Accountant

About IFDC

IFDC is a public international organization active in 27 countries in Africa, Asia, and America. IFDC uniquely approaches the global issues of food security and poverty by bridging the gap between research and impact, combining science-based innovations, holistic market systems development, an enabling policy environment, and strategic partnerships to assist farmers and countries to identify and scale sustainable agricultural solutions, including improved nutrient use efficiency. These approaches are needed to boost soil health and crop productivity while reducing the environmental impact of fertilizer use. IFDC translates research into action by using locally driven, environmentally sound, and impact-oriented solutions. With our partners, we seek to close the yield gap, eradicate global hunger, safeguard the soil on which our lives depend, and generate economic resilience for farming households and the countries in which they live.  

Responsibilities

• Assist NFO in managing all accounting transactions for the program;
• Prepare budget forecasts;
• Assist NFO in reviewing and publishing financial statements from Partners in time;
• Handle monthly, quarterly and annual closings of local accounts;
• Prepare monthly financial management reports and provide information for decision making;
• Process all financial transactions in NetSuite to enable accurate financial reporting and monitoring;
• Review all financial commitments and payments requests to ensure compliance with IFDC policies and procedures;
• Monitor the implementation of budget in all project activities;
• Monitor the expenses monthly and report to the Project Manager;
• Audit financial transactions and documents;
• Oversee the preparation of (budgets and logistics) local workshops, seminars and retreats;
• Handle all tasks in accordance with IFDC procedures manual and guidance notes;
• Handle all advances accounts on a day-to-day basis including reconciliations and provide real-time information to NFO for his review;
• Verify and handle travel requests and travel expenses;
• Follow-up on timely expenses reports/ justifications by travelers;
• Update and distribute individual cash advance statements to the staff at the beginning of each month;
• Ensure that timesheets of staff are completed in time;
• Maintain accurate financial records;
• Carry out any other duties as may be required.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting, is required;
• A minimum of 3 years’ work experience is required;
• Relevant work experience in NGO environment is preferred;
• Strong communications, analytical, writing, and interpersonal skills;
• Excellent report writing abilities required;
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills with the ability to collaborate effectively as part of a team;
• Excellent understanding and applications of computerized database development, system, processes, and applications.

Reporting and Work Relationships

This position will report to National Finance Officer (NFO) and will work in close collaboration with project colleagues, IFDC HQ accounts department and Regional Finance Team.

Location

This a national recruitment for a position based at the IFDC Beira Office.

Benefits

IFDC's benefits include annual and sick leave, health and group life insurance coverage, a 13th-month salary, social security and pension contribution in compliance with local laws and end-of-contract benefits. 

Salary Clause

The salary grade of this position is BG8 with a monthly starting salary of MZN 136,017.

The determination of new employee salaries considers various factors. These include the salary range linked to the assigned job grade, the candidate's qualifications in relation to the job's responsibilities and prerequisites, internal fairness, the competitive state of the job market, as well as potential organizational and budgetary considerations.

About Program/Project

The International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) will be implementing the Triple Resilience Project, funded by the Embassy of Sweden from October 2023 to December 2027. IFDC, in partnership with the Norwegian People's Aid (NPA), Associação Kwaedza Simukai Manica (AKSM), União Provincial Dos Camponeses De Manica (UCAMA), and União Provincial de Camponeses (UPC). The overall goal of the project is to achieve social integration, sustainable and resilient livelihoods, and improved management of natural resources for communities throughout the Beira Corridor, ensuring the full economic and social participation of DDRs, IDPs, youth, and women, while reducing vulnerability and risk of future conflict. Apart from co-management role, IFDC will be facilitate the widespread availability and adoption at household and individual levels of environmentally sustainable and climate-resilient on-farm, off-farm and non-farm activities that are income generating for increased food security, nutrition as well as ability to mitigate and/or adapt against climatic shocks and disasters. The project expects to improve livelihoods and food security in the Beira Corridor, through methods and practices that build the capacity and leadership of systemically excluded people and that protect the environment.