Position Summary:

Will be responsible for USAID E&I accounting requirements, including management of accounts payable, expense reporting, monthly financial reports, statutory payments, payroll, accounts receivable, documentation for personnel files, budgeting/forecasts, records retention, audit preparation, and USAID fiscal requirements. Assist in the preparation of USAID-requested projections, estimates, value added tax (VAT) claims, and budget modification requests.

ESSENTIAL Responsibilities:

Financial Management and Reporting

• Manages the day-to-day accounting processes, finance components of the program in country, including the various petty cash funds and field office finance and accounting.
• Ensures overall compliance with WI’s financial policies, procedures and accounting principles.
• Develops procedures for monitoring and analyzing project budgets, which may include projection of expenditures and comparisons of actual and budgeted spending.
• Keep close contact with Bank for both the Mother bank account and Project bank account maintaining to ensure accuracy of balances
• Reviews vouchers prepared by the finance officer (disbursement, receipt and general journal vouchers) for expenditures and ensures that expenses are reasonable, allowable and allocable to the project;
• Accountant will review the payroll and took approval from the Team Leader for national staff payroll process, including preparation of the payroll report and variance tracker.
• Submits monthly financial report package to Regional Office on or before the set deadline after TL approval, including bank records and reconciliations, assets and liabilities schedules, payroll variance tracker, etc.
• Prepares wire requests for funds, based on budget and cash flow projections, to ensure the project has all necessary funds for operations.
• Maintain financial controls and procedures for the payment of project funds.
• Monitors partners’ timely settlement of advances and cross check source documents.
• Ensures full compliance with Government of Senegal VAT and tax regulations, NGO registration, etc.
• Provides support to Winrock International for consolidated audit as required for NBR submission
• Maintains financial files (both hard and soft copy, and QuickBooks data), uploads monthly reports and documents to Winshare, and
• Lead annual external audits (FD4, Donor Audit etc.) and internal audit, including procurement of audit services from reputable audit firm or chartered accountants.

Donor Reporting

• Prepares financial reports is in accordance with SDC’s contractual requirements.
• Advises project staff on financial health through the provision of timely financial expenditure reports.
• Produces budget projections and reports for submission to SDC.
• Liaise with the Team Leader to ensure the project needs are being met in terms of Finance and Accounting.

Government Liaison/Reporting

• Submit necessary reports (VAT with holds, tax withhold, and others as required) to NBR and Deputy Commissioner of Taxes.
• Maintain liaison with NGO Affairs’ bureau and submission of necessary reports i.e FD-6, FD-4, FD-9 as and when required

Qualifications and Background:

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree of Higher or equivalent experience.

Experience:

• Minimum five years’ accounting and/or bookkeeping experience with USAID regulations and

Requirements.

Skills/Knowledge:

• Strong analytical and computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Excel, and Word).
• Knowledge and understanding of Senegal accounting and audit rules and requirements.
• Hands-on experience with accounting software like QuickBooks.
• Advanced MS Excel skills including pivot tables and V-lookups. Experience with general ledger functions
• Excellent knowledge of accounting regulations and procedures, including GAAP

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60