Background

Job Title: Accountant

Accountant

(m/f/x) - Palestine

Enabel is the Belgian development agency. It implements Belgium’s governmental cooperation as well as interventions for other national and international donors. With its partners in Belgium and abroad, Enabel is offering solutions to address pressing global challenges: Climate Change, Urbanization, Human Mobility, Peace and Security, Economic and Social Inequality, and Global Citizenship. With 1,900 staff, Enabel manages about 170 projects in 21 countries, in Belgium, Africa and the Middle East.   

Background 

Enabel started the implementation of a new cooperation portfolio for Palestine. This program builds on the one hand on the successes of governmental cooperation over the past decade and on the other hand, also provide a response to the Palestinian and global challenges of this decade. 

Enabel is looking for a Accountant: 

Job description

Specific results areas: Ensure the processing, entering and control of accounting data and documents of the interventions of the portfolio and GP Projects assigned to, in order to provide qualitative accounting: reliable, timely and exhaustive.  

Expected results of the function:

• Ensure the processing of accounting data and documents in order to provide qualitative accounting. 
• Ensure the preparation of treasury operations in order to ensure that suppliers/beneficiaries/etc. are paid correctly and in due time. 
• Ensure the preparation of files for control purposes in order to allow a transfer by one’s hierarchical supervisor to the controllers/auditors…. 
• Control the supporting documents regarding grants in order to allow for an appropriate control of the grants. 
• Provide financial data in order to allow reliable financial reporting and analysis. 

Contextual factors impacting the function:  

Complementary responsibilities on top of generic Job architecture  

Your profile

Any specialism in the diploma: 

Bachelor's in accounting and/or financial management  

5 years of experience in a similar function  

5 years of experience in grants reporting and control. 

Specific competences or knowledge required: 

Use of accounting software.  

Knowledge of double-entry bookkeeping (accrual accounting);  

Time Management meets deadlines and punctual. 

Communicates in a clear, concise and responsible way 

Excellent Computer literate (proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and Windows) 

Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills. 

Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment and a good team player. 

Specific competences or knowledge considered an asset:  

Languages: Fluent in spoken and written English and Arabic.  

We offer you

An exciting job in an international environment. 

A contract until 31 December 2026 based in Ramallah.

A salary package that comprises the monthly gross salary, in accordance with our salary scales (Class 4), and benefits. The exact salary will be defined according to the relevant recognised experience for the function.   

Every person who fulfils the conditions listed in our job advertisements may apply. Enabel is committed to equal opportunities and diversity in its workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, origin, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability status or any other factor other than competence. 

Are you interested? 

Apply here at the latest by COB  2 September 2024 and include your application letter and updated CV. Only applications submitted via Enabel's website will be considered.