Junior Accountant

Contract Type: Full-time

Location: Cairo, Egypt

About Etijah

Youth and Development Consultancy Institute – Etijah is a non-profit organization specializing in developing, improving, and disseminating development methodologies in youth and community development.

Based in Cairo, Etijah’s primary concern is to create and tailor up-to-date and high-quality development methodologies, research tools, applicable practices of youth development, and training delivery models, to be able to qualify youth by providing them with the skills, know-how, and aptitudes, as well as contribute to building the capacity of governmental and non-governmental youth-serving organizations. Our role is to provide youth with direct access to unconditional participation by providing practical tools and models for developing community-wide initiatives.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Monitor the financial progress of projects.
• Have the ability to work in the field.
• Track the expenditures against the planned budget.
• Report periodic financial statements to the financial controller and ensure that accounting procedures and systems are adequate and functional.
• Review and follow up on the advances and forecast for the project.
• Regularly update and settle the advances, including deposit and issue balances, with the bank.
• Provide an up-to-date cost sheet on all ongoing projects.
• Monitor and process daily expenses.
• Input general entries, control changes and negotiate with the Financial Controller.
• Responsible for fixed asset accounting.
• Assist and control the daily petty cash closing.
• handle day-to-day bookkeeping
• Issue vouchers charges and entry to financial system.
• Follow up on the outstanding balances and liabilities.
• Secures financial information by completing database backups.
• Prepare financial and project reports, including the monthly bank book and bank reconciliation, to ensure an accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and year-end close.
• Coordinate project logistics.
  
  

Skills And Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or business administration is a must.
• Minimum experience of 2-3 years is required.
• Have strong attention to details and an investigative nature.
• Have good time management skills and the ability to prioritize.
• Able to make quick but rational decisions.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Be able to foster an environment of teamwork and cooperation.
• Advanced accounting skills.
• Ability to communicate with different persons/tasks, and built good relation with project’s parties and beneficiaries.
• Very Good – Excellent command of the English language
• Certifications or a background in finance, logistics or management are pluses.
• Experience with NGOs and the field is a plus.
• Previous experience working on computerized financial systems is a plus.
  
  

Etijah is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from qualified candidates, including those with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.

How To Apply

Interested applicant should submit their application, including their CV and Cover letter, following this link before Thursday, October 10th, 2024 following this link

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