Accountant

Gambella water and energy bureau intended to recruit qualified professional through OWNP-CWA-II program.

Description of the Assignment

The accountant will work within the OWNP-CWA-II PMU and in particular in Financial Management team who has the responsibility for financial management of the Project. The OWNP-CWA-II Project Management Unit Coordinator with the collaboration of Finance Directorate director would affirm that work plans drawn by the accountant in order to discharge his/her contracted duties are logically compatible with his/her respective job descriptions and would monitor that the planned services are delivered by the expert in a manner in line with the objective of the project/program.

Requested Services 

The accountant will be accountable to the PMU Coordinator and will undertake but not limited to the following duties and responsibilities: -

Payment and settlement 

• Processing the payment after ensuring payment request has been endorsed by appropriate authorized person with full and complete document;
• Ensure that the requested activity payment is on budgeted and project plan;
• Prepare checks, transfer letters, vouchers and journals for executed project transactions; 
• Follow up timely validation and approval of payment and settlement transactions with authorized person;
• Ensure that checks have issued to the appropriate payee;
• Follow up timely issuance of transfer letters to the bank without delay;

Recording and account preparation

• Collect transfer letters, advices and other relevant documents and make it ready for recording;
• Assign proper code, process timely recording of transaction using IFMIS, government accounting system. The accountant has also required to keep a parallel recording using Peachtree accounting system;
• Maintain updated register of project procured fixed assets;

Reporting 

• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual accounts of the PMU and provide to the FMS for quarterly IFR production of the project;
• Collect bank statement and perform bank reconciliation on monthly basis;
• Reconcile the general ledgers accounts balance of debtors and creditors with subsidiary ledger account;
• Prepare aging report of debtors and creditors account;
• Report updated fixed asset registration on quarterly basis;
• Provide technical support on financial management for MSE established for supply chain

Other 

• Process and effect monthly payment of taxes (VAT, WHT, and Income tax) within due date;
• Process monthly payroll preparation;
• Follow up settlement of advances ;
• Provide documents, ledgers and accounts to auditor and provide clarification as queries raised;
• Maintain safe custody of project financial documents;

In addition to the above-mentioned activities, the accountant required to performs other related and relevant assignments as directed by the PMU.

Reporting

The accountant will be working within the team of PMU, report to the PMU Senior financial management specialist who is in charge of ensuring the effective performance of financial management system of the project, reports to the PMU

Duration of the assignment:- The assignment will be full time and for one year with possibility of extension till the project finalized based on evaluation of performance.

Client’s Input for the Service

• Avail to the accountant all necessary data and document available;

• Facilitate to the accountant to have access to financial data; 

• Provide office facilities (office equipment, space, table, and chair)

• Provide transportation for field visits

• Facilitate and organize stakeholders’ workshop

Salary:- 13,908 with hardship allowance 30%.

Qualification and Experiences:-

The accountant to be hired shall have:

• BA/MSc in accounting and accounting and finance with 4/2 years or above work experience.

• Good command of Peachtree accounting systems; with knowledge of IBEX/IFMIS as an added advantage,

Interested applicant can submit non-returnable CVs with application letter and evidential education and experience testimonies to Gambelle People National Regional state water and energy bureau human resource management office Room No.3 

Duration of application submission will be 7 consecutive working days starting from the date of advertisement 24 May /2024 to 3 June / 2024

Gambella water and energy bureau reserves the right to reject all or part of the notice.

Address:- Gambella People National Regional state water and energy bureau room No.3 PO box 29 Telephone number:-+251 475510088/0184/0091