Overview
The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to our mission of saving lives and reducing the burden of disease in low-and middle-income countries. We work at the invitation of governments to support them and the private sector to create and sustain high-quality health systems.
CHAI was founded in 2002 in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic with the goal of dramatically reducing the price of life-saving drugs and increasing access to these medicines in the countries with the highest burden of the disease. Over the following two decades, CHAI has expanded its focus. Today, along with HIV, we work in conjunction with our partners to prevent and treat infectious diseases such as COVID-19, malaria, tuberculosis, and hepatitis. Our work has also expanded into cancer, diabetes, hypertension, and other non-communicable diseases, and we work to accelerate the rollout of lifesaving vaccines, reduce maternal and child mortality, combat chronic malnutrition, and increase access to assistive technology. We are investing in horizontal approaches to strengthen health systems through programs in human resources for health, digital health, and health financing. With each new and innovative program, our strategy is grounded in maximizing sustainable impact at scale, ensuring that governments lead the solutions, that programs are designed to scale nationally, and learnings are shared globally.
At CHAI, our people are our greatest asset, and none of this work would be possible without their talent, time, dedication and passion for our mission and values. We are a highly diverse team of enthusiastic individuals across 40 countries with a broad range of skillsets and life experiences. CHAI is deeply grounded in the countries we work in, with majority of our staff based in program countries. Learn more about our exciting work: http://www.clintonhealthaccess.org
CHAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and is committed to providing an environment of fairness, and mutual respect where all applicants have access to equal employment opportunities. CHAI values diversity and inclusion, and recognizes that our mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people with diverse experience, backgrounds, and culture.
CHAI is seeking an experienced, talented, highly motivated, creative, and flexible individual to work as an Accountant to support effective management of finances and administrative affairs. The Accountant will be at the forefront of processing of transactions and will be highly pivotal to the timely turnaround and meeting of deadlines in the country Financial Management function. The Accountant will be engaged to deliver high-quality support to program teams. This position will report directly to the CHAI Senior Finance and Administration Manager and have overall oversight to the Country Director of CHAI Lesotho. The incumbent will work in conformity with other CHAI Finance Department Officers and the various Program Managers.
This position will be based primarily at the CHAI office in Maseru and will be for 6 months.
Responsibilities
- Processing/Checking of daily financial transactions according to budget and project Identification codes
- Recording of financial transactions according to specific project budget lines and project identifications codes
- Preparing monthly cash reports including bank reconciliations.
- Daily entry of accounting data into the accounting database (QuickBooks)
- Prepare monthly cash reforecast and cash request for submission to HQ
- Matching expenses in worksheet according to donor programmatic budget lines for purposes of preparing quarterly donor reports
- Ensure that all supporting documents are properly filed on the appropriate file, and maintain a good filing system for all CHAI financials
- Submit monthly remittances of withholding tax
- Monthly review of expenditure according to budget and making variance analysis
- Oversees monthly payroll
- Following up on additional finance-related responsibilities as may be required from time to time
- Make professional decisions in a fast-paced environment
- Following up on additional finance-related responsibilities as may be required from time to time
- Ensure that all operational procedures are followed when purchasing goods or services
- Maintain and update company records
- Act as a contact person for Administrative related issues
- Work with team members to complete duties as needed
- Perform any other tasks assigned by the supervisor
Qualifications
- Chartered Accountant or a similar relevant qualification
- Minimum of 3 Years experience in finance and administration
- Experience in Quickbooks or Netsuit Accounting Software
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Strong communication and negotiation skills
- Excellent analytical and strategic thinking skills
- Ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and under very minimal supervision
- Supervisory and management experience
- Attention to detail