Heifer International
Vacancy: Project Accountant
Department: Finance and Administration
Heifer International is an an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identify, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.
FUNCTION
Accountable to provide substantive support for accounting aspects of the Development Fund of Norway supported Scaling Up Climate Adapted Agriculture Project. Accountable for the maintenance of accounting related systems. Accountable to implement accepted methods of accounting and assure proper internal controls and perform guided assessments of controls related to financial activities, reporting and compliance.
Accountable to apply critical thinking to manage the business of the project, in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment. Accountable to apply and reinforce general accounting standards and Heifer’s as well as donor policies and procedures.
ESSENTIAL CHARACTER TRAITS
Financial Acumen; Tech Savvy; Action oriented; Plans and aligns; Optimizes work processes; Ensures accountability; Drives results; Collaborates; Communicates effectively; Courage; Instills trust
Minimum Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Finance or Accounting or related field, plus five (5) years of related experience and at least three years in a supervisory role. CPA Finalist or ACCA, NGO experience and significant experience with managing grants and donor financial reporting. Other job-related education and/or experience may be substituted for all or part of these requirements.
Preferred Requirements
a) Experience in a donor-funded development environment with compliance requirements of institutional funders.
Most Critical Proficiencies
- Knowledge of the NGO business sector; Knowledge of institutional funders for international development, a plus.
- Ability to navigate financial and non-financial data gathering and analytics; technically adept with ability to quickly learn and maximize usage of technology and software; effective user of Microsoft Office Suite with intermediate skill in MS Excel.
- Practical knowledge of the local country generally accepted accounting principles and fiscal statutes.
- Experience with accounting systems.
Essential Job Functions and Physical Demands
- Ability to work under pressure, perform multiple tasks and manage consistently competing priorities, comfortable in rapidly changing environment. Must be flexible and able to improvise to handle a variety of situations.
- Ability to effectively train individuals and teams using participatory methodologies.
- Ability to work with delicate personnel situations and to maintain confidentiality.
- Ability to maintain close relationships and work with team members from a distance and with limited opportunity for personal interaction.
- Constant sitting and working at a computer for extended periods of time.
- Constant face-to-face, electronic and telephone communication with colleagues and the public.
- Ability to prepare documents and other materials in a well-designed and attractive format, with attention to detail
- Willingness and ability to work outside of normal business hours.
- Ability and willingness to travel both domestically and internationally.
- Adequate physical condition necessary to travel to project sites in rural areas.
APPLY: https://www.heifer.org/about-us/careers.html no hand delivered applications will be reviewed
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10th May, 2024