Job Description

ABOUT VILLAGEREACH

VillageReach transforms healthcare delivery to reach everyone. We are driven by a vision of a world where every person has the health care they need to thrive. VillageReach's goal is to reduce inequalities in access to quality primary health care for 350 million people by 2030. We work with governments, the private sector, partners, and communities to build responsive primary health care systems that deliver health products, information, and services to as many people as possible who are underreached. As a local and globally connected organization, VillageReach has offices in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Ivory Coast, and the United States.

Under the supervision of the Senior Accountant, the Accounting Assistant will support financial operations by following up on staff advances, conducting daily mobile money reconciliations, assisting with payment planning, maintaining and filing financial records, monitoring outstanding vendor balances, and supporting audit preparation through the compilation and organization of required documentation for review.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in weekly follow-ups with all outstanding staff advances to ensure timely accountability.
• Assist in daily reconciliation of mobile money transactions and support in end-of-month close balance sheet reconciliations.
• Assist in preparing payment plans to support smooth financial operations
• Ensure all financial documents, receipts, invoices, payment vouchers, and supporting records are properly filed, organized, and maintained daily for easy retrieval and compliance purposes.
• Assist in timely follow-up on outstanding supplier, vendor, and partner payments, to ensure obligations are settled within agreed timelines.
• Assist the senior accountant in the audit preparation processes by organizing financial records, preparing requested documentation.
• Support in the annual audit preparation by compiling the documentation needed for review by the Senior accountant.
• Assist in vendor’s account reconciliation.
• Perform any other accounting, finance, or administrative duties assigned by the supervisor or management.

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position directly supervises up to [1] employee.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance management or related field
• Accurate and performance-oriented accountant with at least 2 years of experience in finance functions.
• Previous experience in cash management, reconciliations, bookkeeping, financial reporting, and statement reporting,
• Previous experience working in NGOs and used accounting software

Other Qualifications:

• Comply with VillageReach’s COVID-19 vaccination policy which requires full vaccination for in-person work or travel.
• Established cultural competency in partnering with racial, cultural and linguistically diverse groups.
• Demonstrated understanding of challenges with working in rural, underserved and low-income context; experience living in and/or working in a low-income country a plus.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel) and comfortable in a fast-paced technical environment.
• French and English required
• Accounting or finance degree preferred

Environment and Physical Demands:

VillageReach has no private offices, employees work in a shared, open environment with task and conference rooms accessible to employees for privacy and meetings. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. Due to the time zone differences between our USA office and our Country Offices and location of other global staff, we have established core collaboration hours between 6am Pacific Time and 18:00 South Africa Time (GMT+1) Monday through Thursday. All staff, regardless of location are expected to be available between these hours. During Daylight Savings Time, this allows for 12 hours per week (3 hours/day) of collaboration time and during Standard Time, 8 hours (2 hours/day). We do not hold cross-office meetings on Friday.

Include how much time (90%) of the work is spent sitting, versus standing and what physical demands will be asked of a person. Include what weight (no weight) will need to be lifted and vision requirement. Also include any other environmental conditions.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION:

VillageReach is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to workforce diversity. We believe that diverse, equitably weighted perspectives foster an organizational capacity to create novel solutions that improve health in the most under-reached and hard-to-reach areas. To align our values, innovations and impact, VillageReach is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse global workforce.

APPLICATION INFORMATION:

This is an immediate hire and therefore resumes will be reviewed on a rolling basis until July 1st 2026. To apply, please submit your resume and a cover letter to our online portal: http://www.villagereach.org/join-us/ In your cover letter, please address (1)Why you are interested in this position, (2)What is one reason you think you’d be a good fit for this position and, (3)what is one strength you would bring to this position?

Hiring Process:

The hiring process will include the following steps:

1. Review submitted applications

2. Conduct 20-30 minute screening interviews for shortlisted candidates

3. Conduct skills and value-based interviews for 3-5 candidates.

4. Request that top candidates submit a practical assessment (designed to take no more than two hours to complete). Sometimes the assignment will occur before the interview.

5. Conduct final interview if necessary

6. Request references

7. Make offer

8. Conduct background check

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted, but candidates who proceed to step 2 will be notified if they are not chosen for step 3.

Safeguarding:

VillageReach is committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults, and beneficiaries with whom it engages. We expect everyone working with us to share this commitment through our code of conduct.All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which may include criminal records. VillageReach participates in the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme and, in line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By applying, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Benefits

Compensation & Benefits:

VillageReach has an established compensation structure that is based on the relevant market and internally transparent. We hire people into the established range based on one’s experience and education and considering internal equity. We do not inquire about salary history. Please refer to our compensation overview on our website for more information and for more information on employee benefits.