VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT VA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Issuing Date: 12 November 2023

Closing Date: 26 November 2023

Post Title: Accountant Assistance

Duty Station: Somaliland

Contract Type: Service Contract

Duration: 3 Months Extension if Possible

Unit: Response Finance Office

Background Detail:

The Somaliland Community Action Network (SCAN) is a Non-governmental Organization, non-profit making, non-political and non-partisan development that dedicated to provide a reliable and strong multi-purpose, non-governmental, non-profitable, established in the year 2008 engaged in promoting the community development with a focus on grass root initiatives to alleviate poverty and human suffering and to assist them in restoring their stability, social change, including agriculture production and Agricultural Marketing, Animal health and feeding, food security, monitoring, statistical development, capacity building, monitoring and evaluation, development and empowering them to control their livelihoods basically.

Purpose of the position:

To assist in providing financial and grant accounting support to the response in line with SCAN accounting policies & procedures and donor grants agreements. Liaise and support Response Finance Officer on all financial matters relating to the response.

Accounting Systems, Banking and Cash Management Processes.

Apply SCAN cash accounting systems, processes, and controls. Apply cash and bank policies and procedures. Contribute to the development of SCAN management policies. Ensure accurate internal reporting.

·      Manage the reconciliation of bank accounts on monthly basis

·      Prepare monthly funds transfer requests

·      Monitor bank account balances and the transfer of funds between accounts and to field offices

·      Liaise with bank(s) to ensure that branch bank mandates are current and up to date.

·      Oversee Petty Cash Disbursements and Reconciliations.

Accounting Systems, Processes, and Controls

SCAN’s Book cash software accounting systems, processes, and controls. Apply cash and bank policies and procedures. Contribute to the development of SCAN cash management policies. Ensure accurate internal reporting.

·         Assist in the development and maintenance of adequate systems to facilitate accurate recording and Reporting of all financial data.

·         Provide financial management support for country and field office.

Financial and Accounting Reports

Provide accurate and timely daily cash reports. Ensure all cash advances and aging accounts are correctly stated. Provide regulatory reports, as needed.

• Provide financial reports in accurate and timely manner
• Analyse and circulate of budget versus actual & Cash flow forecasted Vs Actual Spending on monthly basis and when required
• Prepare monthly funds report.
• Prepare Ad hoc Reports
• Reconcile SCAN petty cash accounts.

Financial Risk and Tax Management

Apply the organization’s overall accounting policies. Apply SCAN accounting policies, procedures, and controls. Prepare auditable month-end supporting account reconciliations and schedules. Collaborate with audit staff on annual independent audits.

Comply with SCAN accounting policies and procedures, both written and unwritten, and report any instances of non-compliance.

Accounting Operations

Ensure the financial and accounting integrity of SCAN. Process cash payments, and bank deposits, Monitor general ledger and advance accounts for overdue balances. Cancellation of financial documents Provide assistance to Accounts Manager as needed, on accounting issues.

Financial and Accounting Reports.

Provide accurate and timely daily cash reports. Ensure all cash advances and aging accounts are correctly stated. Provide regulatory reports, as needed.

Reconcile SCAN petty cash accounts.

Financial Risk Management.

Apply the organization’s overall accounting policies. Apply SCAN’s accounting policies, procedures, and controls. Prepare auditable month-end supporting account reconciliations and schedules. Collaborate with audit staff on annual independent audits.

Comply with    SCAN accounting policies and procedures, both written and unwritten, and report any instances of non-compliance.