Project Accountant
Manage project finance and reporting processes
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Overview
Manage project finance and reporting processes
You have:
- Bachelor’s Degree (Hons) in Commerce or Business Administration majoring in Accounting
- Professional qualification in accountancy (CPA, ACCA) at intermediate or affiliate level
- Minimum of three years working experience as an Accountant in a busy organization and at a responsible supervisory level
- INGO experience is an added advantage
- Excellent English and Portuguese oral and written skills required
The Organisation
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.
We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.
Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.
We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.
We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years, and are now active in more than 80 countries.
The opportunity
- Manage the Project cash flow and prepare cash flow forecasts in accordance with policy;
- Support the emergency responses finance team to ensure that financial resources are optimally used for the benefit of Plan families and their communities.
- Review cash disbursement vouchers;
- Review payment for budget availability and correct coding;
- Monitor budget versus expenditure for the Project;
- Ensure timely processing and disbursement of payments to suppliers;
- Manage the project bank account in line with provided guidelines and cash management;
- Prepare monthly bank reconciliations related to the project;
- Prepare monthly Financial and Management reports for project;
- Ensure adherence to donor’s financial controls, processes, procedures and requirements;
- Conduct annual physical asset verifications of the project;
- Carry out surprise petty cash counts at least once per quarter;
- Management of project finance and the reporting processes.
About You
- Bachelor’s Degree (Hons) in Commerce or Business Administration majoring in Accounting;
- Professional qualification in accountancy (CPA, ACCA) at intermediate or affiliate level;
- Minimum of three years working experience as an Accountant in a busy organization and at a responsible supervisory level is essential;
- INGO experience is an added advantage;
- Mastery of the approaches to humanitarian/programme/project logic, trends in own and related fields of work and a range of effective strategies, approaches and practices;
- Advanced understanding of the development needs and their vulnerability of our Primary Impact Groups from birth to adulthood, the root causes of the issues affecting them, and the key actors most relevant to their interests and therefore to our work;
- Advanced knowledge of the rationale and practical implications of being rights-based, gender transformative, participatory, working in partnership; evidence-based and working to strengthen civil society;
- Excellent English and Portuguese oral and written skills required.
Click here to access the full Job Description: Project Account
Location: Nampula
Type of Role: Permanent
Reports to: Project Director
Grade: 13 (Pay range 1.085.793,96MT a 1.221.518,16MT annual gross) Plan reserves the right to pay according to internal procedures
Closing Date: 02 April, 2024
Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.
We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.
We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.
Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.
A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe your experience managing project finances including budgets and cash flow? | The interviewer wants to assess your practical knowledge and experience in financial management for projects. | Share specific examples of projects you managed, focusing on your roles and the outcomes. |
| How do you ensure compliance with financial controls and donor requirements? | The interviewer is evaluating your understanding of financial governance in a non-profit context. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe a time when you had to deal with a financial discrepancy in a project. What steps did you take? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What approaches do you use to monitor the budget versus actual expenditure? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How would you handle a situation where you have to report financial issues to your supervisor? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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