Regional Accountant (RA) 

Job Description

BRAC Sierra Leone is Hiring! Join BRAC Sierra Leone to create opportunities for people to realize their potential.

Position: Regional Accountant (RA) 

Job Location: Makeni, BRAC Sierra Leone

About the Role:

The purpose of this position: Responsible for all the accounting of the AIM financial operation in the regional office. The position holder is generally responsible for get keeper for BRAC finance internal control system, manage financial documents, manage accounts posting, report on the financial information at the regional level, and assist the AIM finance manager on demand basis for any additional information required.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Facilitate cash payment requests and ensure the fund balance as per program need by weekly and monthly.
• Analyze and code financial transactions
• Prepare journal vouchers with complete entries and present for approval
• Manage and oversee filing and documentation as completeness and timeliness
• Post transactions into accounting online software daily
• Perform monthly accounts reconciliation including (A/R, A/P, Bank, Cash, Prepayments, etc.)
• Due consideration of double entries in cost accounting method
• Check and collect bank statements, credit advice and debit advice on a weekly basis.
• Check the sequence of the voucher system and scan all the vouchers along with the supporting and keep in the google drive on daily basis. Keep ledger UpToDate and identify abnormal balances and take corrective reconciliation.
• At least 15 days travel for field visit from Area office to Branch Offices.
• Ensure transaction descriptions are posted only according to the standardized form.
• Ensure end of the month all the noncash amounts should not keep in the project need to transfer to Control.
• Perform bank reconciliation on monthly basis and send it to the AIM finance manager.
• Monitor the cash position of the regional office and request cash from the country office for wire transfer.
• Financial Reporting

SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Read, understand, practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action. 
• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so. 

Academic Qualifications: 

Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounts or other relevant fields 

Required Skills, Competencies & Knowledge:

• Excellent writing and facilitation skills.
• Ability to priorities tasks and manage time efficiently.
• Strong interpersonal communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Highly mobile & flexible to work from distant location. (Relevant for specific role)
• Overseeing and travel to project sites when required.
• Possess high ethical and moral standards.
• Sensible and adaptive to diverse work cultures.

Experience Requirements:  

• At least 3 years working experience in MFI, Bank, NGO in financial sector.
• Hands-on experience with statistical analysis

About BRAC International:

BRAC International (BI), a leading non-profit organization, is on a mission to empower people and communities facing poverty, illiteracy, disease, and social injustice. Our vision is to create a world free from exploitation and discrimination, where everyone can realize their potential. We design proven, scalable solutions that equip people with the support and confidence they need to achieve their potential.

BRAC was founded in Bangladesh in 1972 and over the last five decades has grown to become one of the world’s largest non-governmental organizations (NGOs), reaching over 100 million people. We started our first international operation by venturing into Afghanistan in 2002, building on lessons from our work in Bangladesh to support a nation devastated by war. Currently operating in 16 countries across Asia and Africa. Born, proven and led in the Global South, BRAC International brings a unique Southern perspective and commitment to continuous learning, providing a depth of insight, experience and evidence to meet the needs of diverse communities with humility and courage across Asia and Africa. To learn more about BRAC International, please visit (www.bracinternational.org.com)

Our Core Values:

Integrity: We approach our work with honesty and integrity.

Innovation: We innovate and iterate to improve our impact.

Inclusiveness: We foster inclusion to reach those who need it most

Effectiveness: We strive for effectiveness to better serve people in poverty

If you feel you are the right match for the above-mentioned position, please follow the application process to grab your dream opportunity! 

External candidates are recommended to email their Resume with a cover letter and any supporting documents to bimcf.sierraleone@brac.net mentioning a brief academic background, career summary, core competence, professional certifications (if any) etc. within 250 words. 

Internal candidates are recommended to apply with their latest Resume including all job assignments in detail and a cover letter mentioning core competence and career aspiration with BRAC PIN and email to bimcf.sierraleone@brac.net copying their immediate reporting manager.

Please mention the name of the position and location applied for in the subject bar 

Application deadline: 21st January 2026

BRAC is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share the same commitment. We believe every stakeholder and every member of the communities we work with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation – regardless of age, race, religion, and gender, status as an individual with a disability or ethnic origin. Therefore, our recruitment policy and procedure include extensive background checks and disclosure of criminal records in order to ensure safeguarding to the fullest extent.  

“BRAC International is an equal opportunities employer”

Disclaimer: BRAC International does not impose any fees at any stage of the recruitment process and holds no liability for any claims, losses, or damages arising from fraudulent activities.