Position Type: Hybrid

Position Overview:

The Senior Accountant is responsible for managing the day-to-day financial processes of the organization with a special emphasis on leading and supporting regional accounting and budgeting processes and grant/donor-level financial management with the Director of Compliance. In addition, he/she ensures that NRGI's accounting and financial information is complete and financially sound; providing accurate, financial reporting insights to enable comprehensive financial decision making.

Responsibilities:

• Implement NRGI’s financial policies, systems and procedures; ensure effective and compliant management of NRGI’s financial resources and ensure that staff understands the policies, systems, and procedures
• Support the Financial Controller in the identification and mitigation of financial risk; lead the finance & admin staff in registered regions to implement risk management procedures
• Assist the Financial Controller in the annual organizational audit and in grant audits for specific donors; lead the efforts in annual audit and in-country statutory audits for registered regions
• Assist the Financial Controller in creating corrective action plans; lead the efforts of implementation and monitoring the action plan in registered regions
• Keep abreast of changes in financial regulations, legislation and donor requirements so as to contribute to NRGI’S financial systems improvement
• Provide accurate, timely and meaningful financial and management information, in accordance with the GAAP and FASB rules and enabling the Senior Management Team to make effective financial decisions
• Review financial reports and background/supporting information and submit reports to the Financial Controller highlighting areas of insight
• Reconcile program expense trackers with budgets for donors as well as against budgets for registered regions, and report to regional budget holder and the management team
• Support the regional finance team in the production of scheduled and ad-hoc financial reports and to Financial Controller in the supervision and validation; ensuring that reports are accurate and timely
• Conduct reconciliations for specific donor grants, highlighting any areas for concern and recommending corrective action; ensure that reports to donors are in-line with their reporting requirements
• Take responsibility for ensuring that all taxes and statutory payments are accurately calculated and paid in each country of operation
• Liaise with Regional & Country Finance & Admin staff to ensure that statutory deductions are accurately calculated, withheld and transferred to local authorities.
• Work with Program teams to support proposal writing and development of budgets for different donors; ensuring that quality activity-based budgeting is carried out with adequate provision for central costs
• Ensure a clear understanding of donor requirements for each grant and take responsibility for monitoring compliance and maintaining ongoing good relationships with the donors concerned
• Set up grants and donors in the financial system; this includes account mapping, procedures, design of consolidations and reporting for both NRGI and the Donor
• Review and approve invoices and expense claims; scrutinizing all accompanying documents and checking for compliance with NRGI financial policies & procedures for registered regions
• Oversee the payroll processing for the registered regions and assist the Financial Controller in drafting the US payroll; this includes allocating payroll costs to project for certain donor budgets

Job Requirements:

• At least 5 years of experience in a similar role with a reputable medium organisation
• Excellent track-record of implementing financial controls and processes, including payroll
• Experience in managing grants and knowledge of donor funding rules and regulations is a plus
• Extensive knowledge of international financial reporting standards and other accounting best practice
• Comprehensive knowledge and experience in budgeting and forecasting for business operations
• Detailed knowledge of IFRS and Tax Management
• Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment

NRGI’s Diversity Statement:

NRGI is committed to addressing longstanding inequities creating more inclusive and just societies committed to ensuring we have a diverse work force, an inclusive working environment and a culture that empowers, promotes and upholds equity. We believe that an inclusive culture makes for stronger, more innovative, engaged and effective teams. 

We are an organization made of many types of people. We expressly seek to protect, include, and enable employment opportunities for a diverse range of individuals. We continuously assess and adapt our culture and ways of working to remove discriminatory barriers. We aim to include marginalized individuals and groups, and to ensure that they thrive at NRGI. We proactively work toward inclusion and maintain and enforce a policy of zero tolerance for harassment, bullying or discrimination. Committed to attracting and retaining a diverse staff, NRGI will respect and value unique experiences, perspectives and identities.