Job Description
Providing advice on the overall reform issues as they relate to the Government of Rwanda public financial management (PFM) in general and in particular those reforms under the IPSAS Implementation project
Preparing draft regulations, policies, procedures, guidelines and manuals as may be necessary on public accounting towards adopting and adapting the IPSAS accounting framework;
Reviewing pronouncements issued by International Federation of Accountants and updates from IMF on GFS;
Providing guidance and disseminating relevant information to the office of the Accountant General and the entire Government on accounting and auditing standards;
Participate in the review of existing work/process flows (“as is”), provide input regarding accounting data requirements to the IFMIS team and review for IPSAS compliance and design of the proposed future processes (“to be”).
Assist in ensuring that the IFMIS application build and other relevant government systems effectively support the implementation of the IPSAS program. This may for example include providing the necessary support in developing an inventory and a non-currents assets functionality in IFMIS and ensuring that IPSAS compliant financial statements can be generated directly from the IFMIS both at the level of the individual entities and for the government wide accounts;
Ensuring that the chart of accounts used by the government is consistent with the latest IPSAS and GFS standards and on behalf of the Accountant General sanctioning any changes to the chart of accounts;
Assist in overseeing planned activities across MDAs for ensuring the effective implementation of the IPSAS Implementation Blueprint and Attainment of performance indicators agreed under the IPSAS Implementation Blueprint.
Support technical working groups to conduct analysis for designated work streams and come up with proposed conclusions/ solutions/ decisions on the way forward;
Facilitate the training initiatives in line with the IPSAS Implementation Blueprint;
Towards the implementation of all IPSAS communication/sensitization strategies as well as the development, maintenance and distribution of IPSAS communication materials;
Provide ad hoc assistance to the preparation of the IPSAS financial statements in line with the IPSAS implementation plan; and
Carrying out any such other duties that will be assigned by the IPSAS Project Implementation Manager, the Accountant General and Deputy Accountant General in charge of Accounting and Reporting in line with the improvement of financial management for the Government of Rwanda.
Minimum Qualifications
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Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
3 Years of relevant experience
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Bachelor’s Degree in Management with specialization in Finance/Accounting
3 Years of relevant experience
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Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting with certificate in CPA or ACCA or CIMA
3 Years of relevant experience
Competency and Key Technical Skills
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Integrity
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Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills.
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Inclusiveness
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Accountability
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Communication
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Teamwork
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Client/citizen focus
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Professionalism
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Commitment to continuous learning
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Knowledge of Standards and frameworks applied in Public Sector such as International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS); IFRSs
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Thorough knowledge of the required financial accounting standards such as IFMIS
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Knowledge: the incumbent must have knowledge and understanding of the organization and roles of the different levels of the GoR health system, GoR legislation, and practice relating to PFM(Public Financial Management) Guidelines.
