Accounting Assistant

GIZ- Internal/ External Vacancy Announcement #057/2022

Strengthening Rural Value Chain (SRVC) 

SRVC supports the Ethiopian government and private sector organizations to improve the income and employment situation of actors along agricultural value chains of selected fruit, vegetable, oil crop, and other preferred commodities. The SRVC implements its project activities in selected woredas of the Oromia, Amhara, and Sidama regions.

Duration of contract:   May 01, 2022 – December 31, 2024

Job Requirements

Administrative Tasks (Procurement/Events)

• small procurement below 1.000 EUR
• prepare service request documents
• logbook follow up and compile the report on a monthly basis
• taking minutes of meeting whenever is needed.
• preparing official letters
• photocopies and scan documents as needed
• filing of documents according to GIZ Rules & Regulation
• flight booking, hotel booking
• event organizing

Financial Tasks

• handles per diems and transport allowance for workshop participants
• quality check of invoices from venues
• prepares payment requests from utilities
• initiation of vouchers including supporting documents
• taking corrective action according to the internal control report recommendation
• perform other duties and tasks at the request of the supervisor

Required qualifications, competencies and experience

Qualifications

• University degree (BA) in Accounting, Business Management or equivalent.

Professional experience

• Minimum of 3-5 years of professional experience in a related field
• Good knowledge of standard computer applications such as MS Office application

Other knowledge, additional competencies

• knowledge of GIZ rules & regulations and systems is a plus
• proven knowledge of English and Amharic language, written and spoken.
• trustworthiness and ability to maintain strict confidentiality and observe data protection and associated guidelines where appropriate.
• ability to organize and prioritize several tasks at the same time.
• ability to work independently, unsupervised, and as part of a multicultural and international team.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates shall submit their motivation letter along with their non-returnable recent CV via Ethiojobs or Email: [email protected]

“Please refer to our brochure to learn more about GIZ’s attractive benefit package.”

Note:

Please make sure you mention the vacancy number and position title ‘Accounting Assistant’ #057/2022’ in the subject line of your email application. Due to a large number of applications we categories applications with the vacancy numbers.

Applications without vacancy numbers in subject lines might not be categorized in the appropriate folder and could be disqualified.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted

We encourage persons with disabilities to apply for the position. In case of equal qualification, persons with disabilities will be given preference.

Applications from qualified women are encouraged.