Senior Accountant - Ramallah

About the role

MA'AN Development Center is looking for a full-time Senior Accountant based in Ramallah. The role works closely with the Financial Officer to safeguard the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating and entering transactions.

Key responsibilities

• Support the Financial Officer on overall accounting functions of the center.
• Enter transactions into the BISAN accounting system and keep financial information complete and accurate.
• Maintain and balance subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, reconciling and resolving discrepancies.
• Prepare and record asset, liability, revenue and expense entries.
• Review accounting transactions and supporting documents, ensuring full documentation in line with the institution's and donors' policies.
• Produce accurate financial reports for donors and prepare monthly bank reconciliations.
• Prepare payroll sheets and related tax deductions, and manage monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports.
• Maintain the general ledger, prepare a trial balance and reconcile entries.
• Follow up with project auditors and provide the required audit documentation.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in accounting.
• Three or more years in a mid-to-upper-level accounting position in NGOs.
• Experience in project financial management.
• Good command of spoken and written Arabic and English.
• Knowledge of NGOs and donors' financial policies and procedures.
• Ability to cope with multiple tasks, work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Required skills

• Experience with BISAN accounting software.
• Proficiency in office software such as MS Word, Outlook and Excel.

What we offer

• Salary competitive and based on experience and the organization's salary scale.
• Professional development.
• Work schedule of 40 hours per week, with a 3-month probation period (extendable to 6 months).
• Annual leave of 21 working days, national and religious leave of 16 days, and sick leave of 14 days per year.
• Indemnity payment equivalent to one month's salary for each complete year of service.
• Reimbursement of work-related transportation expenses according to the organization's by-laws.