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JOB DESCRIPTION: 

Road Department is seeking a Finance Management and Accounting Specialist.

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

- Carry out activities related to the bookkeeping operations of the projects implemented by the "Road Department" State Non-Commercial Organization (SNCO);
- Ensure preparation of annual and quarterly financial reports of the projects on financial flows and payments;
- Carry out the filing and issuance of financial applications and payment orders envisaged by the projects budgets;
- Render assistance in making and presenting income and costs estimates;
- Perform projects financial management;
- Ensure timely and accurate submission of the reports prescribed by the RA legislation and the Loan Agreements to relevant authorized entities;
- Calculate staff salary, ensure the filing, summarizing and presenting of reports on labor and wages;
- Serve as primary liaison on financial issues between the donor organizations and the SNCO;
- Participate in activities related to the compiling of document files for receiving of subsequent tranches as needed;
- Ensure compliance with Loan Disbursement Handbooks and other policies/ procedures of the donor organizations and establish control in accordance with standard audit requirements;
- Ensure that the administrative and project expenditures meet the RA state budget and estimate objectives and approval processes;
- Account and monitor that accounts payables and receivables are processed accurately;
- Monitor and analyze monthly bank/ cash flows, including revenues, expenditures;
- Verify the Project consultants' and contractors' invoices, claim and request for contract variations from financial management perspective;
- Carry out other tasks and responsibilities as requested by the Executive Director and prescribed in the Loan and Project Implementation Agreements and other Project documents.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

- University degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or Public Administration;
- At least 4 years' finance management experience in areas of accounting, budgeting, tax administration or financial management;
- Experience in the financial administration of Donor funded infrastructure projects;
- Knowledge of International Accounting Standards, International Financial Reporting Standards and International Public Sector Accounting Standards;
- Knowledge of computerized information systems used in financial and/ or accounting applications; and in financial data analysis;
- Excellent Armenian and English languages written and oral communication skills;
- Good understanding of the goals and procedures of international organizations, in particular (ADB, World Bank, EBRD, EIB, IFC or other donors);
- Computer literacy.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES: 

Interested candidates are welcome to submit their application in Armenian and English languages to: *******@*******.** mentioning the position title ("Finance Management and Accounting Specialist") in the subject line or submit the package to the office of "Road Department" SNCO (address: Government House 3, Republic Square, Yerevan‚ tell: 010 51 52 45). Please note that applications received after the specified deadline will not be considered and the candidates who do not match with the above mentioned required qualifications will not be contacted. The applications shall comprise the following:
- Cover letter (maximum 1 page);
- Resume or CV;
- Names and contact information of 2 refereens.

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.