Job Vacancy at Trocaire – Programme Accountant
VACANCY NOTICE
Trocaire, the overseas development agency of the Catholic Church in Ireland, is looking for a highly qualified professional to work together with our partners to bring about positive and lasting changes around women’s empowerment issues in Sierra Leone. Candidates are invited to apply for the vacant post, whose particulars are given below:
Position: Programme Accountant
Location of position: Freetown, Sierra Leone, with frequent travel throughout the country Contract Duration: One year
Scope of the role:
Working on partner led EUROPEAN UNION funded projects and IRISH AID projects, this role will have first responsibility for the programme finances of a portfolio of partners, including monitoring and strengthening of Governance and Finance systems of partner organizations, preparation of monthly donor financial reports and provision of technical financial advice and expertise to the programme country teams. The Project Accountant will also work in collaboration
with external auditors on an annual basis.
Requirements:
• Part or fully qualified accountant.
• Three years finance experience with at least one year of capacity building (coaching, mentoring and training) experience.
• Excellent communication, analytical, coordination and training/capacity building skills. • Proven organisation and planning skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work with a participative style within teams.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Empathy with Trócaire’s partnership approach and a commitment to partner capacity building.
• Previous experience of working in Audit.
• Previous experience of working with multi-donor funded projects.
• Proven record of meeting demanding deadlines.
The successful applicant will be expected to sign up to and adhere to Trócaire’s Safeguarding Policy. Closing date for applications online is Friday 24th of September 2021, please visit our website:
https://apply.workable.com/trocaire/j/CD2048E5E6/
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