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Accountant I
**Office base in Lukasa, Zambia**
This entry level accountant provides professional support on accounting/system topics and program requirements to various internal and external customers, assisting with activities such as Field Accounting, Accounts Payable or Fixed Assets in completion of daily, monthly and annual processes. Specific incumbents may work with accountants to assure timely and accurate recording of monthly expenses, coordinate support and gifts process for monthly international funding, and/or perform US accounting processes for stewardship activities, fixed assets, inventory and the corporate investment portfolio.
Responsibilities
- Maintains a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ, maintains a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing with people within and outside of Compassion, and faithfully upholds Compassion’s ministry in prayer.
- Acts as an advocate to raise the awareness of the needs of children. Understands Christ’s mandate to protect children. Commits to and prioritizes child protection considerations in all decision-making, tasks and activities across the ministry. Abides by all behavioral expectations in Compassion’s Statement of Commitment to Child Protection and Code of Conduct. Reports any concerns of abuse, neglect or exploitation of children through Compassion’s internal reporting process and appropriately supports responses to incidents if they occur.
- Performs accounting duties including training, policy clarification, feedback, transactional accounting and analyses to internal and external customers. This may include field offices, partner countries, donors, and internal organizational groups.
- Analyzes financial reports and transactions to ensure assure that; there are no input errors, financial accounting policies and procedures are being followed, and activities are being classified correctly.
- Coordinates and manages payments to field offices, brokers, vendors, donors, and others as needed.
- Participates in the monthly and annual close processes, performing duties such as overseeing and preparing professional documentation for audits.
- Prepares journal entries using data received from various sources and enters it into the general ledger system, including inter-company transactions.
- Prepares reconciliations for general ledger accounts, sub-leger activity, and external statements.
Requirements
- Bachelor degree in Accounting or related field.
- 2 years of experience in Accounting.
- Maturity to provide accounting expertise to the entire office.
- Skills for financial training to church partners.
- Service oriented.
- Teamwork skills.
- Effective communication.
- Ability to learn and to be trained.
To apply for this job please visit compassion.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com .
