Vacancy No: SCO-057
Section/Unit: Finance Department
Grade Level: Job Grade 4
Supervisor: Accounts Controller
No. of Post: 2
Duty Station: Khartoum
Duration: 1 year
Closing Date: 03 Sept 2026

Background

The Senior Accountant is responsible for maintaining accurate and complete accounting records, processing and controlling financial transactions, supporting timely financial reporting, and ensuring compliance with Sadagaat Charity Organization (SCO) policies, donor requirements, and applicable regulations.

The role supports effective stewardship of project and organizational funds through rigorous documentation, reconciliations, budget monitoring, donor reporting, audit support, and guidance to junior finance staff, he is expected to demonstrate integrity, reliability, dedication, and strong ownership of assigned responsibilities.

Duties and responsibilities

• Maintain complete and accurate accounting records, including general ledger entries, accounts payable and receivable, advances, liquidations, accruals, assets, liabilities, and project expenditure records.
• Review, verify, and process payment requests, invoices, contracts, expense claims, and supporting documents in accordance with approved budgets, authorization limits, SCO procedures, and donor requirements.
• Ensure every financial transaction is supported by complete and valid documentation, including final invoices, contracts, attendance sheets, completion certificates, payment evidence, approvals, and procurement records, as applicable.
• Prepare timely bank, cash, advance, vendor, staff, and balance-sheet account reconciliations; investigate discrepancies and ensure that reconciling items are promptly resolved.
• Support monthly and year-end closing processes and prepare trial balances, statements of financial position, income and expenditure reports, cash-flow information, project financial reports, and other management reports.
• Monitor project budgets and expenditure, prepare budget-versus-actual analyses, identify significant variances, and provide clear explanations and corrective recommendations.
• Prepare and review donor financial reports, fund accountability statements, liquidations, and supporting schedules in accordance with agreement requirements and reporting deadlines.
• Support compliance with UN financial procedures and assurance requirements, including HACT, FACE Forms, cash transfer liquidations, spot checks, micro-assessments, and audits, where applicable.
• Maintain accurate tracking of receivables, payables, staff and partner advances, donor balances, commitments, and outstanding financial actions, and follow up until closure.
• Review partner financial reports and supporting documentation, contribute to partner financial assessments and monitoring, and follow up on review comments and agreed corrective actions.
• Participate in internal, external, statutory, donor, and project audits; provide requested documentation and explanations; and support the timely implementation and closure of audit recommendations.
• Contribute to strengthening accounting controls, financial procedures, filing systems, and compliance practices, and promptly escalate suspected irregularities or control weaknesses.
• Maintain an orderly, secure, and audit-ready financial filing system, both electronic and physical, and protect the confidentiality of financial and organizational information.
• Provide technical guidance to junior finance staff and relevant non-finance colleagues on accounting procedures, documentation standards, donor compliance, and financial reporting requirements.
• Undertake other finance-related responsibilities reasonably assigned by the Accounts Controller.

Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required

Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a closely related field is mandatory.
• A professional accounting qualification such as ACCA, CPA, CMA, or an equivalent certification is an advantage.

Required Experience

• A minimum of six years of progressively responsible experience in accounting and financial management.
• Demonstrated experience in project accounting, financial reporting, budget monitoring, bank reconciliation, accounts payable, advances and liquidation, and audit support.
• Previous experience working with a national or international NGO is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with UN financial procedures and systems, including HACT requirements, FACE Forms, financial liquidation, spot checks, micro-assessments, and donor audits, is highly desirable.
• Experience with donor-funded projects and knowledge of international donor financial reporting and compliance requirements.
• Experience using ERP or other accounting and financial management systems.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

Core Competencies

• High level of accuracy and attention to detail in financial transactions, reconciliations, reporting, and documentation.
• Strong professional integrity, sound judgment, and commitment to confidentiality.
• Dedicated, dependable, and accountable, with a strong sense of ownership and consistent follow-through.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize competing tasks, manage a demanding workload, and meet strict deadlines.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and respond appropriately during emergencies.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and variance-analysis skills.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills in English & Arabic including the ability to explain financial matters to non-finance colleagues.
• Ability to supervise, guide, and mentor junior finance staff and provide constructive feedback.
• Commitment to SCO's values, safeguarding principles, code of conduct, and accountability standards.

Position Manages& Supervises: 

Provides day-to-day supervision, technical guidance, and coaching to junior finance staff and interns, as assigned.

Position Interfaces With :

Finance Department; Program, Implementation, Procurement, HR, Administration, MEAL, and Partnerships teams; regional and field offices; Auditors; Donors, implementing partners; Banks; Vendors; and other relevant stakeholders.

Key Performance Indicators

• Monthly and year-end financial closing completed within agreed deadlines.
• Accurate and complete accounting records and financial reports, with errors corrected promptly.
• All bank, cash, advance, vendor, and balance-sheet reconciliations completed monthly and outstanding items followed up to closure.
• Payments, expenses, receivables, payables, advances, and liquidations processed and recorded accurately and on time.
• Project budgets monitored regularly, with timely budget-versus-actual and variance reports submitted to management.
• Donor and UN financial reports, FACE Forms, liquidations, and supporting schedules submitted accurately and within deadlines, where applicable.
• Financial files are complete, traceable, and audit-ready, with no unsupported transactions and minimal repeat audit or donor findings.
• Audit, spot-check, and financial review actions are tracked and closed within agreed timelines.
• Junior finance staff receive effective supervision, guidance, and timely review of their work.