SOS Children's Villages Rwanda Overview
SOS CHILDREN’S VILLAGES RWANDA (SOS CV RWANDA hereby invites eligible bidders specialized in IT-related equipment to submit their offers for the tender related to provision of IT-Equipment at SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda for a period of one year renewable twice upon good performance and availability of funds.
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Position: Location Accountant
Vacant position: One (01)
Type of contract: Fixed term
Working location: Gikongoro
Supervisor: Head of Location
Deadline: 12th August 2025
Context of the position:
SOS 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 Location Accountant, for its Location based in Nyamagabe, Southern Province.
JOB PURPOSE:
The Location accountant oversees, guides and controls financial matters ensuring that the location 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 the Location’s funds.
Main responsibilities:
The Location accountant will be required to perform the following tasks:
- Supporting Location 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 Location budget adjustments and submit them to the Head of Finance;
- 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;
- Prepare/check and submit quarterly and yearly financial reports of the Location;
- Prepare cash flows or income statements for the Location;
- Prepare the Location’s payroll in collaboration with the HR department.
- 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 Location assets when needed and ensure their proper entry in the accounting system;
- Ensure a proper filing of the finance records (hardcopies) of the Location;
- 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 and Finance with at least three (3) successive years managing donor funded projects budgets.
REQUIRED COMPETENCIES
- Monitor and track location 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.
How to apply
The interested Candidates in this position should send a detailed Curriculum Vitae with three (3) traceable professional references, application letter , Rwandan national Identity Card and academic certificates/degrees to sos.recruitment@sos-rwanda.org and properly fill the application form found via the following LINK by not later than 12th August, 2025 at 5:00 pm Kigali time.
Please be advised that forms that are not fully and accurately completed may not be considered during the shortlisting process.
Please mention in the subject of your email “Location Accountant”.
Female candidates are encouraged to apply and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
“SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda/ International holds strict child safeguarding principles and a zero-tolerance policy for conducts of sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse in the workplace and other places where the organization’s activities are rendered. Parallel to technical competence, recruitment, selection and hiring decisions will give due emphasize to assessing candidates value congruence and thorough background checks, police clearance reference check processes”.
Done in Kigali on 4th August 2025.
Jean Bosco KWIZERA
National Director
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