Imprest Accounting Officer Job: GIZ Zambia – July 2017

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a state-owned organisation. We work worldwide in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development. GIZ International Services (InS) is an integral division of GIZ. We offer the experience, the regional and technical know-how of GIZ in the global market and provide international clients with expertise in terms of economic and result-oriented services.

GIZ International Services is shortlisted for the EU – funded tender: “Enhancement of the policy, legal and regulatory environment and capacity building for renewable energy and energy efficiency” in Zambia.

The overall objective is to increase access to clean, reliable and affordable energy and renewable energy production in Zambia.

The purposes are as follows:

• To support public institutions in Zambia to revise and further develop the policies as well as the institutional, legal and regulatory frameworks for unlocking the potential of renewable energy and to increase energy efficiency throughout the country;
• To build the capacity of both public and private sector stakeholders to ensure adequate know-how transfer and skills development and support local actors to promote long term and nation-wide supply with cost-effective, reliable and sustainable energies.

The Imprest Accounting Officer (m/f) is responsible for drawing up the financial and contractual part of the programme estimate. Jointly the imprest administrator, s/he submits the programme estimate for authorisation to the NAO representative. For the imprest component, the imprest accounting officer is responsible for verification of expenditure and corresponding payments and recoveries after their authorisation by the imprest administrator.  This also includes responsibilities for the bookkeeping of these operations. During implementation of the programme estimate, the imprest accounting officer keeps the accounts of the imprest component in accordance with the rules of the PE Guide and its Technical and Administrative Provisions and the Zambia accounting standards and policies.

Qualifications and skills

• An internationally recognised qualification in accounting, with full membership of an internationally recognised accountancy institution.
• A relevant post-graduate qualification will be advantageous.
• Written and oral fluency in the English language.

General professional experience

• Minimum 10 years professional experience in accounting.

Specific professional experience

• Experience in EDF projects and programmes will be advantageous.
• Experience of developing and managing EU Programme Estimates and working with authorities on associated administrative and contractual issues will be advantageous.

The intended start date is 18 December 2017 and the period of implementation of the contract will be 48 months from this date.

If we caught your interest, we are looking forward to your application until 17.07.2017.

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