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TERM: 

Full-time

JOB DESCRIPTION: 

Dilijan Development Foundation (DDF) intends to hire a Chief Accountant. Under the supervision of the Director of DDF, the Chief Accountant is in charge of organizing and implementing the entire process of all accounting activities in the Organization. He/ she performs all functions comprising the process of accounting, prepares financial statements and other reports upon request, performs and/ or participates in the annual budgeting and budget monitoring, assists budget holders in annual budgeting and budget monitoring and adjustments in line with the Organization's internal rules and the local legislation.

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

- Processes all payments, transfers and cash disbursements, processes payment orders and invoices submitted by suppliers for proper documentation and approval prior to payment;
- Prepares the monthly payroll, calculates and transfers staff salaries and other salary equivalents, payments under service contracts, income tax and other taxes, liabilities, dues and mandatory payments deriving from the Company's activities;
- Prepares monthly, quarterly, annual and other periodical mandatory reports to local tax authorities in line with the Armenian legislation, as well as provides upon the supervisor’s request other reports, notes and other information;
- Prepares asset, liability, and capital account entries;
- Creates and maintains the company's asset list, organizes regular inventory checks, keeps proper records of assets, their depreciation, revaluation and disposal, small value items and consumables, carries out analysis of capital expenditure and depreciation;
- Manages the Company's bank accounts, opens and closes bank accounts upon the request of and with authorization from the Director, acts as the representative of the organization with the bank;
- Assists in budgeting and forecasting activities, budget monitoring, implementation of financial policies and procedures;
- Tracks changes in tax legislation and advises the Director whenever such changes take place which may affect the budget, operations and activities of the Foundation;
- Identifies and sets up processes to obtain and manage tax exemptions in accordance with the Armenian legislative framework;
- Implements internal controls to comply with both internal and external audit requirements in line with international standards;
- Keeps proper records and filings of financial and other documents needed for internal and external audit as required by the relevant legislative framework and internal rules and regulations;
- Fulfills other functions within the scope of his/her position that matching his/her profile in line with the internal policies and procedures and the local legislation.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

- Degree in finance, economics and/ or a combination of equivalent training and experience;
- Excellent knowledge of international accounting standards;
- At least 5 years of experience in accounting and finance;
- Experience in accounting practices/ methodologies of foundations will be a plus;
- Availability of ACCA or other relevant certifications will be a plus;
- Experience and excellent knowledge of 1C and/ or ArmSoft;
- Excellent knowledge of Armenian and Russian languages.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES: 

All interested candidates are invited to apply by sending their CVs and letters of interest to: ***@***.** , mentioning "Chief Accountant" in the subject line of your email. Only shortlisted applicants will be interviewed and further informed about the course of the selection process. The candidates are welcome to make inquiries via: ***@***.** .

Please clearly mention in your application letter that you learned of this announcement through Career Center and mention the URL of its website - www.careercenter.am. Thanks.