Category:  National

Location:  Ramallah/West Bank, Palestine, State of

Reference:  13277

Final date for application: 

Accountant (m/f/x) - Ramallah 

Enabel is the Belgian development agency. It implements Belgium’s governmental cooperation. The agency also implements actions for other national and international donors. With its partners in Belgium and abroad Enabel offers solutions addressing pressing global challenges: Climate Change, Urbanisation, Human Mobility, Peace and Security, Economic and Social Inequality, and Global Citizenship. With 1,500 staff, Enabel manages about 150 projects in twenty countries, in Belgium, Africa and the Middle East.

Enabel Palestine is seeking to recruit a highly qualified candidate to fill the position of an Accountant. This person will be a member of Enabel team working for two interventions "Skilled Young Palestine & Local Government Reform and Development Reform and Development Programme". s/he will be working at the Enabel office in Ramallah. The period of assignment is 3 years.

Job Description

The accountant ensures the processing, entering and control of accounting data and documents of the two mentioned interventions in order to provide qualitative accounting: reliable, timely and exhaustive. 

Responsibilities

1. Ensure the processing of accounting data and documents in order to provide qualitative accounting: 
- Follow up and control the invoices;  
- Prepare the accounting documents whilst checking completeness and conformity; 
- Enter the data in the accounting system in accordance with Enabel guidelines; 
- Follow up the advances and balances of supplier accounts; 
- Check technical aspects of accounting; 
- Ensure data are matched; 
- Update the accounting inventory and ensure reconciliation; 
- File the accounting documents in accordance with the procedures of the organisation; 
- Prepare the monthly financial statements; 
- Follow up fiscal files. 
 
2. Ensure the preparation of treasury operations in order to ensure that suppliers/beneficiaries/etc. are paid correctly and in due time: 
- Prepare payments; 
- Check the cash call requests. 
 
3. Ensure the preparation of files for control purposes in order to allow a transfer by one’s hierarchical supervisor to the controllers/auditors 
- Prepare the files with supporting documents required for control; 
- Verify the closing operations of the accounting period; 
- Control the correctness of the reports that one disposes of; 
- Ensure the completeness and clarity of the files in conformity with Enabel procedures; 
 
4. Control the supporting documents regarding grants in order to allow for an appropriate control of the grants. 
- On the basis of a sample received from the RAF or the financial controller perform the check of the supporting documents (invoices, proofs of payment); 
- Draw up a summary of the check; 
 
5. Provide financial data in order to allow reliable financial reporting and analysis. 
- Enter budget data; 
- Provide financial data; 
- Prepare financial reports (expenditure, budget monitoring…) 

Level of Education Required for the Job

Bachelor's in accounting and/or financial management 
Minimum secondary education +3 

Specific competences or knowledge required:

5 years of experience in a similar function 

Specific competences or knowledge considered an asset:

- Use of accounting software; 
- Knowledge of double-entry bookkeeping (accrual accounting).

Location of the Post

Enabel Ramallah Office

Languages:

Good knowledge of Arabic and English 

Are you interested?

Apply here on-line with an application letter and your updated CV, at the latest by 03/01/2021.

Only applications that are registered here via our on-line portal will be considered. 

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