Senior Program Area Accountant Vacancy-Job Ref: JKMZPLAN/0311/202048

Senior Program Area Accountant Vacancy-Job Ref: JKMZPLAN/0311/202048

Inhambane,Mozambique

Job Description
Plan International is a rights-based development and humanitarian organization working for better lives for all children. We are independent of government and have no political or religious affiliation. Our purpose is to strive for a just world that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

Our global strategy has a specific focus on girls, as they are often the most marginalized and most often left behind. We have committed ourselves to the ambitious target of reaching 100 million girls over 5 years, to ensure they can learn, lead, decide and thrive. This is our contribution to reaching the sustainable development goals, and in particular the goals on gender equality. Our organization is transforming itself to meet this enormous challenge everywhere we work. We need bold, forward-thinking and innovative individuals to lead our country operations, driving change and delivering results that will allow us to reach our target of 100 million girls.

In Mozambique, we are working to eradicate early marriage and early pregnancy through projects that focus on adolescent girls in Inhambane, Sofala, Nampula and Cabo Delgado provinces where Plan may operate in future. These projects are programmed along our three strategic pillars: Girl Education, Sexual Reproductive Health Rights, Youth Economic Empowerment and climate change. Our work is gender transformative and includes influencing work at national and subregional level.

Role PURPOSE
This role will provide timely and reliable project financial information and analysis that leads to effective decision-making for the project. The Senior Accountant assists the Program Area in all financial transactions accurate and on time recording and reporting.

Dimensions of the Role
The post holder is responsible for the project cash and budget management and financial reporting and analysis, field visits and partner capacity building, as well as ensuring that the projects is audit ready at all times;

Accountabilities (BUT NOT LIMITED TO)
Responsible for ensuring that Finance is Audit Ready at all times;
Participate in the annual budget preparation process by completing tasks which are assigned by the Finance Manager;
Monitor budget versus expenditure for the Program Area;
Prepare weekly and monthly consolidated country cash forecasts and submit to the Finance Manager;
Follow up on all intercompany charges to ensure they are properly authorized and passed to relevant offices timely;
Perform and review accurate postings in the corporate financial system, i.e. SAP and ensure monthly exports are submitted timely.
Review all program area monthly financial reports for correctness and give feedback.
Carry out oversight of projects including internal controls check
Provide training on corporate finance systems to all finance staff.
Provide/facilitate staff training in Plan Policies and finance procedures
Provide/facilitate Community & Partner training in Financial management
Follow up on financial Audit Action List from audits, NO field visit recommendations, Risk & Compliance Audits and Finance related Risk Actions
Visit partners and assess conformity with Plan systems
Review of Payment/Journal voucher packages and ensure they are in line with Plan procedures/controls before approvals by management.
Ensure that all approved POs received from the PO point person are correctly linked in the SAP in a timely manner (to avoid delay of implementation & payments), with all grant account lines attached to the relevant GAD/FAD
Review list of all outstanding advances, and follow-up for prompt liquidation.
Review of monthly Bank & Receipts Reconciliations for all Plan Accounts
Ensure that all payments are effected within the internal timelines after receipt of complete payment documentation
Assure that all monthly accruals are duly registered in the SAP before month end closure
Ensure schedules for all balance sheet items are reviewed and dealt with as appropriate (accruals, payables and prepayments)
Supervise charging of staff costs and apportioned costs to various projects as per cost recovery procedure
Performs other duties within the scope of the role as assigned by the supervisor
Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Child Protection (CPP) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy, including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.
Key relationships

Works with the Projects Manager;
Program Area Manager
Projects accountants
Procurement and Logistics Coordinator
Partner Accountant (if any)
Technical expertise, skills and knowledge

Essential
Bachelor’s Degree or some college courses in accounting or business or equivalent qualification
7 years’ experience in a similar role working in a computerized accounting office in an NGO set up.
Strong experience in working with donor funded projects e.g. USAID, CIDA, etc;
Strong Analytical skills
Ability to work well with others under deadline situations and respond to changes in priorities
Ability to interpret and work in accordance with laid down procedures.
Excellent interpersonal skills
Proficient in computer skills and use of relevant software and other applications, e.g. word processing, spreadsheet, database, internet

Desirable
Knowledge of using SAP
Plan International’s Values in Practice

We are open and accountable

We create a climate of trust inside and outside the organization by being open, honest and transparent. We hold ourselves and others to account for the decisions we make and for our impact on others, while doing what we say we will do.

We strive for lasting impact

We strive to achieve significant and lasting impact on the lives of children and young people, and to secure equality for girls. We challenge ourselves to be bold, courageous, responsive, focused and innovative.

We work well together

We succeed by working effectively with others, inside and outside the organization, including our sponsors and donors. We actively support our colleagues, helping them to achieve their goals. We come together to create and implement solutions in our teams, across Plan International, with children, girls, young people, communities and our partners.

We are inclusive and empowering

We respect all people, appreciate differences and challenge inequality in our programmes and our workplace. We support children, girls and young people to increase their confidence and to change their own lives. We empower our staff to give their best and develop their potential.

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