Accounting Coordinator (m/f)

Duties

• Oversees the month-end financial closure process and coordinates the timely submission of monthly financial reports to Washington DC
• Oversees monthly analysis of the PSI/Mozambique trial balance and other financial reports. Such reports include but are not limited to aging reports, support schedules, efficiency reports
• Oversees timely and accurate financial year-end closure and submission of year-end reports
• Oversees the preparation of various ad hoc financial requests from Washington DC and internal stakeholders
• Checks the PSI/Mozambique general ledger, trial balance and other financial reports for accuracy, prior to submission to Washington DC and other stakeholders
• Ensure provincial offices accounting is reviewed on a weekly basis
• Advises Finance Director of any need for changes in systems and processes
• Checks for the accurate inclusion of all assets such as cash, inventories, accounts receivable and fixed assets on the balance sheet
• Oversees the execution and timely posting of all financial transactions
• Supports finance users and oversees the performance of QBE as business process leader
• Facilitates audit work and prepares financial components of audits, in close collaboration with the Finance Director
• Actively engage with internal and external audit teams and ensure findings related to financial management are closed within the prescribed deadlines and provide feedback to the Finance Director
• Promotes efficient and innovative solutions to cash management based on current trends. Such solutions include electronic banking and mobile banking. Design and implement internal controls adapted to such innovative solutions
• Ensure that monthly bank reconciliations are performed in accordance with the Bank Reconciliation Procedure for all bank accounts and approved bank reconciliation forms are submitted to Washington DC Finance in a timely manner

Requisites

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting
• At least 5 years of increasingly responsible, related experience
• Strong knowledge of accounting, reconciliation, journal entry, and other such financial transactions
• Proficiency in English.
• Exceptional ability to execute multiple projects and assignments timely and with high attention to detail
• Strong ability to follow-through project implementation and finish several on-going projects on time
• Demonstrated knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Knowledge of Accounting Systems. Experience with QuickBooks Enterprise preferred

Notes

• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted