Job Purpose:
We are hiring a trained accountant to provide high quality and effective financial and procurement support to the BBC Media Action projects office based in Tunis.
Location: Tunis/Tunisia
Reports to: Head of Finance and Administration, BBC Media Action North Africa
Contract duration: Fixed term contract until 31 March 2019 (with possibility of extension subject to funding)
Main responsibilities:
- Provide a comprehensive range of financial support to the BBC Media Action finance team.
- Support the Head of Finance in smooth running of finance operations.
- Booking transactions on Dimension Accounting Software.
- Support the Head of Finance to compile monthly financial reports detailing income, expenditure and cash and bank reconciliations.
- Support the Head of Finance to monitor weekly cash flow needs, dealing with different team members to find out upcoming payments due.
- Help on a process of regular balance sheet reconciliations (including all bank reconciliations) and manage regular completion and review.
- Prepare and submit detailed reports (budget, buying expenditures etc.)
- Process payments, expenses claims, advances and per diems according to BBC Media Action policy.
- Establish, develop and maintain suitable spreadsheets, databases, and management information and evaluation systems as requested.
- Ensure compliance with all financial reporting and forecasting requirements of donors and others, and ensuring the smooth flow of funds from donors
- Ensure compliance with applicable law for administrative, tax and HR aspects of the programs.
- Assist in administrative procurement of supplies and services from quality vendors and service providers, in fairness and transparency.
- Help maintain an up-to-date list of inventory of assets for office and production facilities and manage filing of all administrative documents.
- Handle internal and external enquiries in a professional manner, dealing with these to conclusion where possible or referring them to the team as appropriate.
- Undertake ad hoc finance and procurement projects as and when required.
- Undertake other financial tasks or ad hoc reporting as directed by the Project Accountant or the Head of Finance and Administration.