Senior Accountant

MA'AN DEVELOPMENT CENTER

MA'AN Development Center is seeking qualified candidates for a full time position of:

Senior Accountant

JOB PURPOSE:
To work closely with the Financial Team  to ensures the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating, and entering transactions.

Major Duties & Activities:
Including ensuring the timely achievement of:
-Supports the director of finance in matters relating to overall MA'AN center  accounting
functions.
-Insert all accounting transactions into the BISAN accounting system, and ensure completeness and accuracy of  financial information.
-Maintains and balances subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, reconciling transactions and resolving discrepancies.
-Prepares and records asset, liability, revenue, and expenses entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
-Review the work prepared by the accountants.
-Ensure full support documentation for all transactions and in compliance with the institution’s and donor's policies and procedures.
-Producing accurate financial reports to donors in accordance with the institution’s and donors’ policies and regulations.
-Monitor and clear receivables and payables.
-Prepare payroll sheet and related tax deductions.
-Prepare monthly bank reconciliation.
-Facilitate provision of information and documentation during different types of institution’s and projects’ audits.
-Prepare and manage all monthly, quarterly, and annually financial reports.
-Safeguard the institution’s assets and ensure compliance with the institution’s manuals, donor contracts, and agreements.
-Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned by the Finance Manager.
-Perform other relevant tasks as requested and needed by the managers.
-Maintains general ledger by transferring subsidiary accounts; preparing a trial balance; reconciling entries.
-Assisting MA'AN's partner CBOs in promoting financial best practices.
-Avoids legal challenges by complying with legal requirements.

Job Qualifications:
PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES
-Bachelors or Master Degree in accounting.
-Five or more years experience in a mid-to-upper level accounting position and preferable in NGOs.
-Experience in projects financial management.
-Good command of spoken and written Arabic and English.
-Ability to cope with multiple tasks effectively.
-Effective written and oral communication.
-Ability to work under pressure of tight deadlines and rigid timeframes in difficult circumstances.
-Willingness to work beyond regular working hours.

Knowledge
The candidates must have proficient knowledge in the following areas:
-Knowledge of  NGOs & donors financial policies and procedures.
-Knowledge of accounting principles and practices including internal controls.
-Knowledge of budget development, projections and variance analysis.

Personal Attributes:
-The candidates must maintain confidentiality, use sound judgment and perform independently.
-Readiness to work within a team.
-Ability to form good relationships with colleagues, suppliers and partners.
-Maintain standards of conduct & demonstrate sound work ethics.
-Be respectful, flexible, consistent and fair.

Skills:
-Leadership abilities and experience of working successfully in a team environment, including ability to handle conflicting urgent priorities, and difficulties in working relationship with colleagues & partner organizations.
-Effective communication skills (verbal and written) including the ability to prepare reports and handle correspondences.
-Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with vendors, departmental officials and partners.
-Experience with BISAN accounting software.
-Proficiency in using a range of office software, including MS/Word, Outlook, Excel, Email.  
-Ability to handle confidential information in a professional manner.
-Ability to meet deadlines and issue financial information in a timely manner.
-Ability to demonstrate flexibility with changing priorities.

All interested candidates should send a detailed CV and a cover letter.  The cover letter should include the applicant's expectations of the position and how his/her qualifications relate to the vacancy.  Please send CVs to MA'AN Development Center at:

email: [email protected]

Website: www.maan-ctr.org

APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN February 16th  2014
MA’AN Development Center is an equal opportunity employer and encourages women to apply for all positions

Only those who are short-listed will be contacted.

 

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