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Title:	Accountant, Initiative for Conservation in the Andean Amazon (ICAA)
Supervisor:	Project Administrator, Initiative for Conservation in the Andean Amazon (ICAA)
Location:	Quito, Ecuador

The Rainforest Alliance (RA) is an international nonprofit organization that works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior. Based in New York City, with offices throughout the United States and worldwide, the Rainforest Alliance works with people whose livelihoods depend on the land, helping them transform the way they grow food, harvest wood and host travelers.

Project Summary

Rainforest Alliance and partner organizations Fundación Natura in Colombia (FNC), and Conservación y Desarrollo in Ecuador (CyD) are working jointly to execute the USAID-funded project Initiative for Conservation in the Andean Amazon (ICAA) to address priority threats and opportunities in private lands, extractive reserves, buffer zones of protected areas, and indigenous lands in the Western Amazon of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. The consortium will use sustainable markets and certification for timber and wood products, Brazil nuts, coffee, cocoa, and tourism to conserve biodiversity and natural resources in this region, and has identified organizations that serve hundreds of farmers, foresters, lodge owners, or multiple communities as beneficiaries in select, biodiversity-rich target sites. The project will strengthen core technical, organizational and business skills via a new Sustainable Farmers Support Alliance, and foster the implementation of best management practices, access to certification, and linkages to national and international markets for sustainable products.

Position Summary

The Accountant will be responsible for general accounting oversight including controls and procedures, banking and cash flow, transaction processing, and financial reporting for the ICAA project activities.

Responsibilities

Maintain internal controls and accounting procedures in accordance with Ecuador requirements and RA policies and standards;
Prepare and submit documents for tax authorities;
Process payroll and local deductions of taxes and social security for employees;
Prepare checks and payments to suppliers;
Process VAT and Income Tax retentions to suppliers or consultants in accordance with Ecuador law;
Prepare and submit tax reports;
Conduct monthly bank account reconciliations;
Oversee the review and processing of travel advances and liquidations, payment requests to vendors, petty cash requests, and all other expense transactions;
Compile and submit monthly accounting transaction reports to the New York office;
Maintain office equipment inventory;
Process accounts receivable on a timely basis;
Monitor project and office budgets;
Prepare monthly projection of expenses; and
Others duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or Licenciatura Degree required; Master’s degree or equivalent preferred;
Minimum 5 - 7 years accounting experience in Ecuador;
Strong computer skills (Word, Excel and PowerPoint);
Demonstrated ability to work independently, as well as be an effective team member;
Dependability and outstanding organizational ability with attention to detail and follow through;
Ability to appropriately handle confidential information; and
English language skills are a plus.

Compensation

Commensurate with experience.

To Apply

Please email cover letter, resume, and salary history to ecpersonnel@ra.org.

The Rainforest Alliance is an equal opportunity employer.