Project Accountant
Berlin, Germany (Hybrid)
€45,000 per year
Full-time
Permanent
Job description
Our partner is a well-respected advocacy INGO. They are seeking to recruit a Project Accountant to provide financial management support to project managers and the broader programmes teams.
Responsibilities
- Finance business partner to project teams and partners, offering financial management support.
- Prepare project budgets, monitor expenditure and cashflows, and prepare management accounts, including variance analyses and supporting narrative reports.
- Grant management, compliance and reporting – preparing financial reports to donors, ensuring that these meet their requirements.
- Ensure the integrity and operational effectiveness of project accounting procedures, developing, and maintaining these as required.
- Supporting the broader finance team, including junior finance staff, in any ad hoc analysis, reporting and project work as required
Person Specification
- Accountant, qualified or QBE, with at least 5 years of experience in accounting, an understanding of accounting & finance principles and management accounting & reporting.
- Experience of project accounting, grant compliance & management is desirable; an understanding of the grant compliance & reporting requirements of the EU and German government grants is desirable.
- Strong IT skills, including advanced MSExcel skills. Competence in SQL an advantage.
- Strong communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills, including ability to communicate financial matters to non-finance staff.
- Quick learner, organised and flexible, able to meet tight deadlines.
- Fluent in English, with excellent spoken and reporting writing skills. Working knowledge of French or Spanish is highly desirable. Knowledge of German is not essential or required.
- Culturally sensitive
This is an excellent opportunity for an accountant looking to get good grounding in project accounting & grant management within a large, complex INGO. For the right candidate, the organisation will offer sponsorship For those candidates outside of Germany, some relocation costs, including the cost of obtaining a permit (if required) will be covered.
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Posted on: 13 March 2024
Closed date: 12 April 2024 at 23:59
Job ref: #877
Tags: Finance, Intl Development