BRAC is a development success story, spreading anti-poverty solutions tested and proven in Bangladesh to 11 other developing countries in Asia and Africa, making it a global leader in providing opportunities for the world’s poor.

BRAC was founded in Bangladesh in 1972 by Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, and is today one of the top leaders in developing cost-effective, evidence-based poverty innovations in extremely poor, fragile and post-disaster settings. BRAC started its first programme outside of Bangladesh in Afghanistan in 2002 through the Stichting BRAC International, which is registered in the Netherlands. BRAC International is currently reaching over 19 million people beyond Bangladesh and creating opportunities to break the cycle of poverty.

With a holistic approach that uses a wide array of interventions including microfinance, education, healthcare, legal services and more, BRAC invests in communities’ own human and material resources, catalyzing lasting change and creating an ecosystem in which the poor have the chance to seize control of their own lives. Of the world’s top development and humanitarian relief organisations, BRAC is one of the few based in the global south. In January 2018, BRAC was ranked as the number one NGO in the world for the three consecutive year by the Geneva-based NGO Advisor, an independent media organization committed to highlighting innovation, impact and governance in the non-profit sector.

BRAC has been working and implementing programmes in Sierra Leone since 2008. We are currently implementing Health, Education, Empowerment and Livelihood for Adolescents (ELA), Agriculture and Food Security, Small enterprise development and Microfinance programmes reaching approximately 2.5 million people in 14 districts in Sierra Leone within 41 branch offices

Position: BRANCH ACCOUNTANT

Job Location: Country Wide

Responsibilities:

To record cash of all programs in the daily collection registers and preserve document in the relevant voucher with approved signature.

To prepare expected cash requisition every morning by discussing with the branch manager and other relevant program head for intended cash withdrawal from bank.

Ensure that there is no excess cash in hand or bank and dispatch excess funds to the Country office.

To ensure all collections received are deposited to the relevant office bank account.

To ensure that the loan is being disbursed to the real borrower in the presence of the Area and Branch Manager.

To reimburse bills after verifying the authenticity of the transaction with the approval of respective program Supervisor.

To reconcile daily collections register and cash ledger at the end of each day.

Recording the daily loan disbursement, collection & savings including all other cash transactions and report as required by the program authorities.

Deposit excess cash in hand to the bank at the end of each day.

Complete daily activities on time and maintain files properly.

Safeguard Responsibilities

Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.

Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.

Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident occur, encourage others to do so.

Person Specifications:

Honest and transparent in all dealings.

Extremely flexible, and has the ability to cope with stressful situations

Strong motivation, interpersonal and organization skills

Ability to prioritize tasks and manage time efficiently.

Good writing and reporting skills

Computer Skill

Educational Requirements:

Bachelor Degree in Accounting & Finance or related discipline from a recognized institution

Other Requirement

Attached photocopy of National ID Card, Passport or Birth Certificate

Attached copy of Academy Certificate

Employment type: Full Time

Interested candidates need to send a letter of interest indicating the title of position applied for, updated CV mentioning educational grades, through email to:

recruitment.sierraleone@brac.net

OR by hand to any of our branch offices country wide.

Only completed applications will be accepted and short listed candidates will be contacted.

Application deadline: 24th January, 2022

BRAC is an equal opportunities employer

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