Accountant – USAID Zambia

USAID/Zambia has an immediate opening for an Accountant in the Office of Financial Management Office.

This is one of the three positions located in the Accounting Team in the Controller’s Office at USAID/Zambia. The primary purpose of this position is to manage USAID/Zambia program budget of approximately $270 Million and Mission’s Operating Expense (OE) budget of approximately $5 Million per year per year. The incumbent prepares budget projections and requests based on analysis of probable and proposed project funding levels, in conjunction with the ever changing economic environment and prepares budget projections and requests based on analysis of staffing levels, proposed funding levels, recommends appropriate funding source for OE and Trust Fund expenditures and ensures that obligations and disbursements are attributed to proper accounts.

The incumbent recommends appropriate funding source(s) for various program-funding and operating expense (O.E.) requests and ensures that obligations, sub-commitments, sub-obligations, and disbursements are attributed to proper accounts. By means of special reports, memoranda, and personal consultation, the incumbent keeps Mission officials informed concerning existing control procedures
and the financial status of the various projects and program activities in effect. The incumbent also proposes financial management improvements to ensure that USAID/Zambia mission functions are conducted in an efficient manner. In addition, the incumbent works closely with other Financial Management teams to advise recipients on USAID and Mission financial policies and procedures and assists recipients in improving their accounting functions in promoting local capacity building under USAID/Forward.

Financial Management functions include providing financial data to be used for, and participating in, the forecasting of the future resource requirements and providing financial information for evaluation of work accomplished in comparison to previous plans and forecast.

Salary range: ZMK 190,472.39 p.a – ZMK 288,537.22 p.a

Closing date and time: April 30, 2014 at 12:00 NOON.

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