Job title: Project Accountant
Location: Cyprus – remote working
Schedule: Full time, generally 8.30-5 Monday to Friday
Role overview
This is a new role that is being introduced due to continuing growth. The Project Accountant will strengthen the financial management across donor/government-funded projects. This person will support monthly management accounting, project-level reporting, analysis, budgeting, forecasting, compliance, and financial modelling.
Who we are
We are an international organisation delivering reintegration and return support services across multiple countries under government-funded programmes. With teams and operations spanning Europe, Africa, and Asia, we provide structured and accountable services funded by public-sector partners. Our work requires strong financial control, excellent reporting, and accurate project-level financial management.
We are a values driven organisation that always considers the best outcome for people supported by us to be the core priority.
Role details
- Project Accounting & Donor Reporting
- Maintain project budgets, forecasts, and trackers
- Prepare monthly financial performance reports
- Monitor contractual deliverables and revenue recognition
- Prepare donor/government financial reports
- Ensure financial compliance with funding requirements
- Management Accounting
- Support monthly close processes
- Prepare journals, accruals, and reconciliations
- Assist multi-entity accounting where applicable
- Analyse multi-currency transactions
- Financial Analysis & Business Partnering
- Support cost modelling, pricing, and scenario analysis
- Prepare dashboards and management reports
- Present financial insight to non-finance colleagues
- Audit & Compliance Support
- Assist with external and donor audits
- Prepare audit schedules and documentation
- Strengthen financial controls and audit readiness
- Process Improvement
- Improve budgeting tools, templates, and forecasting sheets
- Analysing any variances and how to improve processes to minimise these in the future
- Identify and implement process efficiencies, utilising automation and AI where appropriate
Key Requirements of the role
Essential (these will be used to decide whether to shortlist)
Experience
- A minimum of 2 years post qualification management and project accounting experience
- Donor/government funded project experience
Skills
- Fluent English communication (spoken and written)
- Excellent excel and modelling skills
- Capable independent and remote worker
- Proactive and solution orientated
- Excellent communicator
- Excellent numerical, analytical and problem solving skills
- Highly reliable with strong integrity
- Able to work across cultures and time zones
Education
- A relevant bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- Qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, CPA, CIMA or equivalent)
Desirable
Experience
- Working with NGO or public contracts
- Multi-entry or multi-currency accounting
- Working with Belgian or Uk reporting environments
- Liaising with and coordinating information for auditors
Why join us?
We really value our people and offer a friendly and professional working environment in a collaborative and mission-driven culture. Although this is a remote based role you will have plenty of interaction with colleagues.
Alongside the salary we offer:
- Remote working (from anywhere within Cyprus)
- 13th salary
- 21 holiday days + bank holidays
Application process
To apply for this role please submit your CV with a covering letter detailing how you meet the key criteria for the role, why you are interested in the role and your salary expectations to: careers@irara.org
If you have any questions or would like an informal chat about the role, please contact our hiring team at careers@irara.org