Part-time Accountant

Duties and responsibilities

The position holder will be responsible for all CPS’s financial work and documents to keep transparent, safe and organized. Specifically:

• Maintain CPS’s general accounting system (with Vanilla /Olive software) and track expenditures related to each of the NGO’s project
• Review the presence of relevant financial documents and signed proof of payment for each expense, including salaries and consultation (invoice, receipt, Timesheets etc)
• Organize the cash box and ensure petty cash log is up to date
• See to the preparation of payments according to funds availability
• File financial data & documents in an organized and orderly way as soft copy and hard copy, committing to grants requirements
• Preparing financial reports for each project in a timely manner according to grants’ requirements
• Update CPS’S financial policies and procedures when necessary
• Attend relevant meetings with partners when necessary
• Attend workshops when necessary,  which increase the accountant’s capacity in financial matters related to NGO financial management

• Reconcile on a monthly basis the projects bank account with their bank statements
• Provide CPS’s  with a monthly budget comparison for each of CPS’s project
• Prepare payroll of CPS’s employees
• Proceed to back up the data from the accounting system
• Tend to the preparation, declaration and submission of employees’ Social Security benefits and Tax on Salary.

• Develop the NGO’s annual report in collaboration with the Auditor
• Develop the NGO’s annual financial statement and the NGO’s annual balance to submit to the Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Finance.
• Support administrative tasks if required.
• Conduct field visits for the programs implementations sites in case needed.
• Remote support and visits support in case needed for Syria projects.
• Support in developing budgets at the phase of proposal submission.

General qualifications:                                                

Level of academic background: BA with a certificate of Accounting / Finance

Minimum 3 years work experience in financial & accounting field

Experienced user of any accounting software

Relevant experience in non-profit organization

Proficiency in MS Office skills, particularly Excel

Ease in written and spoken English and Arabic

Good organizational skills, punctuality, and ability to meet deadlines

Personal requirements:

                Personal life: a growing disciple of Jesus Christ

• Maintain one’s walk with God.
• Be an active member of a church and maintain a connection with the larger Christian community.
• Be ecumenically minded with a satisfactory track record in and readiness for interreligious cooperation and dialogue