Project Accountant - NTBLCP (TB Grant) at Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH)

Type of Appointment: Full Time Contract.
Duration: Two (2) months, till December 31st 2017 (renewable.)

Job Description

• Reporting to the National Coordinator (NTBLCP) as well as collaborating with ARFH Director of Finance and Admin.
• He/She collaborates with the program staff and Global Fund Fiduciary Agent to ensure effective financial support, grants management and budgeting.

Specific Responsibilities

• Provide support in the preparation of budget and cash flow for programme implementation and prepare the budget tracking analysis, determining variance analysis.
• Supervise the NTBLCP finance staff in preparation of vouchers, cheques and receipts.
• Ensure compliance with internal control processes, adherence to donor financial regulations and that all expenses are within approved project budget lines.
• Provide quality control checks ensuring that all valid financial transactions are entered into the accounting systems.
• Prepare accurate, regular and timely financial reports for submission to ARFH and the donor, using the office QuickBooks accounting software.
• Review the retirements of advances of staff for training, M&E etc. on the financial reports to ensure that financial reports; are timely with valid documentation.
• Follow up with all outstanding advances to staff and project partners, to ensure timely and proper retirements.
• Support in managing all project assets and stock items, ensuring satisfactory level of accountability and internal control at all times.
• Provide support for audit processes both internal and external for NTBLCP and projects.
• Maintain working relationship with banks to ensure timely banking transactions.
• Work closely with program team, Global Fund Fiduciary agent and support other staff including mentoring for effective operation of ARFH and project activities.
• Maintain relationship with external auditors, suppliers, banks etc.

Qualifications

• A minimum of HND/ B.Sc degree in Accounting and ACA/ACCA/CPA.
• Must also have at least six years working experience with Non-Governmental organizations, with skills in QuickBooks, Microsoft excel, words and power-point.
• A good knowledge of internal control systems, financial audit processes, grant management systems and accounting procedures for Global Fund projects is essential.