Accountant (5 Months) x 1
Accounting & Finance Jobs
- Nutrition Action Zimbabwe
- Expires 08 Sep 2022
- Bulawayo
- Internship
Job Description
Location : Harare
Position Summary: The accountant will be responsible for managing the overall finance operations with a focus on budget tracking, expenditure monitoring, reporting and cash flow management, in consultation with the Finance Manager. Accountant will also be responsible for providing financial aspects of project portfolios, implementing and monitoring of the financial aspects of assigned projects, managing financial risks and opportunities, and providing appraisal and analysis of the necessary financial aspects of proposals and reports for donors.
Duties and Responsibilities
Financial Systems and Procedures
• Manage and maintain the NAZ’s tailored SAGA Financial System ensuring that all information is accurate and up to date.
• Monitor and review the organisation’s financial systems and procedures, implementing improvements in agreement with the Finance Manager and Executive Director to ensure that the organisation has robust financial management and audit systems.
• Manage the project funds at the sub and national office including processing payments via petty cash and submission of approved payment requests to the Finance Manager for review
• Ensure the maintenance of systems for effective and efficient payroll administration including PAYE, pension administration and expenses.
• Interface with HR and Logistics on various elements of financial systems and processes related to the project activities.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports and submit to Finance Manager / Log Admin Manager/ Executive Director.
• Monitor expenditure, forecast and report timeously.
• Responsible for sustainable budgets management as per cash flow projection and in compliance with finance and procurement guidelines.
Financial Information and reporting
• Collate, analyse and prepare information required for the production of accurate and timely internal financial information.
• Work with funding managers to ensure the terms and conditions of funding awards are understood and complied with and provide financial information to support monitoring and
reporting of funding awards.
• Assist with the development and delivery of accurate monthly management and project accounts budgets.
• Support in preparation of financial information and reports for the Finance Committee Compliance
• Keenly verify expenditures and payments to vendors based on approved procurement plans and processes, purchase requisitions and purchase orders.
• Keenly analyse advances to staff, offices, and other receivables by month of origin; and make timely adjustments in the Advance Registers as per the finance system’s generated listings and advance register in place
• Ensure donor and Government compliance aspects are met in financial recording and reporting
• Responsible for proper archiving of financial documents
• Ensure that NAZ financial management and controls in relation to the project are in place are being followed by the team.
• Ensure/Enforce compliance with different grants/donor financial accountability and reporting requirements.
• Ensure staffs comply with financial guidelines and approval levels
Qualifications and Experience
• BAcc/BCom/BTech degree in Accounting, Finance and Business Administration or its recognized equivalent, coupled with 1 – 3 years post qualification relevant experience.
• Graduate of ACCA, CIMA, ICSA, SAA, IAC or any other relevant professional qualification with 1-3 years post qualification will be relevant.
• Familiarity with U.S. Government grants and other donor funded programs NAZ does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
How to Apply
How to apply
1. Send Cover letters with up-to-date detailed CVs and clearly indicate the post applied for in the email subject to jobvacancies@naz.co.zw by 08 TH of September 2022 COB.
2. Fill in an application form, using a link that you will get as soon as you email your application. The link will be sent to your application email within 24 hours of you submitting your application.
