Senior Accountant at Solidarities International

Solidarities International (SI) is an international humanitarian NGO which, for more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and natural disasters by meeting their vital needs for food, water and shelter. Particularly involved in the fight against diseases linked to unsafe water, the first cause of death in the world, SI’s interventions provide expertise in the field of access to drinking water, sanitation and hygiene promotion, but also in the essential area of food security and livelihoods. Present in around twenty countries, SI’s teams – 2000 people in total made up of expatriates, national staff, permanent staff at headquarters, and a few volunteers – work with professionalism and commitment while respecting cultures. Solidarités International (SI) is determined to prevent and fight all types of abuse – all acts of exploitation, abuse and/or sexual harassment (SEAH) against members of beneficiary communities or collaborators, fraud, corruption, violation of persons and/or property, funding of activities harmful to human rights – that could be perpetrated in the frame of its interventions. SI implements a zero-tolerance policy regarding acts of SEAH.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Accountant

Location: Maiduguri, Borno

Employment Type: Full-time

Goal / Purpose

• The Senior accountant supports the Finance Coordinator in processing SI’s accounting operations on a mission.
• He/she is one of those charged with ensuring that SI rules and procedures regarding commitment and follow up of expenses are followed at the base level as well as at the coordination level.
• He/she offers administrative support to bases on all matters relating to accounting.

Main Tasks

Team management:

• Participate in training the administrative teams
• Ensure that mission cashiers and accountants are trained
• Train and supervise the cashier of the coordination base
• Verify the coordination base’s accounting

Financial, accounting, and budgetary management:

• Carry out preliminary budgetary controls to be forwarded to the administrator and regularised

Management of the mission’s Accounting:

• Ensure that lease contract sums due are paid and distribute the burden of costs
• Check with the HR department that the personnel database is complete and up-to-date
• Allocate invoices for expenses from/for other missions (inter-mission expenses)
• Centralize the accounting for different bases within SAGA
• Verify the accounting for the different bases (description, accounting codes, analytical codes, monthly exchange rate)
• Carry out a systematic monthly check of advances from each cash box (matched and unmatched)
• Monitor the monthly allocation of Paris costs incurred by the headquarters within SAGA
• Send SAGA to bases following monthly integration at the headquarters
• Monitor voucher creation at basis level and the monthly return of base documents to the coordinating level
• Verify vouchers and other accounting documents to be sent to the headquarters every 6 months
• Supervise the semi-annual analytic closure and the annual accounting closure with the administrative team, under the supervision of the administrative coordinator (expenditure incurred, analytical and budgetary allocation, leave balances, donations in kind, equipment assets etc.)
• Carry out transaction matching at a mission level
• Carry out physical checks of supporting documents received from the bases
• Check cash box inventories and bank reconciliations for each Balzac
• Ensure that the monthly accounting documents are compiled and sent to the headquarters: accounting board, DATA salary, cash box inventories, bank reconciliations, HOMERE backup)
• Carry out the required accounting changes if necessary (reallocations etc.)
• Integrate the exchange rates sent by the headquarters into SAGA every month

Administrative HR management:

• Verify and validate monthly payment operations (Balzac XX)
• Ensure that taxes are paid to the authorities

Administrative management of the mission:

• Ensure physical and IT archiving, as well as securing accounting documents
• Conduct the quarterly mailing of accounting archives to headquarters after internal inspection

Reporting / Communication:

• In conjunction with the Finance Coordinator or his/her deputy, monitor whether accounting documents are consistent with interim and final financial reports
• Ensure that declarations and payments of taxes and contributions are made to the relevant organizations
• Prepare and assist with audits or possible inspections

Profile Forsaken

Technical Competencies:

• At least 2 years’ professional experience in a similar position in a finance and accounting role out of which 1 year with an INGO
• Education: B.Sc. in Accounting, Business Administration, or finance-related courses
• Strong experience in budget management, Accountancy, and reporting
• Knowledge of finance-related laws, policies, and donor procedures

IT Skills:

• Knowledge of SAGA is strongly appreciated
• Microsoft software practice, sound Excel skills

Personal Abilities:

• Dynamic, organized, methodical, team player, sound communication skills, Strong attention to detail, and good analytical skills
• Fluent in spoken and written English, Hausa is a plus
• Reliable, honest, resistant to stress, capacity to delegate and manage, initiative and autonomy, capacity to prioritize tasks, ability to work under tight deadlines, etc.

What we Offer

• Salary + transport + Leave & housing allowance + social benefits (medical coverage, 24 days of Annual leaves per year, compassionate leaves, public holidays as announced by the government, festive bonus, medical insurance, Life insurance – covering death and permanent disability) etc.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should: 

Click here to apply

Note

• Select Senior Accountant, fill out the form, and attach your CV and motivation letter.
• The CV attached must be named with your first name and surname

Application Deadline 14th October, 2024.