Cashier Accountant

We are the Joint (JDC) , the world’s leading Jewish humanitarian assistance organization. We put Jewish values into action to save lives and strengthen Jewish communities.

 Each year, the lives of millions of people are altered irrevocably in an instant when natural disasters or other calamities strike — and JDC is the address for a Jewish community response. Leveraging a century of rescue and relief experience and its network of experts and partners, JDC deploys a response to humanitarian crises worldwide through its GRID (Global Response Innovative Development) program. JDC is also advancing sustainable development opportunities via Israeli innovations and partnering with local Jewish communities to serve the broader world through acts of Tikkun Olam.

JDC Ethiopia seeks to hire a well-organized, responsible and committed individual with high learning and communication skills to fill the position of Cashier Accountant.

What will you do as JDC Ethiopia Cashier Accountant?

• Follow all of AJJDC policies, procedures, and donor compliance and documentation requirements.
• Assist and participate in Production of monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports
• Production of accurate and timely monthly financial accounts and management reporting for local management and Group.
• Keep record of all cash, bank and advances on excel worksheet, update every day and reconcile daily.
• Disburse or receive authorized cash or bank payments and receipts.
• Ensure all required documents are attached; calculations are correct, appropriate approvals and reviews made before payment of any check payments and bank transfers.
• Match invoices/receipts with payment vouchers, GRN and other required documents.
• Prepare cash, bank and advances reconciliations and submit for review/approval on monthly basis.
• Ensure all income taxes, withholding taxes, VAT and other taxes are withheld and paid accordingly and timely.
• Keep all financial documents and reports are properly filed, labeled and stored in a clear and easily accessible manner and contracts are properly filed in order to facilitate their retrieval and to safeguard JDC interest.
• Record keeping and forwarding replenishment requests for procurement of JDC.
• Handling petty cash and accounting for all expenditures of all projects.
• Support payment to service providers, suppliers and contractors
• Ensure that all documents relating to financial transactions and contracts are properly filed in order to facilitate their retrieval and to safeguard JDC financial interest
• Support adherence to JDC procurement regulation
• Assist Budget and Finance Director in budgeting, monitoring, recording financial transaction and assist financial reporting.
• Assist management and program staff in preparing annual program budgets based on quarterly and annual expenditure reviews
• Report immediately on all cases of financial mismanagement, such as theft, corruption or non-adherence to AJJDC financial management rules; and, if necessary, coordinate and participate in developing new policies to safeguard against future mismanagement
• Be adaptable and flexible to take new tasks and new assignments as requested from time to time.

Reports to:  Director of Budget and Finance, JDC Ethiopia

Start date:  Immediate 

What qualifications does this job require?

• Bachelor's degree in accounting
• 3-5 years in an NGO environment
• Reading and writing skills in English
• Knowledge in Excel and accounting software (Peachtree and Quikbooks – preferred)