TITLE: Accountant
REPORTS TO: Director of Finance and Administration
LOCATION: Kigali, Rwanda
POST TYPE & CONTRACT LENGTH: Full time & Open contract
About AKA:
Essential functions include [but are not limited to]:
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- Support AKA financial management /accounting system
- Maintain journal entries of wire transfers and receipts
- Record all transactions into accounting system(accounting software)
- Respond to wire transfer inquiries as appropriate
- Organize and maintain accounting filing system (electronic & hard copies)
- Assure accuracy of supporting documentation and entries for accounts reporting
- Resolve any discrepancies or clarification for accounting records
- Analyze on a monthly basis the trial balance
- Analyze staff receivables and other advances to ensure accurate balances.
- Verify justification of advances by staff from field activities
- Maintain accurate and complete accounting records and audit information
- Comply and adhere to donor regulations and procedures
- assist in preparation of financial reports
- Track budget/expenses to ensure proper cash flow
- Assist with financial audit preparation
- Prepare payments after ensuring that support documents are complete
- Ensure monthly taxes declaration and payments
- Compile staff monthly timesheets and prepare a table for salaries allocation to projects
- Prepare the monthly staff payroll
- Prepare on a quarterly basis the vat report
- Reconcile on a monthly basis, all aka bank accounts
- Manage the petty cash
- Maintain check register & check books in a safe
- Participate in budgeting process
- Perform any other task as requested by the supervisor,
Job requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Management of finance
- Three years’ experience in accounting or auditing
- Computer skills: MS office, advanced Excel preferred
- Good knowledge of accounting software packages, QuickBooks preferred
- Good written and verbal skills in English, Kinyarwanda
How to apply: Only soft copies are accepted. Those interested, please send your application cover letter + CV with 3 references only not later than 23rd April 2021at info@akazikanoze.org with a copy to jnyirahabimana@akazikanoze.org and specify in subject line: Application for Accountant @ AKA. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
