About Alight

ALIGHT works with its partners and constituencies to provide opportunities and expertise to refugees, displaced people, and host communities – to better survive conflicts and crises, and to rebuild ...

Who May Be Interested

Accounting professionals, finance officers, and individuals with bookkeeping experience may find this opportunity suitable.

This opportunity is ideal for professionals interested in the role of Accountant based in Kigali, Rwanda. Candidates with strong financial reporting and bookkeeping skills will particularly benefit from this position.

About This Opportunity

The position of Accountant at Alight located in Kigali, Rwanda offers an opportunity for qualified professionals to contribute their knowledge and experience in a dynamic working environment. The organization seeks individuals who are motivated, reliable, and capable of performing their duties effectively while maintaining professional standards.

Common Skills Required

Communication

Management

Excel

Accounting

Audit

Human resources

Job Description

This description has been adapted for JobNziza readers to provide a clearer overview of the opportunity.

VACANCY – ACCOUNTANT (National Staff)

COUNTRY PROGRAM MISSION:

Alight Rwanda, formerly known as the American Refugee Committee, has been a key player in delivering impactful humanitarian programs since 1994. Operating in all five refugee camps in Rwanda, Alight provides integrated services in protection, health, livelihoods, and community development. The organization has pioneered initiatives like the SASA! methodology to promote gender equality, reduce GBV, and empower vulnerable populations. By fostering resilience and innovation, Alight Rwanda continues to make meaningful and sustainable contributions to refugee and host communities.

PRIMARY PURPOSE:

The Accountant will be tasked with monitoring and reconciling daily revenue collected by the main cashier, verifying that all receipts are accurately recorded in the cash book and that collections are deposited into the bank account. The Accountant will also produce quarterly and annual budgets, process payroll and bonus payment documentation, including payment orders and supporting documents, keep accurate and up-to-date cash and bank books, produce monthly cash flow statements, and compile financial reports for management and various funding partners in accordance with established financial procedures and applicable accounting standards.

PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Make the daily control of revenue collected by the main cashier and check all receipts have been recorded in the cash book and they were paid in the bank.
• Check documents daily collection of receipts and money collected at the different collection stations.
• Ensure the monitoring and recording of revenue and expenditure and sign requisitions of receipt books
• Perform monthly cash flow report and financial report of different partners.
• Ensure cost accounting of the use of funds for the Organization
• Take 3% on all invoices and accounts payable to RRA
• Systematically establish reconciliation statements and reconciliation of bank accounts (monthly)
• Check keeping log expenditure and revenue
• Check Numbering and keep the classification of the original proof rooms
• produce checks and other accounting documents for signing
• Ensure the accounting supervision of health center
• Update the bank book fund
• Do everything else asked by his supervisor in the work

Minimum qualifications:

A0 in Finance, Accounting, Management (with a specialization in Accounting/ Finance) with 3 years working experience or a Professional qualification such as ACCA, CPA.

Required Knowledge

• Working knowledge of accounting principles, practices and procedures
• Working knowledge of business law
• Working knowledge of the application of data processing to accounting operations
• Some knowledge of auditing principles and practices
• Some knowledge of office practices and systems.
• Some knowledge of governmental budgetary operations.

KEY BEHAVIORS & ABILITIES:

• Strong analytical, numerical, and accounting skills, with the ability to oversee financial records accurately and efficiently in a fast-paced working environment.
• Commitment to personally champion Alight’s program vision and mission, uphold the organization’s values, and inspire others to do the same.
• Demonstrates integrity, accountability, confidentiality, and transparency in managing financial information and organizational resources.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce clear financial reports and communicate financial information effectively to management and other stakeholders.
• Demonstrates initiative, resourcefulness, and innovation in identifying financial risks, resolving discrepancies, and improving accounting processes.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and oversee multiple financial responsibilities.
• Commitment to compliance with financial policies, internal controls, donor requirements, and applicable accounting standards and regulations.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues across departments, particularly Finance, Human Resources, and Program teams, to assist sound financial management and decision-making.

• Make the daily control of revenue collected by the main cashier and check all receipts have been recorded in the cash book and they were paid in the bank.
• Check documents daily collection of receipts and money collected at the different collection stations.
• Ensure the monitoring and recording of revenue and expenditure and sign requisitions of receipt books
• Perform monthly cash flow report and financial report of different partners.
• Ensure cost accounting of the use of funds for the Organization
• Take 3% on all invoices and accounts payable to RRA
• Systematically establish reconciliation statements and reconciliation of bank accounts (monthly)
• Check keeping log expenditure and revenue
• Check Numbering and keep the classification of the original proof rooms
• produce checks and other accounting documents for signing
• Ensure the accounting supervision of health center
• Update the bank book fund
• Do everything else asked by his supervisor in the work

• Communication
• Management
• Excel
• Accounting
• Audit
• Human resources
• Working knowledge of accounting principles, practices and procedures
• Working knowledge of business law
• Working knowledge of the application of data processing to accounting operations
• Some knowledge of auditing principles and practices
• Some knowledge of office practices and systems.
• Some knowledge of governmental budgetary operations.
• Strong analytical, numerical, and accounting skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• A0 in Finance, Accounting, Management (with a specialization in Accounting/ Finance) with 3 years working experience or a Professional qualification such as ACCA, CPA.