Ethiopian Red Cross Society
About the Ethiopian Red Cross Society
The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) was
established in 1935 and is one of the oldest and largest humanitarian
organizations in Ethiopia. ERCS provides services to communities affected
by natural and manmade disasters through the provision of emergency responses,
ambulance and first aid, family reunification, essential drugs, water and
sanitation, and other humanitarian services. ERCS also runs disaster risk
reduction programs with the aim of creating resilience households and
communities. Currently the ERCS has a structure consisting of 12 Regional
Offices, 34 Zonal Branches and 131 District/Woreda Branches, 599
Woreda Red Cross Committee and 5871 Kebele Red Cross committees.
ERCS also runs disaster risk reduction
programs relating to food security, climate change adaptation, livelihood
diversification, and institutional capacity building interventions, with the
aim of creating resilience households and communities. ERCS works in
partnership with the Ethiopian Government, International Federation of the Red
Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC), International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC),
partnering National Societies, members, volunteers and the communities we
serve.
Background of the project
Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) is seeking
for an Accountant for USAID/Ethiopia Health Resilience Activity.
The USAID/Ethiopia Health Resilience Activity
is a 5-year project (28th Mar 2023 – 27th Mar 2028) aims to strengthen local
capacity to detect, prepare for, respond to, and mitigate the impact of public
health emergencies and ensure the continuity of essential health services
during emergencies. The Activity will result in improved local capacity and
health system resilience in focus areas through strengthening woreda leadership
and capacity to manage emergencies; improving early warning and alert response
system (EWARS) and data management capacity; developing core capacity on gender
in emergencies (GiE); and increasing innovative funding for emergencies,
leading to reduced morbidity and mortality related to public health crises.
Management Sciences for Health (MSH) and the
Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) will work together and in close
collaboration with zonal and woreda offices, health facilities (HFs),
communities, and other stakeholders to achieve these results. The USAID/Ethiopia
Health Resilience Activity will focus on selected woredas in three regions
(Amhara; Oromia; and South Ethiopia) and one city administration (Dire Dawa).
Accountant
Job Summary
Under the supervision of the Senior Accountant
and Accounts Division manager Branch head & Branch Admin and Finance head,
the accountant will be responsible for the proper and sound classification and
codification of accounting records by the accounting system in place and the
reporting requirements of the stakeholders; registers account transactions by
the accounting software system and accounting procedure manual of the Society;
reconciles books of accounts with bank statements; investigates correctness of
accounting records and organize the documents of the branch and reports to HQ
ERCS.
Responsibility
- Ensures completeness of documents and prepares
appropriate classification of codes.
- Reconciles core cost and project accounts with bank
statements.
- Prepares trial balances, worksheets, and other interim
statements.
- Registers/records account transactions in accordance
with the accounting software system and accounting procedure manual of the
Society.
- Checks and verifies payment requests against
availability of budget and presents same to the senior accountant for
further treatment.
- Provide financial and technical support on budget and
actual expenditure review, and monitoring, coordinating trainings to
programs.
- Adjusts and reconciles accounts records.
- Extracts account balances from subsidiary and general
ledger accounts and assists in preparation of financial reports and
statements.
- Prepares monthly statements of bank reconciliation and
adjusting entries.
- Follows up and facilitates the timely delivery of
reports of the zonal branches.
- Compiles project fund spending data of the projects in
the branch and sends to HQ.
- Makes the necessary reconciliations of project accounts
with HQ.
- Classifies and codifies accounting documents in
accordance with the accounting system in place and the reporting
requirements of the stakeholders.
- Take regular backups of the Area office financial data
to make the appropriate records.
- Performs other related duties and responsibilities of
the job as assigned by the Branch head, branch Admin, and Finance head.
Your Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Monthly USAID/HRA project invoice review and feedback.
- Smooth partnership and responsiveness.
- Scan and maintain documentation to facilitate monthly
invoice settlement.
About
You
Qualification Requirements
- Master / bachelor’s degree in financial management,
Accounting, Business Administration, or related field of study.
- 4/6 years of relevant experience in Master’s and
Bachelor’s respectively
- Communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Fluency in written and spoken English. Knowledge of the
local language is desirable.
- Good personal organizational skills.
- Ability to work within a multicultural setting.
- Willing to travel extensively within and outside the
Zone/region.
Other Skills
- Previous experience with USAID or other USG-funded
projects is an advantage.
- Knowledge of Accounting Practices
- Proficiency in Accounting Software
- Ability to Prepare Financial Statements
- Knowledge of General Business Practices
- Ability to Analyze Data
- Critical Thinking Skills
- Accounting Organizational Skills
- Time Management Skills
- Written and Verbal Communication Skills
- Smooth partnership and responsiveness.
Required
Skills
- Time management
- Communication
- Critical thinking
- Financial management
- Account management
How
to Apply
We invite candidates
meeting the required qualifications to fill out online employment
application form
With the indicated
link https://ee.ifrc.org/x/fqTf4qqW
before the closing date of
this announcement on August 19, 2024.
Qualified women are strongly recommended to
apply!