Context:
This Subgrants Accountant will be responsible for overseeing NDI subgrants management and monitoring in Tunisia in accordance with the NDI and NDI Donor subgrant compliance requirements. This individual will work in close collaboration with other NDI Tunisia programs, NDI Subgrants Department in NDI HQ as well as with the local partners of the Institute that are receiving funding. This individual will ensure that all recipients of sub-grants fully understand and follow the rules and regulations of NDI, as well as those of its funders (specifically USAID). The Subgrant Accountant will be based in Tunis and will report to NDI Tunisia Finance and Admin Director.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Assist all new partners with subgrant application package, including budget and budget notes, Pre-Award Questionnaire.
- Maintain direct contact with NDI partners to avoid irregularities or problems related to financial management and reporting.
- Assist partners with modification requests, introduce budget-monitoring tools.
- Provide financial management training to NDI partners on subgrant procedures and the management of their sub-grant; explain to partners donors rules and regulations applicable to subgrants.
- Ensure timely collection of partners’s financial reports
- Review partner’s periodic financial reports and supporting documents to ensure compliance and cost allowability, communicate to partners any questioned costs, bring questions to resolution. Prepare required reporting forms to NDI Subgrants department.
- Monitor subgrantees as to the accuracy of financial information and safeguards to eliminate fraud. Routinely monitor financial reports for unusual activities, transactions, and investigate anomalies or unusual transactions.
- Performs partner’s office visits, training at subgrantee locations, as needed.
- Maintains good communication with the program teams, attends program team meetings. Update NDI-Tunisia programmatic teams as well as headquarters on subgrant reporting and any issues.
- Organize and maintain all financial documents and files related to grant process. Use electronic subgrant management tools, as needed.
- Manage the grants close out, assist with collection of unspent funds.
- Assists with preparation for NDI’s periodic audits by donors.
- Perform other related duties as assigned by supervisors