Title : Project Accountant

 

Context:

The Rwanda Civil Society Platform (RCSP) together with some of its members and partners namely: Transparency International Rwanda, CLADHO, Pro-Femmes/TweseHamwe, Imbaraga, AJPRODHO, Rwanda Women Network, ADENYA and ADI Terimbere, COPORWA, ADTS and TubibeAmahoro, is implementing a three year project entitled EASD-R“Improving Efficiency and Accountability of Service Delivery in Rwanda” funded by the European Union (EU). This project is aimed at strengthening the role of the Rwandan Civil Society Organizations in Monitoring and improving the efficiency and accountability of service delivery in Rwanda. It mainly focuses on realising the four specific results which are:

 

1. Citizens and CSOs have increased their capacity to monitor and inform national and local policies and plans.
2. A system for public service delivery monitoring and feedback involving citizens directly is established and operational in four districts (NYARUGURU, NGORORERO, GATSIBO GAKENKE) and in Kigali City.
3. Rwandan CSOs monitor and generate status reports on the implementation of the Government gender budget statements.
4. Rwandan Citizens and CSOs are engaged in constructive policy dialogue at national and local level, based on identified national and local level policy and service delivery concerns.

 

It is in this regard that the Rwanda Civil Society Platform is interested in recruiting a project accountant to carry out the following tasks under the supervision of the Executive Secretary

 

Duties and responsibilities

 

Summary of key functions:

• Execution of day-to-day accounting operations of the EASD-R project and provide accounting oversight to the EASD-R project  partners
• Ensure efficient procurement and logistical services for EASD-R project

a) Execution  of day-to-day operations:

• Ensure full compliance of operations with EUROPEAN UNION  and RCSP rules, regulations and policies, and plan operations on a quarterly basis
• Establishment of collaborative arrangements with partners in the  project,
• Make Use of internal standard operating procedures in Finance, Human Resources Management, Procurement, Logistical and ICT services.
• Constant monitoring and analysis of the operating environment, timely readjustment of the operations, advice on legal considerations and risk assessment.

b) CSO’s financial resources management

• Ensure proper planning, expenditure tracking and audit of financial resources, including extra-budgetary income in accordance with European Union and RCSP rules and regulations.
• Proper management of the contributions, business process and accounting for contributions to ensure that EADS-R financial operations are properly identified, consistently and uniformly classified, recorded on a timely basis and received with sufficient supporting documentation.
• Plan, execute and follow-up on bank reconciliations.
• Organization of cost-recovery mechanisms for all EADS-R projects/activities.
• Organization and oversight of EADS-R PROJECT cash management processes, including liquidity management, recommendation of provision level, risk assessment, bank relationship management; timely accounting and reconciliation of all transactions, security for cash assets on site.
• Monitoring of financial exception reports for unusual activities, transactions and investigation of anomalies or unusual transactions.
• Follow-up on transactions and payment approval on internet banking system.
• Ensure that all financial transactions are identified, recorded and verified in compliance with EU/RCSP agreement as outlined in their MoU.
• Prepare all financial reports and ensure compliance with EU/RCSP’s MoU guidelines

• c) Efficient procurement and logistical services: The RCSP internal procurement committee will be expanded and cover EASD-R project procurement activities as well. It will be entrusted with the responsibility to oversee procurement processes and logistical services in accordance with RCSP rules and regulations.

Competencies

• Bachelor degree  in accounting
• Minimum three year  working experience  in  accounting  department
• Knowledge of  accounting software
• Making recommendations regarding operation of systems within RCSP.
• Identifies and recommends remedial measures to address problems in systems design or implementation.

• Demonstrating understanding how to manage grants awarded to CSO
• Soliciting feedback on service provision and quality
• Fair and transparent decision making; calculated risk-taking
• Communication skills:

Application submission

Qualified candidates are invited to submit their application through one of the following email: info@rcsprwanda.org not later than 28^th of February 2014 at 4pm. For more details, visit our website: www.rcsprwanda.org

Application documents will be comprised of:

• An application letter;

• An updated Curriculum Vitae and three professional referees;

• Certified copies of degrees, diplomas and relevant certificates.

 

MUNYAMALIZA Edouard
Chairperson Rwanda Civil Society Platform