The Lesotho Water and Sewerage Company (WASCO) invites applications from suitably qualified local candidates for the following position:
Job Title: PROJECTS ACCOUNTANT
Reports to: FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING MANAGER Purpose of the Role:
To assist in the monitoring of the performance of WASCO’s ongoing projects on finance related issues and timely production of reports to all Stakeholders.
Key Tasks:
- Responsible for the overall administration of all donor funds.
- Maintain financial records, inclusive of the disbursement register, the asset register and the bank reconciliation statements.
- Prepare withdrawal applications to the donors and payment to the suppliers.
- Ensure that all disbursements from donor funds are processed strictly according to the disbursement procedures of WASCO and the respective donor agencies.
- Prepare monthly reports on the status of disbursement in respect of individual loans and grants.
- Ensure compliance with Lesotho Income Tax Regulations in all transactions
- Responsible for ensuring that all payments made are according to the budget amounts.
- Assist in the evaluation process and preparation of the contracts especially on the finance related issues.
- Assist in the preparation of financial statements for audit and responses to any audit queries or management letter.
- Assist in the preparation of the Capital Budget investment program and the cash flow.
- Liaise with the Ministry’s planning section on projects’ issues.
- Production of financial status of projects; and consolidation of the same with progress on the projects.
- Liaise with Commissioner of Water’s planning section on projects issues.
- Production of projects’ cumulative cost report.
Core Competencies:
- Operational Decision-Making
- Team work
- Continuous Improvement and Service Delivery Innovation
- Citizen/ Customer Responsiveness
- People management
- Communication and Information Management
- Problem-solving
- Planning and organising
- Project implementation
Minimum. Qualifications & Experience
- General Accountant/ B. Corn degree in Accounting with three (3) years working experience in project accounting in a construction related field.
- At least two years experience in a supervisory role
Salary and Benefits
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package.
Submission of Applications
Applications accompanied by detailed CV, names of two referees, certified copies of educational certificates and transcripts should be submitted to:
The Human Resource Manager
Water and Sewerage Company P.O. Box 426
Maseru. 100
The closing date for submissions of applications is 22nd June 2018.
Disclaimers:
- Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
- Correspondence will only be conducted with short-listed candidates.
- Selection interviews for short-listed candidates will be at a date, time and
place determined by WASCO. - Short-listed candidates will be required to authenticate information provided
in the CV. - WASCO reserves the right to leave an advertised position unfilled if no
suitable candidate is identified. - The employment of successful candidate is subject to positive police clearance.