Program Accountant at Never Again Rwanda: (Deadline 13 April 2022)

Program Accountant at Never Again Rwanda: (Deadline 13 April 2022)

TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR RECRUITING AN ACCOUNTANT  

Position: Program Accountant

Number: 1 person

Duty Station: Nyarutarama Kigali, Rwanda

Type of Appointment: short term contract (3 months) replacement for a maternity leave

Background  

Never Again Rwanda (NAR) is a peace building and social justice non-government organization  that arose in response to the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Guided by a vision of a society that  enjoys sustainable peace and social justice, NAR aims to engage society to embrace sustainable  peace and social justice. NAR has five core pillars: Peacebuilding, Governance & Human Rights,  Youth Engagement, Research and Strategic Partnerships.

Since its establishment, NAR has placed emphasis on Peace building and social justice. A number  of projects and programs implemented across the country, aim to empower youth with  opportunities to become active citizens. NAR empowers young people with critical thinking skills,  public speaking and dialogue skills, governance and democratic values, peace education,  participatory approaches, and socio-economic opportunities.

Position summary 

Supporting the finance team by completing routine clerical and accounting tasks, preparing daily  payments, budgets, maintaining reports, and completing basic bookkeeping and accounting  duties.

Role and responsibilities 

Specific Responsibilities 

• Preparing financial documents such as invoices, bills, and accounts payable and  received
• Managing payroll incase need arises
• Completing financial reports on a regular basis and providing information to the finance  team
• Supporting in budget preparations: breakdown activities and costs
• Completing bank reconciliations
• Entering financial information into appropriate software program (Quick books) and or  other formats as required by the donors
• Managing organisational ledgers (for specific donors)
• Verifying all organizational expenditures
• Support in coordinating internal and external audits
• Verifying balances in account books and rectifying discrepancies
• Verifying bank deposits
• Managing day-to-day transactions
• Recording office expenditures and ensuring these expenses are within the set donor  budget(s)
• Ensure the appropriate implementation of NAR financial procedures and and make sure  they comply with approved organisational policies and donor contracts
• Filing and putting together administrative documents

Qualifications 

Degree in Accounting, Business Administration or Related Field. Should possess CPA certificate Work Experience as an Accountant supporting a finance team.

Professional Experience, Knowledge and Skills 

• Timely
• Competent Bookkeeping Skills
• Understanding of Budgetary Principles
• Budget Monitoring: reconciliation of planned versus actual budget expenditure – Strong Written and Oral Communication Skills
• Data Entry
• Payroll Experience
• Experience in Balance Sheet Account Preparation
• Budget preparation
• Budget Analysis
• Detail Oriented
• Technical skills in planning and budgeting
• Excellent written and spoken proficiency in Kinyarwanda and English. Knowledge of French is  an added advantage
• Strong planning skills and capacity to manage multiple and tight deadlines

Application details  

For interested candidates, please send your cover letter, updated CV and other supporting  documents electronically via email to: [email protected] by April 13th not later than  5:00 pm. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.