Job Description
- Perform grant-related post-award functions, including budget and expense analysis, periodic invoicing, financial reporting, reconciliations, re-budgeting and other grant functions required by different University units and USAID
- Ensure compliance of all grant financial activities with USAID and The American University in Cairo’s (AUC) rules/regulations
- Track and verify that there are sufficient budget funds to cover payment of expenditures in advance
- Prepare the payment request for all the project transactions
- Keep control of the actual expenses and compare them in detail to the budget line items
- Prepare cash advances and follow up on their settlements
- Handle all financial transactions of the program’s activities with the manager, finance, chief of party, deputy chief of party, grants accounting office, Travel Office, and Supply Chain Management Office
- Support the manager, finance in keeping control over deadlines for quarter and annual financial reports and the grant monetary activities
- Assist the manager, finance in preparing accurate on-demand financial reports as required
- Prepare accurate and timely financial reports on grants for internal management purposes
- Review invoices and provide account codes, when appropriate, for proper project accounting
- Automate and streamline processes to enhance accuracy of data while minimizing manual efforts
- Perform other related duties as assigned
Job Requirements
- Bachelor degree in accounting
- Relevant post-graduate study or certification is as asset
- A minimum of 4 years of relevant experience in accounting
- Previous grant accounting experience is required
- Fluency in English and Arabic
- Proficient in Microsoft applications
- Demonstrated analytical skills
- A solid understanding of accounting principles in practice
- Ability to multi-task and provide accurate results
- Expert user of SAP accounting system
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