Position Summary:
The Accounting Assistant will be responsible for supporting the accounting officer in all project accounting functions including accurately completing accounting entries into the Deltek Costpoint™ accounting system, reviewing backup documentation for payment requests and advance settlements, filing accounting paperwork, and pulling financial reports for team members.
Responsibilities:
- Enter clear, thorough, accurate and correct data entry for payments
- Understand and comply with all AMIDEAST financial procedures and processes and USAID regulations
- Prepare forms and manuals for accounting officer or AMIDEAST finance department
- Process all aspects of monthly close of financial records.
- Prepare journal entries for review and approval of Accounting Officer
- Manage and track petty cash transactions
- Assist with preparation of documents for the audit process
- Review invoices from all program vendors, prepare complete payment documentation and prepare payments for Accounting Officer review and approval
- Maintain up-to-date, complete, and organized financial records, with all required backup materials, in hard copy and electronically
- Draft paperwork related to VAT exemptions or other financial matters.
- Prepare accounting records, including financial statements and other financial reports, to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to AMIDEAST HEI standards
- Issue financial reports from the accounting system to support student officers in the financial monitoring of their activities.
- Perform other tasks as requested.
Required: Bachelor’s degree in accounting from an accredited, recognized universityDemonstrated ability to work collaboratively in an intense team-based working environmentShows respect to and complies with the company policies, standards and procedures Demonstrated attention to detailTakes personal responsibility for delivery of results on time and to quality standardsProficiency in Microsoft Office including strong Excel skillsFluent in English and Arabic;Egyptian citizenship Preferred: A minimum of two year’s work experience in accountingWorking experience with an accounting industry standard software application such as Deltek Costpoint.Knowledge of USGAAP