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SOS Children’s Villages is an independent, non-governmental, non-profit international organization headquartered in Vienna, Austria. The organization provides humanitarian and developmental assistance to families facing difficulties and supports children and young people without parental care or at risk of losing it.

Job Information:

  • Job Title: Project Accountant -Digital Horizon Project
  • Employment Type: Limited Full-Time
  • Function: Programme
  • Duty Station: Tigray, Ethiopia
  • Deadline: December 18, 2025

Your role?

Under the guidance and control of Project Coordinator, the Project Accountant is responsible for receiving payments made to the Project, depositing cash and cheques received to bank account, effecting cash and cheque payments as per the directives thereon. Further the junior accountant carries out the activities of journalizing and posting of income and expenditures, debit and credit of various accounts timely and appropriately. He/she assists in the closing of accounts and preparation of financial statements.

Priority Tasks & Responsibilities

  • Reviews payment requests for accuracy, completeness, compliance, level of authorization and clarity on the invoices.
  • Reviews disbursement requests for accuracy, documentation and validity; effect payment to the right vendor from the right project.
  • Reviews accounts on regular basis to ensure the balances are complete and accurate;
  • Recording of all program location financial transactions into the SOS financial recording and meeting all submission dates and reporting requirements as required by the Program Accountant.
  • Assures accuracy of supporting documentation for accounting records;
  • Organizes and maintain accounting filling system;
  • Follows-up on status with the Social Security (Pension) and Tax departments. Including depositing the checks and routine follow-up, registering new employees at Social Security (Pension) and Tax Departments;
  • Prepares payroll and arranges timely payment of salaries.
  • Follow-up and control payable and receivable accounts.
  • Receives original transaction documents, checks completeness and correctness and passes them to immediate supervisor.
  • Takes part in inventory taking and control of assets and stock items
  • Assists the Program Accountant & Finance Manager in the Implementation of the internal control system and financial procedures manual of the organization
  • Provide technical support to the program location facilities in SOS Children’s Village Program (CVP) financial management related issues.

Safeguarding

  • Responsible to take part in awareness raising sessions and capacity building trainings in relation to Safeguarding to prevent and protect children, young and adult people from all forms of abuse, abandonment, exploitation, violence and discrimination
  • Support children, young and adult people to make them understand the CS risks and protection mechanisms
  • Responsible to report any Safeguarding suspicion, concern, allegation or incident immediately, following Child Safeguarding reporting procedures. CS reports should be made to the CS team at program level and/or to the respective line manager.

Job Requirements:

Must Criteria

  • Education: BA Degree in Accounting & Finance
  • Experience: 2 years relevant work experience in INGO/NGO environment

Desired Criteria

  • Hands-on experience in grant management, donor fund accounting, or audit procedures.
  • Local language proficiency & and cultural understanding

Competencies – Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

  • Report writing skill
  • Strong set of personal values including integrity, honesty and desire to be of service
  • Ease of using computers with mastery on application soft ware’s such as MS Work, MS Windows, and MS Excel.
  • Proficiency in English language (both in writing and speaking)

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should send their application through Online [Apply-Now]. For more details visit official website: www.sos-childrensvillages.org

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