Accountant

RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

General Accounting Work

Provide support and guidance to assigned Country Offices (CO) on

accounting, financial and project matters (e.g. compliance with Financial

Management Rules and Procedures (FMRP), Project Development Handbook

Module 5, IPSAS and PRISM Financials, etc.);

Assist in making recommendations toFinancial Services, Finance and

Accounting Division (FAD), Regional Offices and/or Resource Management

Officer (RMO)/Chief of Mission (COM) on both procedural and policy

improvements and efficiencies in accounting/finance area;

Escalate critical findings and provide status to RAS Supervisor or RAS Unit

Head, FAD or Regional Office (RO), as applicable;

Assist with External and Internal audit requirements.

Project Financial Report Review and Endorsement

Review of project financial reports to verify compliance with donor agreement

and reports are reconciled with PRISM Financials prior to donor submission;

Facilitate timely endorsement of project financial reports received to ensure

that reporting deadlines and requirements by Donors are satisfied;

Provide guidance and assistance to COs on financial reporting requirements to

donors if necessary;

Maintain statistics of donor financial reports received and endorsed.

Project Balance Review

Provide periodic in-depth analysis of project balances for assigned COs to

ensure that expenses are within confirmed funding, revenue is recognized

timely, reporting requirements are met and projects with potential deficit are

detected;

Identify issues and evaluate risks/exposure noted during the review.

Summarize findings and recommendations for coordination with relevant units

for appropriate action;

Facilitate closure of completed projects in PRISM;

Update of project recap file for submission to FAD.

Others

Provide trainings as may be required;

Travel to COs as may be required in the performance of assigned tasks;

Perform other accounting functions as may be required.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION

University degree in Finance or Accounting or a related field from an

accredited academic institution with 2 years of relevant professional

experience;

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or equivalent is an advantage.

EXPERIENCE

Sound knowledge of accounting systems and/or SAP or Oracle Fusion

Experience in audit an advantage;

Computer literacy including proficiency in MS Office applications;

SKILLS

Knowledge in internal controls and accounting principles;

Knowledge in accounting and financial reporting system is an

advantage;

Good analytical and problem-solving skills.

LANGUAGE

Required

-Fluent in English (Oral and Written)

Desirable

-Working knowledge of Spanish or French