Job Description

Job Title: Al-Howban Office Accountant, YRCS Taiz Branch 
Immediate Supervisor’s Title: Taiz Secretary General & Executive Director for  Al-Howban Office  
Technical Manager’s Title: Taiz Finance Manager & GRC Finance Coordinator 
Number of Staff Reports: 4
Duty Station: Al-Howban, Taiz Governorate, Yemen 
Terms of employment: Employment is full time according to YRCS guidelines 
Grade: C3

Organizational context (where the job is located in the Organization)

Yemen Red Crescent Society– duty station Al-Howban, Taiz, Yemen with travels as needed in the country. 

Job purpose

• The Branch’s Office Accountant is responsible for processing, management, translation, and reporting on financial aspects of the implementation of programmes implemented in the Taiz governorate and supported by GRC, 
• Under supervision of YRCS Finance Manager in HQ and guidance of Finance Teams of GRC Partners, the Accountant is responsible mainly for preparing financial statements, settlement, maintaining cash controls, maintaining accounts payable, annual planning.
• Actively promotes and contributes to the YRCS finance development in line with the YRCS Partners Financial Framework 

Job duties and responsibilities

1.    Manage funds in accordance with the systems established for financial managements of the Yemen Red Crescent Society and Partners financial system. 
2.    Ensure that the financial management systems are updated, functional, timely, correct and strictly followed.
3.    Ensure the implementation of the Financial Framework Agreement between YRCS and GRC by Following up the financial & accounting files/ activities and issues (Cash Request, Financial Reports and Invoices, etc.) related to the joint YRCS - Partners activities in Taiz branch.
4.    Reviews the PoA and Controls the expenses in the budget proposal and ensures all the expenses are according to the agreed payment in the Agreement.
5.     Ensure Balance Confirmation Sheets 
6.    Monitoring reports, implementation when it is needed. 
7.    Coordination of the YRCS Taiz branch activities to ensure proper communication between branch & YRCS HQ management related to financial affairs.
8.    Financial accompaniment of events/meetings/activities within the project and participation in them if required. Coordination and control of financial activities at YRCS branch level
9.    Support logistical activities according to the YRCS guidelines.
10.    Undertake regular visits, at least once a month, to the sites of branch’s projects in to monitor and support the implementation of financial systems as well as conducting stores inventories.
11.    Check invoices, activity and account coding and correct preparation of vouchers.
12.    Translate all financial documents from Arabic to English
13.    Carry out weekly and monthly cash counts.
14.    Report promptly on any administrative or financial irregularities encountered to the YRCS Finance Manager in HQ.
15.    Actively research solution when the implementation of the activities requires financial adjustments.
16.    Actively plan and implement a financial capacity building plan.
17.    Supported by the YRCS Finance Manager, prepare quarterly and yearly detailed activity-based budgets corresponding to activity plans.
18.    Maintain office equipment and ensure regular service checks and repairs.
19.    Participate in periodic reviews, audits and evaluations, when requested.
20.    Participate in weekly staff coordination meeting, and other relevant meetings, when required.
21.     In accordance with GRC regulations, meet the GRC deadline.
22.    Send the desired fund request on schedule and in advance.

Duties applicable to all staff

• Respects and acts in line with the YRCS staff regulations, and code of conduct and the Fundamental Principles and Values of Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. 
• Ensures and maintains the core competencies required to implement the tasks (a high degree of accountability, commitment to YRCS capacity building, a high level of technical capacity to ensure results and working with teams and sharing knowledge and best practices through good communication skills).
• Ensures management competencies to manage performance in a way that enables the YRCS to achieve its objectives with enhanced planning and coordination capacities.

Position Requirements 

Technical qualifications

• BSc degree in Finance 

Experience

• A minimum of 3 years working experience with international accounting procedures
• Extensive experience writing narrative & financial reports
• Extensive experience of budget preparations, cash-flow statements & financial plans
• Ability to communicate financial information to non-technical audience
• Familiar with one or more accounting systems

Skills

• Advanced skills in computers (Windows, spreadsheets, accounting packages and word processing)
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment
• Strong skills in training and developing staff
• Able to present financial information clearly, orally & in writing
• Fluency in English language both in speaking & writing

General

• In good mental & physical health, high level of stress tolerance
• Competencies (to be filled in by HR)