Accountant

Job responsibilities

• Receive purchase orders and requests for payments in local mode;

• Process payment in smart IFMIS through local mode (indirect payments);

• Ensure approval of payments and submission to BNR;

• Check regularly payments made by Banks;

• Strengthen and maintain network with Banks and the Ministry in charge of Finance focal persons

• Put in place a proper filling system of all accounting documents;

• Ensure regular filling of accounting documents for indirect payments;

• Facilitate internal and external financial audits

• Identify the institution’s service providers whose VAT and withholding taxes are to be declared and paid;

• Fill in the RRA format for both VAT and withholding taxes;

• Process in due time, the online declaration of VAT and withholding taxes though RRA website and print acknowledgement receipts;

• Prepare in due time and follow up the approval of the payments for declared VAT and withholding taxes;

• File all VAT and withholding tax declarations and payment acknowledgement receipts

• Prepare bank accounts reconciliation;

• Analyze financial statements for consistency;

• Correct errors found in financial statements;

• Consolidate the accounting information and fill in the reporting format provided by the Ministry in charge of Finance;

• Follow up the approval of the financial statement reports and submit to the Ministry in charge of Finance in due time;

• write periodic reports in accordance to the timelines set by the direct supervisor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or Management with at least Foundation level one of CPA/CIA/CPFA/CPFM (Applied Knowledge of ACCA); Stage two of CAT/API Certificate; A transition period for professional Certification requirement is three (3) years starting from 1st January, 2021

  0 Year of relevant experience

Required competencies and key technical skills

• Resource management skills

• Decision making skills

• Time management skills

• Risk management skills

• Results oriented

• Digital literacy skills

• Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English and/or French. Knowledge of all is an added advantage.

• Knowledge of accounting, financial reporting and auditing standards (Such as IPSAS, IFRS; ISSAs)

• Proficiency in financial management systems

• Analytical, problem solving and organizational skills

• Analytical Skills & Problem-Solving skills