Extended deadline: People in Need Moldova is hiring an Accounting Officer

  Description:

Background

People in Need (PIN) is a Czech non-governmental organization that provides relief aid and development assistance while working to defend human rights and democratic freedom. It is one of the largest relief and development organizations in post-communist Europe and has administered projects in 37 countries over the past 20 years. See here for more information about PIN: www.peopleinneed.net.

From 2009 onwards, PIN has added development programmes to its work in Moldova, building a vision and practices that keep people and communities at the centre of our work. Throughout its presence in the country, PIN has been contributing to the development of following sectors: Sustainable Livelihood and Environment, Social Inclusion and Protection, Good Governance.

Position overview

Reports To: Finance Manager (FM henceforth)

Key communication/coordination relationships (internal):

On the country program (CP henceforth) level, the AO primarily interacts with the Finance Manager of CP in Moldova.

On the HQ level, the AO primarily interacts with the Accountant at HQ office Prague and occasionally, with the Regional Finance Manager.

Job overview:

Accounting Officer will be based in Chisinau with occasional business trips to other offices and field. Expected starting date of assignment is as soon as possible. This position is full time and requires 100% involvement.

Main responsibilities:

• Prepare, gather and process all the finance documentation (invoices, cash documents, bank statements) for bank/cash payments and assure their completeness, quality and compliance with PIN and donor regulations;
• Preparing of tax returns, statistical information for relevant state authority;
• Payroll preparing & processing;
• Preparing payments in e-banking;
• Allocation of project costs & expenses to particular project in accordance with internal rules;
• Archiving of invoices, contracts and other relevant documents;
• Consulting of grantees on accounting; checking their expenses reports & uploading reports;
• Dealing with petty cash;
• Participation in inventory count of fixed assets & stocks;
• Cash & bank reconciliations.

Qualification:

• Bachelor degree in Accounting, additional qualification would be an advantage;
• Recent experience in accounting for at least 3 years;
• Languages – Romanian or Russian advanced level, English medium level (speaking & writing);
• Good working knowledge of MS office and high computer literacy is required;
• Highly organized & attentive to small details;
• Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, organize and plan effectively;
• Questioning mind and keen to learn;
• Patient and friendly mind set.

Application instructions:

Interested applicants must submit the following:

• Cover Letter (in English);
• Full CV (in English);
• Contacts of two references with a possibility of including the supervisor in the most recent work assignment.

The above shall be sent to the following link: https://apply.workable.com/people-in-need-2/j/8240B6A794/apply/

Deadline for applications: January 31, 2022, by COB. The applicants will be invited for interviews on the rolling basis. Application process might be stopped earlier if a suitable candidate will be identified before the application deadline.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the interview. No phone calls inquiries allowed. 

By sending their CV and other documents to the aforementioned link the candidate implicitly consents to their personal data appearing in the CV and such other documents being held and processed by PIN exclusively with the view to analysing the candidate’s suitability for the position, and to keeping such data in our files for a reasonable period of time in accordance with the PIN's Data Protection Policy. The candidate can revoke such consent anytime by sending an according notice. Kindly refrain from including any special personal data, whose processing, as per applicable law, requires the express written consent of the subject of such data.