Senior Project Accountant

PATH is a global organization that works to accelerate health equity by bringing together public institutions, businesses, social enterprises, and investors to solve the world’s most pressing health challenges. With expertise in science, health, economics, technology, advocacy, and dozens of other specialties, PATH develops and scales solutions—including vaccines, drugs, devices, diagnostics, and innovative approaches to strengthening health systems worldwide. 

The Malaria and NTDs program are a leader in the effort to end malaria illnesses and deaths, refines and develops tools and approaches, invests in national programs, and builds data to empower national governments to pursue malaria elimination. 

PATH seeks a Senior Project Accountant for the multi-year USAID-funded “Surveillance for Malaria Elimination” (S4ME) activity in Ethiopia. The S4ME activity will support Ethiopia’s NMEP to achieve their goals and objectives of sub-national malaria elimination, particularly to attain near zero malaria deaths and eliminate malaria in selected low transmission areas.

The Senior Project Accountant will, under the strategic direction and technical support from Finance and Administration, Manage and maintain Project finances, transactions, purchase orders, contracts, responsible for process and reviewing financial documents like travel, workshops, subcontracts, and reports from subgrantee’s. S/he will be responsible to ensure consistent application of relevant finance and operations policies and procedures to ensure effective project implementation as well as compliance with donor, PATH and country rules and regulations.

Specific Responsibilities include:

• Manage and maintain Project finances, transactions, purchase orders, contracts,

• Process all travel advance requests and travel expense reports; follow up and assist in the timely settlement of perdiem, work advances, review travel expense reports to ensure that they have complete documentation, accurate, checking for accuracy and compliance with USAID and PATH regulations.

• Verification of expense and receipt vouchers and meeting all PATH policies and standard operating procedures.

• Prepare vouchers for all Activity expenditures; ensure all payments are supported by documentation as required by USAID regulations and are allocated to the appropriate cost category.

• Support the monthly consolidation and close-out of all Project accounts, preparation of financial reports and entry of all Activity’s financial data into the PATH computerized accounting system.

• Coordinate financial arrangements and payments for all Activity related training, workshops, and others.

• Provide information to appropriate staff concerning payments, advances, required documentation and other financial aspects of the Activity.

• Assist the project team in the preparation of the Activity budgets and modifications.

• Responsible for entry of all financial data into the PATH computer accounting system and make ready for close-out of the Activity.

• Establish and maintain financial files and ledgers for the project and central finance.

• Plan, implement, monitor, and report on project financial management. 

• Ensure that all financial activities are conducted with the approval of appropriate project designers for expense approval and technical oversight.

• Ensure PATH and donor financial policies, guidelines and requirements are respected by implementing partners. 

• Identify capacity constraints of partners for effective implementation reporting on financial aspects of the project and initiate relevant capacity building interventions.

• Maintain close working relationships with partner’s finance staff. 

• Compile monthly, quarterly, bi-annual, and annual financial reports of the project finance in accordance with the donor and sub-award agreement. 

• Prepare and implement the project fixed asset and goods received registry and disposition systems of the project.

• Ensure the project financial statements and relevant documents are compiled & audited on time. 

• Support partners to establish and prepare standard and proper accounting systems including appropriate format in compliance with PATH procurement and financial regulation. 

• Any other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Master’s in accounting and finance or BA Degree in Accounting with 5 – 8 years of experience in Finance and Accounting for an International NGOs.

• A good understanding of USAID rules and regulations.

• Computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, internet, and e-mail. 

• Experience with Business World/Unit4 accounting software.

• Strong working knowledge of government rules and regulations

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to form effective working relationships at all levels.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work well in a large team.

• Demonstrated fluency in written and oral English is required.

• Ability to work independently, solve problems and follow-up.

How To Apply

PATH is dedicated to diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. To apply for this position, 

please visit http://www.path.org/jobs or 

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