13 New Job Opportunities at Pathfinder International Tanzania – Senior Accountant
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| Pathfinder International |
Job Category: Finance
Requisition Number: SENIO01121
Posting Details
Posted: April 1, 2021
Full-Time
Locations
- Dhaka, Bangladesh Dhaka, BGD
- Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire Abidjan, CIV
- Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Ouagadougou, BFA
- Bujumbura, Burundi Bujumbura, BDI
- Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, COD
- Cairo, Egypt Cairo, EGY
- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, ETH
- Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, KEN
- Maputo, Mozambique Maputo, MOZ
- Niger NAIMEY, NER
- Abuja, Nigeria Abuja, NGA
- Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Dar es Salaam, TZA
- Lome, Togo Lome, TGO
- Kampala, Uganda Kampala, UGA
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Job Details
Description
Pathfinder Overview
Pathfinder
International is driven by the conviction that all people, regardless
of where they live, have the right to decide whether and when to have
children, to exist free from fear and stigma, and to lead the lives they
choose. Since 1957, we have partnered with local governments,
communities, and health systems in developing countries to remove
barriers to critical sexual and reproductive health services. Together,
we expand access to contraception, promote healthy pregnancies, save
women’s lives, and stop the spread of new HIV infections, wherever the
need is most urgent. Our work ensures millions of women, men, and young
people are able to choose their own paths forward.
Senior Accountant
Location:
Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic
of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria,
Pakistan, Tanzania, Togo, or Uganda.
Summary:
Analyzes
and prepares financial reports, optimizes workflow, and harmonizes
processes to ensure the accurate and timely close. Coordinates and
documents accounting processes based on different ERP systems. Manages
the monthly preparation, review and analysis of global operating
results, and reconciliation .The senior accountant will provide
oversight to various accounting processes including mentoring more
junior staff.
Key Job Outcomes:
- Reconciliation:
Records and reconciles balance sheet accounts including cash,
intercompany, prepaids and accruals. Prepares monthly standard and
recurring journal entries. Maintains fixed assets and related
depreciation schedules including roll forwards and reconciliations - Country
Cash Requests: Reviews monthly country cash funding requests for
accuracy before elevating for payment. Responsible for processing
payments. - Compliance: Reviews transactions to verify compliance with GAAP, CFR200, Pathfinder and donor policies and regulations.
- Financial
Reporting Process: Assists in the completion of the financial reporting
process in accordance with Pathfinder International guidelines. - Government Surveys: Prepares data and documentation for government surveys within set time constraints.
- Accounting
Processes: Works to identify ways to improve the efficiency and
effectiveness of financial reporting and assists in initiatives to
implement improvements financial statements in accordance with US GAAP
requirements. Optimizes workflow and harmonizes processes. Coordinates
and documents accounting processes based on different ERP systems. - Account payable: Verifying, allocating, posting, and reconciling accounts payable.
- Audit
Preparation: Assists the annual audits in preparing financial schedules
and responding to audit questions as needed. Will lead audit
workstreams related to AP and other accounts as appropriate. - Team Lead: Guide the accountants and other staff by answering questions, training, and mentoring.
- Consolidation
Coordination: Manages consolidation process to ensure global
consolidation allocations and processes are accurately recorded on time. - Project Management and Participation: Leads, manages or participates on cross-functional project teams.
Minimally Required Job-Specific Competencies:
- Accounting
Principles and Practices: Advanced knowledge of and ability to apply
accounting principles, standards, guidelines, and practices. Advanced
knowledge of FAR and GAAP. - Reconciliation: Proven ability to reconcile accounts.
- Consolidation Process: Proven ability to manage account consolidation process.
- Reporting: Foundational knowledge of the financial reporting process.
- Accounting Systems and Tools: Advanced knowledge of accounting systems, data and spreadsheets.
- Audit Process: Foundational knowledge of the audit process, standards and guidelines.
- Job-Specific
Software Applications: Advanced knowledge of accounting software
applications to include accounting systems experience with “Microsoft
dynamics navigation (Serenic) preferred but not required.
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Minimally Required Organizational Competencies:
- Analysis
and Sound Judgement: Advanced analytical and trouble shooting skills.
Ability to make sound judgments. Ability to improve processes, promote
excellence and demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness. - Software Applications: Advanced knowledge of MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook.
- Languages: Proven ability to write and speak using local language and English language
- Communication:
Advanced oral and written communication skills using different forms of
media. Ability to translate complex financial concepts to individuals
at all levels including finance and non-finance managers. - Sexual
and Reproductive Health and Rights Services: Foundational knowledge of
family planning and reproductive health principles, practices and
services of assigned program, including program strategies and
indicators - Passion for Sexual and Reproductive Health Services:
Demonstrated commitment to family planning, reproductive health
services, gender, maternal, child health services, and eradication of
harmful traditional practices - Influencing and Customer Service
Skills: Proven ability to influence using diplomacy skills with key
stakeholders. Demonstrated customer service skills. - Organization,
Planning and Multi-tasking: Advanced organizational and planning
skills, project planning and management skills. Proven ability to set
priorities, meet deadlines and multi-task with minimal supervision.
Proven ability to coordinate activities. - Self-Management and
Teamwork: Ability to work independently or as a member of the team,
ability to be detailed-oriented and consistently accurate, ability to
manage stress effectively in a fast-paced environment, and ability to
quickly learn new systems, processes and procedures and adapt local
practices to global standards. - Matrix Management: Ability to thrive in a matrixed organization.
- Confidentiality: Proven ability to maintain confidentiality on work-related issues.
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Required Education, Training and Experience:
- Bachelor’s
degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Management with an emphasis
in Accounting, or related field, or equivalent, or a combination of
education and experience that yields the required competencies - 7 years’ professional finance and accounting experience.
- Work experience with a multinational organization.
- Experience with Accounts Payable
- Prefer: Work experience in international Finance and Accounting
- Prefer: Work experience with Microsoft dynamics navigation (Serenic) financial systems
- Prefer: Work experience with government grants and contracts
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Other Information:
Travel required (5% or less)
Uses cellular and desk phone; laptop or desktop computer
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The
contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate
against employees or applicants because they have inquired about,
discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or
applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation
information of other employees or applicants as a part of their
essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or
applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to
compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a
formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation,
proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by
the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to
furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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