Field Accountant

Position: Field Accountant

• Organization: PETCO Ethiopia Community Organization
• Location: Jimma
• Category: Finance
• Report to: Field Office Coordination Program Officer
• Salary: Competitive salary and a range of additional benefits
• Employment Term: Annual contract, renewable based on available fund
• Closing Date: September 25, 2026

About PETCO Ethiopia

PETCO Ethiopia is a not-for-profit, industry-led Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO), incorporated in 2019, advancing circular economy, green development, climate action, inclusive economic growth, blue economy, and sustainable WASH solutions in Ethiopia.

PETCO Ethiopia works to accelerate the transition from a linear to a circular, resource-efficient, and climate-resilient economy by promoting circular design, reuse, repair, refurbishment, remanufacturing, recycling, responsible resource recovery, and producer responsibility. Through industry-led action and self-regulation, the organization supports businesses and institutions to reduce waste, pollution, greenhouse-gas emissions, and pressure on natural resources while improving resource efficiency and sustainability.

The organization promotes green enterprises, green and decent jobs, innovation, and inclusive livelihoods, with particular attention to women, youth, and marginalized and disadvantaged groups. It also supports the development of blue economy opportunities and sustainable water-resource management, recognizing the critical links between healthy ecosystems, economic development, climate resilience, and community well-being.

PETCO Ethiopia further contributes to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) through environmentally sustainable approaches to waste management, sanitation, hygiene, pollution prevention, and resource recovery.

Operating nationally from its head office in Addis Ababa, PETCO Ethiopia works with government, private sector, development partners, civil society, academia, financial institutions, and communities. It provides and facilitates enterprise development, access to finance, technical assistance, skills development, innovation, market linkages, and capacity building, particularly across agro-processing and food, handicrafts, textiles and garments, solid waste and circular manufacturing, and leather value chains.

 Program Background

PETCO Ethiopia is implementing 5-years of consortium project joint with Center of Accelerated Women Economic Empowerment (CAWEE) and Ethiopia Enterprise Development. The program is funded by the MasterCard Foundation contract to Enable Young Women and Men to Find Dignified and Fulfilling Work in Manufacturing in Ethiopia by capacitating existing SMEs. Currently, we are in the third year of implementing the program. The program aims to:

• Build SME capacity to sustainably create new jobs and improve existing ones through offering tailored business capacity building and mentorship; enhancing access to markets and raw materials flow; and improving SMEs’ human resources capacity to create safe and inclusive working conditions for young women and men.
• Improve Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) offerings to better prepare women and youth to enter the workforce (facilitate school-to-work transition).
• Facilitate a robust financial ecosystem to help SMEs access tailored financial services that allow them to grow and increase employment opportunities for young women in particular, and to invest in infrastructure that can improve young women and men's working conditions.
• Strengthen the enablers (ecosystem) to foster private sector engagement, stakeholder coordination synergy, and policy development for sustainable and scalable job growth.

Duties and Responsibilities

This unique role combines the responsibilities of Field Finance Officer to provide comprehensive support for the program hub, its associated programs (APs), and staff. You'll be a bridge between departments, ensuring a smooth-running and well-resourced environment.

Specific responsibilities of Finance Officer include, but are not limited to:

Payments:

• Prepare and process bank payment vouchers for approved invoices.
• Ensure timely payments to vendors with proper receipts attached.
• Manage petty cash for the office, maintaining accurate records and processing petty cash payments within the limit.
• Follow up on staff advances to ensure timely settlement.
• Settle government taxes and pensions on time.

Financial Reporting and Record Keeping:

• Record and categorize all bank and petty cash transactions according to the chart of accounts.
• Prepare General Ledger and Cash Offline Spreadsheets for review and posting by the Senior Finance Officer.
• Maintain proper documentation of all financial documents.
• Regularly report purchase declarations to the government office.

Security and Controls:

• Ensure the safekeeping of petty cash funds, uncollected checks, and other financial documents.
• Scan and stamp all financial documents.
• Archiving all financial documents based on the policy 

Working Relationships and accountabilities

• Reports Directly to: Field Office Coordination Program Officer.
• Works Directly With: Finance Department, (with authority for technical financial matters); Operations Department, Program staff.
• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling PETCO values.
• Holds the team and PETCO Filed Offices accountable to deliver on their responsibilities giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.      

 Supervisory Responsibility

• No Supervisory responsibility