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Employer: Leads
Industry: Finance and Accounts, Management
Location: Colombo, Sri Lanka

LEADS is a faith based national NGO operating island wide, with a focus on child centred community development and child protection projects. We believe that real sustainable change happens in an organizational level. It should be led locally and driven by building effective long-term synergies. Humanitarian and development work needs to be more efficiently managed: talent resources developed, budgets justified, aid rightfully distributed, projects effectively managed, field research advocated, initiatives better documented and communication channels formed in order for civil societies to really become empowered.

Vacancy Announcement – Head Office Accountant – Colombo

Purpose of the position

To enhance the smooth financial functioning of the Organization and to support the organizational focus of activities to ensure that they are financially facilitated in a timely manner. To ensure that financial resources are secured and funds are deployed and managed efficiently, effectively and transparently to achieve organizational goals.

This position represents the Senior Management of LEADS and will require outstanding leadership qualities, in-depth knowledge & experience in Finance Management and control. The candidate should be able to work on his/her own with a minimum supervision and will be responsible for a mix of accounting and project financial management tasks, including:

• Oversee financial and accounting operations of LEADS, maintain a robust financial management framework in LEADS, including maintaining strong financial controls as well as a system of reliable internal controls for accounts payable, accounts receivable and cash & bank.
• Arrange, prepare and handle project audits, prepare annual financial statements in accordance with accounting standards and ensure timely completion of the audit.
• Approving cash/cheque requests, petty cash payments, advance requests, advance settlements.
• Review of monthly/quarterly project reports and ensure timely submission, maintaining record on donor funds and coordinating donor-reporting.
• System updating, preparation of bank reconciliations, district supervision, CBO training, preparation of project budgets, periodic reversions forecasting and monitoring of variances.
• Provide guidance and ensure funds are deployed in appropriate financial investments.
• Provide financial reports to the Board and make any relevant observations / recommendations as and when required.

Qualification / Experience required

• Professionally qualified from a recognized accounting body
• 2+ year experience in a similar capacity

Competencies

• Must have excellent interpersonal skills.
• Must possess good leadership and team building skills.
• Ability to motivate and mentor others.
• Ability to communicate well both orally and in writing in English and Sinhala (preference will be given to those who are trilingual)
• Ability to plan and organize work in order to meet deadlines.

Salary negotiable.

Applications with all relevant information & names of two non-related referees to be sent to reach the address given below within 7 days of this advertisement.

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