Project Accountant
2025-05-21T09:14:28+00:00
SOS Children's Villages
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FULL_TIME
kigali
Kigali
00000
Rwanda
Nonprofit, and NGO
Accounting & Finance
2025-05-26T17:00:00+00:00
Rwanda
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OS Children’s Villages Rwanda is an independent member association affiliated to the SOS Federation. SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda leverages existing community resources to strengthen quality childcare and protection through a holistic continuum of care tailored to orphans, vulnerable children, and their families. SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda actively advocates for the promotion of childcare and child protection. In Rwanda, SOS Children’s Villages operate in four locations based in Gasabo, Gicumbi, Kayonza and Nyamagabe Districts. In order to further fulfil the above-mentioned responsibilities, SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda is seeking for one (01) competent Project Accountant, for its Green-growth Project to base in Kigali at the National Office.
MISSION OF THE POSITION:
JOB PURPOSE:
The Project accountant oversees, guides and controls financial matters ensuring that the project operates in accordance with Financial Policies and Procedures of SOS Children’s Villages international and are in line with the generally accepted accounting principles. His/her major responsibility is to ensure the proper management of project’s funds.
Main responsibilities:
The Project accountant will be required to perform the following tasks:
- Supporting project budgets preparation, entry in the accounting system, budget revisions and follow up;
- Checking payments vouchers and petty cash disbursement if applicable;
- Ensure completeness of payment supporting documentation;
- Prepare monthly bank reconciliation and follow up on any related pending issue;
- Prepare/check bank payments;
- Prepared change requests for project budget adjustments and submitted them to donors;
- Make, check and post monthly finance data in the accounting system;
- Assist/coordinate or support internal and external audits;
- Make a follow up of previous audits recommendations of the projects in charge;
- Prepare/check and submit quarterly and yearly financial reports of the projects;
- Prepare cash flows or income statements for the projects;
- Prepare (/support preparation of) funds request of the projects
- Prepare the project payroll in collaboration with the HR departments
- Make a follow up of deductions and transfer to tax authorities of all mandatory deductions from staff salaries;
- Support in follow up of the donor compliance (in financial management);
- Prepare inventory of the project assets when needed and ensure their proper entry in the accounting system;
- Ensure a proper filing of the finance records (hardcopies) of the project in charge;
- Make a monthly follow up of suspense accounts (ageing balance) and clear them;
- Ensure timely justification of cash/travel advances issued to staff members;
- Ensure compliance with finance and procurement/Employment guidelines in funds disbursement
REQUIRED QUALIFICATION
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance,
- At least 3 successive years managing donor funded projects budgets.
REQUIRED COMPETENCIES
- Monitor and track project costs and financial reporting
- Proficiency in data analytics, financial software
- Good understanding of budgeting and accounting knowledge
- Computer skills (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Excellent written and verbal communication in English and Kinyarwanda is a requirement.
Main responsibilities: The Project accountant will be required to perform the following tasks: Supporting project budgets preparation, entry in the accounting system, budget revisions and follow up; Checking payments vouchers and petty cash disbursement if applicable; Ensure completeness of payment supporting documentation; Prepare monthly bank reconciliation and follow up on any related pending issue; Prepare/check bank payments; Prepared change requests for project budget adjustments and submitted them to donors; Make, check and post monthly finance data in the accounting system; Assist/coordinate or support internal and external audits; Make a follow up of previous audits recommendations of the projects in charge; Prepare/check and submit quarterly and yearly financial reports of the projects; Prepare cash flows or income statements for the projects; Prepare (/support preparation of) funds request of the projects Prepare the project payroll in collaboration with the HR departments Make a follow up of deductions and transfer to tax authorities of all mandatory deductions from staff salaries; Support in follow up of the donor compliance (in financial management); Prepare inventory of the project assets when needed and ensure their proper entry in the accounting system; Ensure a proper filing of the finance records (hardcopies) of the project in charge; Make a monthly follow up of suspense accounts (ageing balance) and clear them; Ensure timely justification of cash/travel advances issued to staff members; Ensure compliance with finance and procurement/Employment guidelines in funds disbursement
REQUIRED COMPETENCIES Monitor and track project costs and financial reporting Proficiency in data analytics, financial software Good understanding of budgeting and accounting knowledge Computer skills (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Excellent written and verbal communication in English and Kinyarwanda is a requirement.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATION Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, At least 3 successive years managing donor funded projects budgets.
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Vacancy title:
Project Accountant
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Accounting & Finance]
Jobs at:
SOS Children's Villages
Deadline of this Job:
Monday, May 26 2025
Duty Station:
kigali | Kigali | Rwanda
Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, May 21 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
OS Children’s Villages Rwanda is an independent member association affiliated to the SOS Federation. SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda leverages existing community resources to strengthen quality childcare and protection through a holistic continuum of care tailored to orphans, vulnerable children, and their families. SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda actively advocates for the promotion of childcare and child protection. In Rwanda, SOS Children’s Villages operate in four locations based in Gasabo, Gicumbi, Kayonza and Nyamagabe Districts. In order to further fulfil the above-mentioned responsibilities, SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda is seeking for one (01) competent Project Accountant, for its Green-growth Project to base in Kigali at the National Office.
MISSION OF THE POSITION:
JOB PURPOSE:
The Project accountant oversees, guides and controls financial matters ensuring that the project operates in accordance with Financial Policies and Procedures of SOS Children’s Villages international and are in line with the generally accepted accounting principles. His/her major responsibility is to ensure the proper management of project’s funds.
Main responsibilities:
The Project accountant will be required to perform the following tasks:
- Supporting project budgets preparation, entry in the accounting system, budget revisions and follow up;
- Checking payments vouchers and petty cash disbursement if applicable;
- Ensure completeness of payment supporting documentation;
- Prepare monthly bank reconciliation and follow up on any related pending issue;
- Prepare/check bank payments;
- Prepared change requests for project budget adjustments and submitted them to donors;
- Make, check and post monthly finance data in the accounting system;
- Assist/coordinate or support internal and external audits;
- Make a follow up of previous audits recommendations of the projects in charge;
- Prepare/check and submit quarterly and yearly financial reports of the projects;
- Prepare cash flows or income statements for the projects;
- Prepare (/support preparation of) funds request of the projects
- Prepare the project payroll in collaboration with the HR departments
- Make a follow up of deductions and transfer to tax authorities of all mandatory deductions from staff salaries;
- Support in follow up of the donor compliance (in financial management);
- Prepare inventory of the project assets when needed and ensure their proper entry in the accounting system;
- Ensure a proper filing of the finance records (hardcopies) of the project in charge;
- Make a monthly follow up of suspense accounts (ageing balance) and clear them;
- Ensure timely justification of cash/travel advances issued to staff members;
- Ensure compliance with finance and procurement/Employment guidelines in funds disbursement
REQUIRED QUALIFICATION
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance,
- At least 3 successive years managing donor funded projects budgets.
REQUIRED COMPETENCIES
- Monitor and track project costs and financial reporting
- Proficiency in data analytics, financial software
- Good understanding of budgeting and accounting knowledge
- Computer skills (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Excellent written and verbal communication in English and Kinyarwanda is a requirement.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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