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Ethiopian Red Cross Society  

Ethiopian Red Cross Society – Addis Ababa Regional Branch  Senior Accountant  

Job Summary  

Under the supervision of the head of the Administration and finance, the Sr. Accountant follows up budget requisition, consolidation endorsement and implementation matters of the society are in accordance with per- established nonsupervisory framework, verifies payment orders and purchasing transaction are duly approved as per delegated authority, verifies and follows up on the timely collection of revenues and settlement of disbursements; verifies journal entries and checks payment requests against support documents for the preparation of checks or other mode of payment; analyzes records of present and once operations, trends and costs, estimated and expenses incurred to project  unborn operation results;  

Specific Duties and Responsibilities  

• Ensures that codification and registration of receivable and disbursement transactions are conducted in accordance with accounting system of the Society;  

• Verifies and follows up on the timely collection of revenues and settlement of disbursements;  

• Verifies journal entries and checks payment requests against support documents for the preparation of checks or other mode of payment; and ensures that payments are effected to the concerned payee;  

• Follows up budget requisition, consolidation, endorsement and implementation matters of the society are in  agreement withpre-established nonsupervisory framework;  

• Verifies payment orders and purchasing deals are duly approved as per delegated authority;  

• Analyzes records of present and  once operations, trends and costs, estimated and expenses incurred to project  unborn operation results;  

• Expedites and facilitates the preparation of periodic budget for income and expenditure and periodic forecast of cash flow for the National Secretariat;  

• Verifies books of accounts of the Society’s core cost and projects are reconciled with bank statements on yearly basis;  

• Operates a computer, calculator and other common facilitating office machines used for computing and recording  fiscal transactions;  

• Consolidate the society’s periodic core cost budget based on requested budget coming from each unit & provides detailed specialized information relating to the budget, funding processes and  colorful methods to unit managers as necessary to accomplish development of funding budget proposals and disbursement of allocated funds.  

• Observes and executes  fiscal policies of the Society and government regulations in connection with tax and affiliated issues;  

• Prepares and submits list of receivables debtors for action and exerts an effort for collection;  

• Checks the work of other accountants engaged in bracket of  colorful accounting documents transmitted from different work units;  

• Ascertains that paid stumps are affixed on payment vouchers and supporting documents;  • Follows up that advances for per dium, executive expenses, branches, creditetc. are settled in due course and reports on outstanding advances for action;  

• Assists branches to carry out  fiscal tasks as per the  fiscal policy and procedure of the Society;  

• Verifies correctness and completeness of supporting documents and signs same for payments;  

• Prepares and submits reports on the implementation and execution of regular and project budget on yearly, daily,Semi-annually and annually;  

• Makes unreserved effort to collect revenues receivables from different organizations and  individualities;  

• Follows up on the timely collection of bank statements and debit/ credit advices from concerned banks;  

• Performs other affiliated duties and responsibilities of the job as assigned by the Head of the Budget & Disbursements Division.  

Job Requirements  

Job Specification  

• Alternate/ First degree in Accounting/ Accounting & Finance/ Finance, training in accounting software application and2/4 years related work experience.  

How to Apply  

We invite candidates meeting the required qualifications to fill out the employment application form from the  sanctioned website of the Ethiopian Red Cross in vacancy menu https://ee.humanitarianresponse.info/x/hCq3dcMg before the closing date of this announcement on March 18, 2023