Laterite Finance and Accounts Associate Jobs in Ethiopia
Laterite Finance and Accounts Associate Jobs in Ethiopia
About LateriteLaterite is a data, research, and technical advisory firm that helps clients understand and analyze complex development challenges.
We provide three types of services
Data: comprehensive data collection and data processing solutions
Research: from the design of large-scale research projects through to analysis
Advisory: strategic and technical research advice
Laterite works with universities, global think tanks, international NGOs, multilateral donor organizations, and government ministries and agencies.
Our core activity sectors are: public health, agriculture, urbanization & migration, education, and youth & labor. We are also involved in projects with a focus on gender issues.
We believe that impact is a long-term endeavor that requires being embedded in the local context.
Delivering high-quality research requires building local teams and data collection systems, understanding the context, establishing close working relationships with key players, and understanding their constraints and motivations.
Laterite’s growing network of offices currently includes Rwanda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and the Netherlands.
Our teams bring together more than 60 full time local and international staff in a dynamic and nurturing work environment.
The key responsibilities of the Finance and Accounts Associate (based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) are:
Manage revenues and billing process in the Ethiopia office including raising VAT receipts
Prepare monthly payroll and process payments for any project related expenses and also supplier payments
Accurately compile all taxes payable and submit to ERCA as per Ethiopian tax law and put in place policies to ensure company compliance with tax law
and other regulations
Perform cashflow forecasting and maintain the optimal balance of local currency to foreign currency in our bank accounts to cater for payments
Manage the filing of all contracts, invoices, taxes and salary slips and other relevant documents
Review all field expenses including sitting with enumerators for reconciliation of budget with actual expenses
Ensure controls for certain project-related expenses and increase our cost-efficiency by diversifying and improving our agreements with suppliers
Enter accounting data into QuickBooks and perform balances reconciliation and produce monthly reports
Liaise with any consultants or advisors engaged by the company such as tax consultants
Coordinate the annual audit and work with the auditors to complete the audit
Manage office equipment (printers, furniture, office keys, etc) and report any issues to the management
Help with logistics for enumerator training, workshops and meetings (booking rooms, catering, hiring furniture, organizing transport, etc)
Job Requirements
Profile
Experience with QuickBooks accounting software and excellent knowledge of accounting, book-keeping and forecasting and operations management is required. Masters, CA or CFA qualification is a plus.
You have BA Degree in Accounting/Finance (Masters, CA or CFA qualification is a plus)
You have experience with QuickBooks accounting software and excellent knowledge of accounting, book-keeping and forecasting and operations management, and proficiency in MS Office especially Excel
You have at least 2-3 years of relevant professional experience
You have excellent written and oral communication skills (in English).
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Laterite Finance and Accounts Associate Jobs in Ethiopia
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