Grants Accountant

Chemonics International seeks Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist, Grants Financial Officer and Grants Accountant for its USAID-funded Palestinian Justice EnhancementProgram (PJEP) that works to strengthen justice sector institutions and the rule of law in the West Bank and Gaza.

 

Responsibilities Include:
The Grants Accountant is responsible for assisting the Grants FinanceOfficer with planning, managing and implementing all aspectsof the project grants accounting system and for maintainingan accounting database. In addition, he/she is responsible for collectingand recording all information that will facilitate informationexchange and dissemination to the Chemonics home office.

Illustrative activities include:
-Review grantees reports including invoices, and payment requests.
-Carry out correct and timely payments to grantees.
-Review all accounting records for accuracy and legitimacy;
-Verify and ensure all supportive documentation of all payments before approval by the Chief of Party (COP) and Grants Financial Officer;
-Help to ensure compliance with grants agreement covenants before issuing payment(s); and,
-Maintain grantee accounting records and files both hard copies and soft copies
-Responsible for scanning all grants financial documents.
-Assist the Grants Financial Officer with spot financial checks of grantees
-Maintaining grantee expenses in an excel spreadsheet and a simple database, as required.
-Maintaining grantee accounting records and files.
-Other duties as assigned by the Grants Financial Officer

Education, Qualifications, and/or Equivalent Experience:
-Bachelor’s degree in accounting
-Minimum one year professional accounting experience
-Knowledge of basic accounting principles
-Good computer skills including professional experience with Microsoft Excel
-Excellent English skills

Interested applicants please send a cover letter and curriculum vitae
(resume)to  [email protected], with the position title in the subject line, byWednesday August 18, 2011. Application packages will be considered on a rolling basis. Qualified applicants will be contacted for an interview.