Scope of Work (SOW)

Liberia Foundational Skills Activity (LFSA)

Bookkeeper ( One Lofa and One Nimba County)

Activity Overview

Liberia Foundational Skills Activity (LFSA) is a USAID-funded five-year project designed purposefully to increase the percentage of Liberian children accessing primary school and meeting the government of Liberia’s learning standards especially in foundational English literacy. The LFSA will improve education access and learning by increasing on-time enrolment, enhancing age-appropriate placement in classrooms, providing contextually appropriate teaching and learning materials, and improving instructional delivery and teacher wellbeing. LFSA will equip key education ecosystem actors with improved capacity, opportunity, and motivation to achieve results.

Led by Chemonics International in Liberia, LFSA is a five-year project implemented by a consortium of Liberian and international partners, including the Diversified Educators Empowerment Project (DEEP), Kid’s Educational Engagement Project (KEEP), WE CARE, Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) Liberia, Foundation for Research, Education, and Empowerment (FREE) Liberia, Mathematica, and One World Network of Schools (OWNOS). The project will be implemented in six counties: Montserrado, Bong, Margibi, Grand Bassa, Nimba, and Lofa.

Position Summary

Chemonics International-LFSA is seeking two Bookkeepers (one for Lofa County and one for Nimba County). The Bookkeepers will support the County Program Managers (for Lofa and Nimba Counties), ensuring accurate financial records and reporting of transactions.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

The Bookkeeper is responsible for the following:

• Balancing accounts
• Preparing invoices for the exports
• Checking company bank statements
• Preparing cash flow statements
• Dealing with financial paperwork and filing
• Conduct a monthly reconciliation of every bank account.
• Conduct periodic reconciliations of all accounts to ensure their accuracy. • Issue financial statements.
• Provide information to the external accountant who creates the company’s financial statements.
• Assemble information for external auditors for the annual audit. • Calculate and issue financial analysis of the financial statements. • Maintain an orderly accounting filing system.
• Maintain the chart of accounts.
• Maintain the annual budget.
• Calculate variances from the budget and report significant issues to management. • Comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements. • Process payroll in a timely manner.
• Provide clerical and administrative support to management as requested. • Perform other duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of relevant work experience in accounting or project finance • Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business administration, or relevant field preferred.
• Knowledge of USAID rules and regulations or experience working with donor funded programs preferred.
• Ability to work independently, take initiative and ability to meet deadlines with attention to detail and quality.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Proficiency with software such as Microsoft Office Suite applications and in accounting software. Knowledge of the ABACUS system is preferred. • Fluency in written and spoken English

Location of Assignment

The assignment locations are Nimba and Lofa

Counties. Supervision

The Bookkeepers will either report to the Nimba County Program Manager or Lofa County Program Manager for their assigned county.

Application Instructions

Deadline: December 7, 2024, at 5:30 P.M.

Important Notes:

• Only soft copy applications will be accepted.
• No telephone inquiries, please.
• Chemonics will contact only shortlisted candidates.

Application Submission:

Interested candidates should submit:

1. A cover letter.
2. A CV detailing the required experiences and competencies. Email Subject Line: Application for Nimba County or Lofa County Bookkeeper

Applications should be sent to liberiafsa@chemonics.com. Address your application to:

Human Resources Specialist

USAID-Liberia Foundational Skills Activity (LFSA)

Chemonics International

Coleman Avenue, 16th Street, Sinkor, Monrovia

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Equal Opportunity Statement

Chemonics is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.

LFSA is a gender-sensitive employer; therefore, qualified and experienced female communications professionals are encouraged to apply.