Project Accountant

The Accountant will fully support overall accounting, processing financial transactions, and reporting functions for the project to ensure compliance with the terms of the agreement. This includes coordinating with the relevant MSI home office colleagues. This position reports to the Finance and Administration Manager and will be based in Ramallah.

Responsibilities:

1. Responsible for managing the payment process for program, including input, tracking, and maintenance of project accounting transactions and monitoring of advances through QuickBooks,
2. Maintain and manage field accounts, under the direction of the Finance and Administration Manger (FAM).
3. Work with the FAM to ensure that USAID rules and regulations in financial management are followed.
4. Manage project bank accounts, reconcile monthly accounts and bank statements.
5. Review vouchers and payment requests, including proper back-up documentation for local payments, ensuring compliance with MSI and USAID policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
6. Work in conjunction with MSI Headquarters accounting department to assist with client voucher development or other project financial reporting.
7. Maintain complete and accurate financial records for project financial reporting.
8. Complete other responsibilities that will be assigned as appropriate.

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Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in in accounting or relevant field required.
• Minimum three years of working experience in the accounting/finance field required and experience working for a USAID project is preferred. Experience in accounting for similar projects financed by donors is also relevant.
• Knowledge of USAID financial management-related rules and regulations and reporting preferred.
• Understanding of the principles of adequate documentation and audit, and of the procedures necessary to ensure audit compliance required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel required.
• Working knowledge of accounting software such as QuickBooks is required.
• Strong multi-tasking, organizational, problem solving, and time-management skills required.
• Excellent communication skills as well as: a) proactive problem-solving abilities independently and with teams, b) a strong service orientation, and c) inter-personal skills, self-awareness and emotional intelligence required.
• Fluency in Arabic and proficiency in English required.

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