Project Accountant
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Accounting, Banking / Finance
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: Negotiable
Post Level: FDC
Duration: 12 months (renewable)
Duty Station: Phnom Penh with a possibility of traveling to provinces
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Verify all requests, payments, and settlements to ensure that supporting documents are appropriate, in accordance with the organization's policies and procedures, as well as donors' guidelines.
- Prepare monthly and annual tax declarations, as well as NSSF/pension funds.
- Keep cashbooks up to date and perform regular cash counts weekly/monthly.
- Assist in the process of staff payroll and benefits payment.
- Communicate with banks to obtain necessary documents and handle bank reconciliations.
- Aid in maintaining records of all project expenditures to accounting system.
- Monitor project actuals in comparison to budgets.
- Prepare accurate and timely financial reports for both internal and external stakeholders.
- Process invoices, purchase orders, expense reports, and other transactions.
- Conduct analysis of project costs and identify opportunities for cost savings.
- Ensure compliance with the financial policies of both the organization and the donors.
- Take responsibility for asset registration, management, and reporting.
- Assist in the process of recruitment.
- Provide administrative support to the project teams, management, and the entire organization. Provide overall assistance with performing tasks of the finance and administration department.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Health and accident insurance
- All other benefits provided based on the Cambodia’s Labour Law
Expected Profile of Candidates
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in accounting, finance, or related field
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
- Professionalism: Knowledge and understanding of theories, concepts and approaches that are relevant to the functional area or other specialized field.
- Technological awareness: Updated knowledge and understanding of available technology, applicability.
- 2-4 years’ experience in project accounting, finance, and administration, preferably in the non-profit sector
- Proficiency with accounting software like QuickBooks and project management tools
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with an ability to exercise sound judgment
- Excellent organizational abilities with an ability to handle multiple, competing priorities
- Polished communication skills, both written and verbal
- A high level of accuracy, attention to detail, and ethical integrity
Soft Skills
- High commitment with compassion to working with different kinds of people
- Trustworthy, humble, creative, and active team player
- Ability to motivate, flexibility, openness and creativity
- Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues for achieving the organizational goals; respect of other people’s ideas and expertise; and willingness to learn from others.
- Planning and organising: Ability to develop consistent strategies, priorities and tasks, adjust priorities as needed and allocate appropriate amount of time for completing work.
- Accountability: Ability to take ownership of all responsibilities and deliver results within the agreed time, cost and quality standards.
- Commitment to continuing professional development: Ability to develop new knowledge and skills in their own job, actively seek learning opportunities and contribute to the learning of subordinates and other staff.
