Overview:

Founded in 2002, by President William J. Clinton and Ira Magaziner, the Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (“CHAI”) is a global health organization committed to strengthening integrated health systems and expanding access to care and treatment in the developing world. CHAI’s solution-oriented approach focuses on improving market dynamics for medicines and diagnostics; lowering prices for treatment; accelerating access to lifesaving technologies; and helping governments build the capacity required for high-quality care and treatment programs. Since its inception, CHAI’s programs have helped more than 11.8 million people in more than 70 countries have access to CHAI-negotiated prices for HIV/AIDS medicines, saving the global health community billions of dollars. For more information, please visit: www.clintonhealthaccess.org.

CHAI’s global malaria program provides management and technical support to countries around the globe to strengthen their malaria programs and reduce the burden of this preventable, treatable disease. We support governments to scale up effective interventions for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and surveillance, with the goals of sustainably reducing the number of malaria-related illnesses and deaths worldwide in the short-term and accelerating progress towards malaria elimination in the long term.

Overview of role:
CHAI is seeking a part-time accountant who will manage the daily finance operations of the CHAI’s Haiti office. The part-time accountant will report directly to the Country Manager at the CHAI Haiti office. The position is responsible for providing support to CHAI program managers in Haiti in the cadre of financial operations and budget management.

This part time position would for approximately 15-20 hours per week

Responsibilities:

Prepare and submit monthly funding request to CHAI Boston after receiving approval from Country Manager
Receive invoices and other documents; prepare payment vouchers ensuring accuracy and timeliness are maintained, in conformity with the CHAI regulations and other donor requirements.
Make monthly payment after receiving approval from Country Manager
Track and serve as the contact persons on disbursements, Posting and other finance related requests.
Daily entry of accounting data into the accounting database - QB
Perform monthly reconciliations of vendor payables and liability accounts.
Ensure the proper filing of important documents (hard and soft copies) and
Ensure a smooth operation of an office archiving system.
Generate month end reports and submit to Country Manager for approval before submitting to Boston
Prepare monthly bank reconciliations ;
Process travel / program advances after receiving approval from Country Manager
Manage office petty cash as per CHAI global and country policies
Compile and update vendors’ log and systematically perform security check (watch Dog) for all vendors and update logs on a quarterly basis;
Assist country manager in revising and finalizing the financial and compliance manual;
Provide overview of program’s budget and provide guidance to Haiti manager on budget variances;
Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related area of studies plus 1-3 years of work experience
Detail-oriented with strong organization skills
Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, set priorities, and work independently
Ability to use QuickBooks and other accounting software
High level of proficiency in relevant computer applications particularly Word, Excel
Patience and thoughtfulness even in high-pressure, stressful situations
English and French/Creole fluency

Cover Letter and CV in English