with VVOB Cambodia
VVOB is an international NGO with programmes and projects in 9 countries worldwide. Our head office is based in Brussels, Belgium.
When you join VVOB, you become a key player in VVOB’s mission to ensure quality education as a key enabler for achieving the sustainable development goals. We implement our programmes and projects with one shared passion: to ensure the improvement of quality education. Our teams of national and international experts achieve this by providing technical assistance to governmental and other education actors. In doing so, worldwide we ensure capacity building of governmental and other education actors.
VVOB in Cambodia
Since 2004, VVOB supports the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) to strengthen Teacher Professional Development, including initial teacher training and in‐service training for schoolteachers, with a special focus on STEM and math education, classroom management and gender responsive teaching and learning.
Currently, VVOB runs a 5‐year programme called Strengthening early grade Maths through Inclusive, Level‐appropriate Education (SMILE), supporting MoEYS to improve early grade math teaching and learning in three provinces – Kampot, Kep and Kampong Thom.
Do you share our ambition to ensure that learners around the world can enjoy their fundamental human right to quality education, without exception? Are you convinced that quality education guarantees equal opportunities for everyone and is the key to a better world?
We are looking for an Accountant who will based in our VVOB Cambodia Country Office. Do you want to take on this challenge?
Purpose of the function
The ambition of VVOB is to ensure learners around the world enjoy their fundamental human right to quality education, without exception. In striving for that ambition, we place our values ‘commitment’, ‘integrity’, ‘respect’, ‘quality’ and ‘innovation’ central.
As Accountant you contribute to this ambition and these values by ensuring the implementation, management and improvement of a high‐ quality accounting system and processes at the VVOB country office.
Position in the organisation
The accountant reports to the Operations Manager. You are part of the operations department and work closely with your direct colleagues. Furthermore, you work closely together with all other departments within your country and the finance department at Country Office.
More importantly, as Accountant you are responsible for:
You ensure proper and timely use and update of the accounting system and timely collection of good quality accounting documentation according to the latest financial guidelines.
You provide pro‐actively information and support to the program team and relevant partners to improve the accounting system and to develop the capacity of them in the field of accounting and accounting requirements.
You coordinate and supervise the compliance and correct implementation of financial guidelines and procedures.
You are responsible for informing the management on the status of the accounting system, including critical issues, and you identify areas for improvement in the accounting system and processes.
You examine and analyse financial records, prepare financial documents, reports, budgets and calculates tax information according to VVOB and donor’s guidelines.
What we’re offering:
Your motivation letter and a detailed CV are expected to be sent by e-mail no later than the closing date to email provided in the contact details.
Shortlisted candidates will take a written test, go through an interview process and an assessment, before a final offer.
VVOB firmly believes that quality education can only be achieved if equity is ensured. Qualities of people prevail, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or disability.
Join us As soon as possible !