Accountant

Main Tasks:

Running the bookkeeping, including:

• Administers and maintains the projects financial system in an accurate and timely manner.
• Manages books, invoices, income, expenses and funds for the projects in different bookkeeping systems;
• Checks purchase invoices, verifies signatures; and books them.
• Contributes to the preparation of the periodic financial reports to donors, and monthly financial reports to project managers and country director;
• Provides financial data for the preparation of trimester financial reports and annual report;
• Answers questions from project managers and director regarding the financial figures of the projects

Monitoring the financial sheets, including:

• Fills the monitoring sheets and hand it to project managers and financial manager on monthly basis.
• Monitors the financial sheets from the partner organisation (in case of subcontracting) by checking the budget and the expenditure documents.
• Check and monitor invoices, receipts and report presented by the partners.
• Maintain a proper statement of account for each partner
• Issues payments for the partner NGO if needed.
• Contributes in providing financial statements.
• Preparing the cash flow of the project.
• Participating in different tasks and taskforces, including: Join special taskforces to be able to innovate and improve the work; Available to support projects’ staff members when required  ; Audit other projects financially if requested.
• Perform other tasks as requested by the management team of Dorcas/Tabitha.

Requirements

• Bachelor in accounting, finance or a related field
• At least 2-3 years of working experience in the field. Working with NGOs is a must.
• Knowledge of donor rules and regulation.
• Fluency in English and Arabic. Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Self-motivated, honest, highly responsible, and punctual.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Flexibility and adaptability with a high sense of humanitarian work.

Remarks

All Dorcas policies, guidelines and checklists are an integral part of this Job Description and must be implemented e.g.

• Policy on Safety and Security
• Guidelines on Prevention of Corruption
• Guideline on PSEA
• Dorcas/Tabitha Code of Conduct and child protection