Summary
Date Posted: Monday, July 06, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Title: Project Accountant
Functional Area: Finance
Reports to: Project Manager
Location: Nebbi /Travel required-Yes
Effective Date: August 2020
Grade: C2
Role Purpose
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian not for profit organization 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 its girls who are most affected.
Working in 50 developing countries across Africa, Asia, and the Americas, Plan International aims to reach as many children as possible, particularly those who are excluded or marginalized with high quality programs that deliver long lasting benefits by increasing its income, working in partnership with others and operating effectively.
The Project Accountant works together with the finance team in the program area to support the achievement of finance roles on a timely basis. S/he performs project budgeting and expenditure monitoring in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and donor contractual requirements and as per Plan policy. S/he serves as financial management and compliance resource to the project staff.
Dimensions of the Role
Budget management, expenditure monitoring, financial reporting and contract matters to ensure timel and effective implementation of project activities. .

Accountabilities
Budget management and monitoring
• Support in the annual budget preparations for the project.
• Participate in annual work planning process with a focus on budget preparation ensuring that all allowable costs are captured, have appropriate unit costing and that the budget aligns to activity plans
• Develop monthly tracking tool to facilitate checking of donor compliance with respect to budget utilization and ensure the threshold is adhered to
• Reconcile the project finance and grants modules and ensure that all WBSs , to the grant
Cash disbursements:
• Ensure that proper cash disbursement processes and all authorizations are completed and posted in the system
• Review all payment requests and ensure the budget is sufficient to allow completion of the payment.
• Ensure timely journals are prepared in the system for cash receipts, bank charges, prepayments, and accruals, reversals
• Periodic Monitoring of project transactions and flag any possible overruns to the Project Manager
• Monitor and follow up on advance payments at all levels.
• Provide accurate project cash forecast on a monthly basis
Financial Reporting
• Prepare and submit timely and accurate financial reports in accordance with donor reporting requirements
• Analyse financial reports and provide a recommendation to the Project Coordinator on future forecasts and planning.
• Reconcile the finance and grants module reports to ensure that no NRGRANT transactions remain outstanding at the end of the period
• Ensure that all apportioned and PU operational costs are recovered by the end of the period
Grants and Compliance:
• Coordinate all project audits and implement any audit recommendations
• Ensure adherence to financial controls, donor compliance, processes and procedures
• Provide training and other financial management & compliance capacity building initiatives to Project team and local partners as necessary to ensure compliance and audit readiness
Dealing with Problems:
• Managing a budget that is utilized by staff he/she doesn’t directly supervise
Key relationships
The Project Accountant closely works with:
• Senior Grants Accountant: Consultation on grants reporting and any system reporting issues
• Program Area Finance Manager: Support the department on other finance work
• Country Finance Manager: sharing of financial reports and budget changes and performance
• Project Manager to follow up on budget implementation/management and any inquiry/ input on the financial reports and about finance and budget management
• Grants compliance specialist: to ensure grants compliance requirements are adhered to and any other grants related matters
Close collaboration and strong working relationship with consortium partner, Strømme Foundation.

Job Skills: Not Specified

Job Requirements
• Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce or Business administration majoring in accounting
• Previous experience in grants management.
• Professional qualification in accountancy (CPA, ACCA) at intermediate or affiliate level.
• 2-3 years’ experience in a similar role working in a computerized accounting office in an NGO set up.
• NGO experience is an added advantage
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Problem solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Proficient in computer skills and use of relevant accounting software packages such SAP, QuickBooks, SUN systems, etc.

Job Education: Bachelor’s Degree
Job Experience: 2-3 years

Work Hours: 8

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Job application procedure
Qualified candidates should submit letters of application together with their Curriculum Vitae a copy of their recent pay slip not later than Monday 20th July 2020. This should not exceed (2MB). Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Please consider your application unsuccessful in case you do not hear from us by ‘’31st October 2020”
Please do note that the above links are case sensitive
Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply.
For full details of the job profiles how to apply please visit the link below
https://career5.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareerpvt?jobId=38216&company=PlanInt&username=&st=5614E117B0FA10030F802925A0FDF19E7E8082B8 
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.
A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy.
As an international child centered community development organisation, Plan International is fully committed to promoting the realization of children's rights including their right to protection from violence and abuse. That means we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with.
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. We must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.
Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for. Our organisation 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 will provide equality of opportunity and will not tolerate discrimination on any grounds. We foster an organisational culture that embraces and exemplifies our commitment to gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion while supporting staff to adopt good practice, positive attitudes and principles of gender equality and inclusion.

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