Accountant, Finance and Administration Short Term

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  • Added Date: Thursday, 10 August 2023
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The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to our mission of saving lives and reducing the burden of disease in low-and middle-income countries. We work at the invitation of governments to support them and the private sector to create and sustain high-quality health systems.

CHAI was founded in 2002 in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic with the goal of dramatically reducing the price of life-saving drugs and increasing access to these medicines in the countries with the highest burden of the disease. Over the following two decades, CHAI has expanded its focus. Today, along with HIV, we work in conjunction with our partners to prevent and treat infectious diseases such as COVID-19, malaria, tuberculosis, and hepatitis. Our work has also expanded into cancer, diabetes, hypertension, and other non-communicable diseases, and we work to accelerate the rollout of lifesaving vaccines, reduce maternal and child mortality, combat chronic malnutrition, and increase access to assistive technology. We are investing in horizontal approaches to strengthen health systems through programs in human resources for health, digital health, and health financing. With each new and innovative program, our strategy is grounded in maximizing sustainable impact at scale, ensuring that governments lead the solutions, that programs are designed to scale nationally, and learnings are shared globally.


At CHAI, our people are our greatest asset, and none of this work would be possible without their talent, time, dedication and passion for our mission and values. We are a highly diverse team of enthusiastic individuals across 40 countries with a broad range of skillsets and life experiences. CHAI is deeply grounded in the countries we work in, with majority of our staff based in program countries. Learn more about our exciting work: http://www.clintonhealthaccess.org

CHAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and is committed to providing an environment of fairness, and mutual respect where all applicants have access to equal employment opportunities. CHAI values diversity and inclusion, and recognizes that our mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people with diverse experience, backgrounds, and culture.

CHAI is seeking an experienced, talented, highly motivated, creative, and flexible individual to work as an Accountant to support effective management of finances and administrative affairs. The Accountant will be at the forefront of processing of transactions and will be highly pivotal to the timely turnaround and meeting of deadlines in the country Financial Management function. The Accountant will be engaged to deliver high-quality support to program teams. This position will report directly to the CHAI Senior Finance and Administration Manager and have overall oversight to the Country Director of CHAI Lesotho. The incumbent will work in conformity with other CHAI Finance Department Officers and the various Program Managers.

This position will be based primarily at the CHAI office in Maseru and will be for 6 months.

Responsibilities

Processing/Checking of daily financial transactions according to budget and project Identification codesRecording of financial transactions according to specific project budget lines and project identifications codesPreparing monthly cash reports including bank reconciliations.Daily entry of accounting data into the accounting database (QuickBooks)Prepare monthly cash reforecast and cash request for submission to HQMatching expenses in worksheet according to donor programmatic budget lines for purposes of preparing quarterly donor reportsEnsure that all supporting documents are properly filed on the appropriate file, and maintain a good filing system for all CHAI financialsSubmit monthly remittances of withholding taxMonthly review of expenditure according to budget and making variance analysisOversees monthly payrollFollowing up on additional finance-related responsibilities as may be required from time to timeMake professional decisions in a fast-paced environmentFollowing up on additional finance-related responsibilities as may be required from time to timeEnsure that all operational procedures are followed when purchasing goods or servicesMaintain and update company recordsAct as a contact person for Administrative related issuesWork with team members to complete duties as neededPerform any other tasks assigned by the supervisor

Qualifications

Chartered Accountant or a similar relevant qualificationMinimum of 3 Years experience in finance and administrationExperience in Quickbooks or Netsuit Accounting SoftwareProficiency in Microsoft OfficeStrong communication and negotiation skillsExcellent analytical and strategic thinking skillsAbility to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficientlyAbility to work in a fast-paced environment and under very minimal supervisionSupervisory and management experienceAttention to detail

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