Malawi Legal Aid Bureau
The Malawi Legal Aid Bureau, established under the Legal Aid Act of 2010, is a national pubic institution mandated to provide legal aid to persons with insufficient means. In a bid to provide quality legal aid service to the nation, the Bureau invites applications from qualified candidates to fil the following vacant post:
Vacancy Number: LAB/1/22
Title: Chief Accountant
Grace Grade F
Reporting to: Deputy Director of the Legal Aid Bureau
Salary, Salary range of Grade F in the Legal Aid Bureau
Duty Station: Lilongwe
Duties
- Develop, implement and maintain sound financial management and control systems, policies and procedures.
- Manage all finances and accounting functions of the Bureau and produce various periodic financial reports accordingly
- Provide professional advice on all the Bureau’s long terms and short term financial institutional plans
- Ensure effective control of the Bureau’s financial resources
- Facilitate preparation and consolidation of annual budget estimates
- Prepare revenue and expenditure reports that conform to Government financial regulations and international accounting standards
- Process payments according to the established approval procedure
- Account for revenues collected as part of Legal Aid fund and contributions towards Legal Aid Services and ensure such funds are banked and reconciliation performed regularly according to Government financial policies and procedures
- Prepare quality management accounts in appropriate formats and provide any guidance required in the decision-making process
- Provide information and assistance to the Internal Audit Department in times of audit activities as may be required
- Supervise all accounting personnel within the accounts department
- Carry out any related tasks that may come up from time to tine,
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance or any relevant field from a recognized institution
- Master’s Degree in a relevant field wit be an added advantage
- At least five years’ experience in a similar role
Mode of Application
Interested candidates should submit application letters, Curriculum Vitae with three (3) traceable referees and copies of professional certificates to the following address.
The Director
Malawi Legal Aid Bureau
1st Floor Shire Building, Off Paul Kagame Road,
P.O. Box 675,
Lilongwe.
Or Email to: info@legalaidbureau.org
All applications should reach the Director not later than 5:00 pm on 12th April, 2022.