
- Conduct Year end allocations and reconciliations.
- Process accurate filing.
- Assist ATL GFM and FM with allocations, Reconciliations, balance sheet clearing, Fuel and maintenance allocation, Clearing of accounts; SA/PA submissions.
- Perform other relevant tasks within his / her competency assigned by a Manager.
Required Experience
- Minimum 3 years of experience in accounting position with medium business / medium NGO/ government agency.
- Practical Knowledge of financial systems, budget / cash flow monitoring and internal accounting controls.
- Sound knowledge of basic accounting principles and financial processes.
- Strong computer proficiency, including practical experience with excel processing, spreadsheets, databases, and financial management systems.
- Experience with humanitarian aid in-country is a plus.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration, or a related field.
