Finance and Accounts Officer

The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) is seeking to hire an experienced Ethiopian national as Finance and Accounts Officer to its Ethiopia office. The Finance and Accounts Officer will be based in Addis Ababa and report to the Country Representative in coordination with the Finance Manager/Senior Finance Officer.

The position is available immediately

Primary Responsibilities: 

• Accounting and budgeting functions.
• Recording, classifying, and examining financial transactions.
• Preparation and compiling expense and payment requests.
• Management of operating cash, journal and cheque books.
• Assist the Finance Manager/Senior Finance Officer with financial report preparation and monthly wires and reconciliations.
• Examining documents to verify conformance with NDI’s procurement and financial policies, procedures and accounting standards.
• Preparation of travel related payments and hotel and travel advance reconciliation.
• Assist to liaise with program staff to ensure that disbursed funds to hotels and other vendors as well as program related activity expenses are accurately and promptly reconciled in line with the internal policies and procedures.
• Documentation and maintenance of other finance documents.
•  Assist supervisor to ensure that all transactions are in compliance with the rules and regulations of NDI donors, including USAID and NDI institutional accounting, financing and reporting rules.
• Prepare and assist in VAT claims process
•  Assist and support both programmatic, internal and external audits.
• Provide support to sub-grant officer, where necessary, in managing NDI sub-grantees
• Other special tasks as assigned by the supervisor and/or Resident Country Director

Position Type

Full-Time/Regular

NDI is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, nongovernmental organization that has supported democratic institutions and practices in every region of the world for more than three decades. Since its founding, NDI and its local partners have worked to establish and strengthen civic and political organizations, safeguard elections, and promote citizen participation, openness and accountability in government.

Salary is commensurate with experience and NDI’s salary scale. A competitive benefits package will be provided. NDI is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, ethnicity, disability, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.