ACCOUNTANT – Botswana-Baylor Children’s Clinical Centre of Excellence (COE) 857 views

BACKGROUND:

The Botswana-Baylor Children’s Clinical Centre of Excellence (COE) is a partnership between Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital and the Government of Botswana represented primarily by Ministry of Health. Botswana-Baylor Children’s Clinical Centre of Excellence (Botswana-Baylor CO) has several operational arms being that serve children, adolescents, young adults and their families affected by multiple conditions such HIV, malnutrition, cancer and blood disorders and other conditions. The organization works with Ministry of Health to:

• Provide comprehensive clinical care services,
• Support and provide training and capacity enhancement for healthcare workers,
• Carryout research.

If you are passionate, have integrity and a team player who is results driven then you would be interested in applying for the below position;

ACCOUNTANT (01 position)

Reports to: Finance and Administrative Manager

Role definition:

The Accountant will be responsible for assisting the Finance and

Administrative Manager in efficient management of financial systems and ensuring efficient

usage of CO resources

CORE ACTIVITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Identifies and implements cost containment measures
• Preparation and maintenance of accurate, complete and timely financial records that lead to production of monthly management accounts and other donor reports
• Ensure timely preparation of bank, cash and other general ledger accounts reconciliations
• Ensure that cash received from customers is banked same day of receipt or a day subsequent to the day of receipt
• Maintains effective working relationships with customers, contractors, suppliers and service providers by ensuring adherence to service level agreements and contractual requirements
• Maintains confidentiality of patient details and other sensitive information
• Ensures compliance with COE Accounting Policy Manual, BIPAl Financial handbook, International Accounting Standards and applicable statutory laws.
• Complies with standards, processes and procedures when carrying out assigned
• tasks, takes necessary remedial action or makes appropriate recommendations to rectify deviations
• Assist in establishing policies regarding cash handling, cash movements, cash disbursements and foreign currency holding and ensuring that they are adhered to
• Assist in facilitating internal, external donor or governments audits
• Assist in periodic physical count of assets and reviewing for obsolete or damaged assets
• Maintenance of COE asset register
• Maintenance of COE inventory /supplies records
• Receives invoices from suppliers or Procurement, matches them with relevant documents, dispatches them for authorization and captures them into the system
• Prepares payment reconciliation
• Completes monthly analysis of supplier payment
• Raises invoices and recharges suppliers accordingly
• Prepares payments to suppliers
• Processes staff travel, petty cash requests
• Sets and reviews personal work objectives, appraising own performance, identifying areas for development and growth in order to improve effectiveness in the work place

Minimum Position Requirements

• The job holder should have: Degree in Accounting or equivalent (e.g. AAT,
• Higher National Diploma in Accounting & Business Studies). Partial completion of an internationally recognized accounting qualification (e.g. ACCA, CIMA etc.)

Experience: At least three years’ experience at supervisory level, responsible for managing a major accounting function in computerized accounting environment