Plan Haïti is an international humanitarian, child centred development organisation without religious, political or governmental affiliation. Child sponsorship is the basic foundation of the organisation.

Plan’s vision is of a world in which all children realize their full potential in societies that respect people’s rights and dignity.

Plan aims to achieve lasting improvements in the quality of life of deprived children in developing countries, through a process that unites people across cultures and adds meaning and value to their lives.

Plan is an equal opportunities employer, committed to the protection of children and gender equity and our recruitment procedures reflect this.

The GL Accountant will facilitate the Finance Department in enabling efficient finance operations throughout Plan Haiti in accordance with Plan rules and regulations. He/she will ensure that the children’s rights and welfare come first in all undertakings
What are the outputs and deliverables?
• Enter the transactions in the General Ledger on timely basis.
• Prepare various financial reports (partner, contractors, consultants etc) reports on a monthly basis.
• Ensure the proper completion, numbering and maintenance of all documentation and files including all expenses sent from the PUs.
• Follow with queries on coding raised for the PU Finance Officer.
• Ensure that PU manual records and the Dashboard are correct and to ensure that future transactions are coded correctly.
• Plan regular visit and technical support to the PUs to resolve issues relating to payments
• Send a transaction listing, and a trial balance to each PU after the month end processing is completed.
• Maintain photocopies of the payment vouchers for all transactions received from the PUs.
• Maintain photocopies of all written cheques received from the PUs.
• Review a completed Funds request form received from PUs before the Finance Manager’s signature.
• Work on any other duties assigned by the Finance Manager.

Criteria for Success
• GL system updated and well-run all the time.
• Partner/ contractors/ files updated and in excellent order.
• Monthly outstanding commitment details in excellent order and readily available for review.

Qualifications and Experience

• University Degree, preferably in Business Administration.
• Two years of relevant experience in finance is required, preferably in a development organisation.

Skills
• Sound knowledge, understanding, and practical application of financial tools toward facilitating the finance department.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to establish and sustain partnerships and good working relations
• Demonstrated proficiency in computer skills and relevant financial software packages.
• Excellent organisational skills.

2010-06-30