Context

1. Responsibilities

The accounting professional is responsible for

• ensuring that financial administration functions well in accordance with GIZ standard procedures
• effectively coordinating with staff of the finance team or the Commercial Affairs Department at GIZ Head Office
• cash payments and deposits at the bank
• financial planning, monitoring and accounting for GIZ-assisted projects

2. Tasks

1. Financial services

The accounting professional

• monitors income, expenditure and the monthly bank reconciliation
• manages the processing of letters of credit
• monitors real accounts (payables, receivables) and reports regularly to the officer responsible for the contract and cooperation and the accounting manager

2. Payroll, taxes, social security

The accounting assistant

• prepares the monthly payroll for GIZ national personnel
• is responsible for deducting taxes, social security and adjustment payments

3. Internal control

The accounting professional

• checks the vouchers and receipts submitted by the projects/programmes for completeness and allocation to cost units and categories, and corrects these where necessary; including Financing Agreements and Local Subsidies
• advises on financial aspects of projects
• carries out internal controls in accordance with GIZ’s internal controlling manual

4. General services for GIZ-assisted projects/programmes

The accounting professional

• prepares monthly and annual budgets and monitors deviations
• carries out accounting tasks using WINPACCS accounting software and prepares monthly end-of-period accounts and bank reconciliation vouchers
• submits the end-of-month accounts from the project accounting, cash books and account balance vouchers (through or from WINPACCS) to the officer responsible for the contract and cooperation and forwards them to GIZ Head Office
• prepares quarterly/annually analyses of expenditure compared to total project budget (budget monitoring)
• prepares financial contributions
• assists with the transfer of funds to projects

5. Other duties/additional tasks

The accounting professional

• reports all problems with financial administration and compliance without delay
• is responsible for filing in accordance with GIZ rules
• performs other duties and tasks at the request of management

Qualifications

• BA in accounting and auditing or similar area

Professional experience

• at least 5 years’ professional experience in a comparable position

Other knowledge, additional competences

• in-depth knowledge of accounting software
• good working knowledge of ITC technologies (related software, phone, fax, email, the internet) and computer applications (e.g. MS Office)
• confidential handling of data and information
• very good knowledge of Arabic and English, ideally a knowledge of German
• willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed –corresponding measures are agreed with management

Please note that any tasks and responsibilities carried out by the accounting professional are subject to change at the request of management.

• If you are interested in the position, please submit your CV and Cover letter through Sudanjob.net and E-mail: giz-recruitment-sudan@giz.de
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contact for interviews